Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Economy > Balance of payments > Capital and financial account > Foreign direct investment > Net inflows > BoP > Current US
DEFINITION:
Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | $5.79 billion | 2009 | ||
| 2 | South Africa | $5.63 billion | 2009 | ||
| 3 | Sudan | $2.68 billion | 2009 | ||
| 4 | Angola | $2.21 billion | 2009 | ||
| 5 | Ghana | $1.68 billion | 2009 | ||
| 6 | Equatorial Guinea | $1.64 billion | 2009 | ||
| 7 | Madagascar | $1.38 billion | 2009 | ||
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $951.40 million | 2009 | ||
| 9 | Mozambique | $881.23 million | 2009 | ||
| 10 | Niger | $738.90 million | 2009 | ||
| 11 | Zambia | $699.15 million | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Uganda | $603.75 million | 2009 | ||
| 13 | Namibia | $490.21 million | 2009 | ||
| 14 | Chad | $461.81 million | 2009 | ||
| 15 | Tanzania | $414.54 million | 2009 | ||
| 16 | Cote d'Ivoire | $380.87 million | 2009 | ||
| 17 | Cameroon | $340.12 million | 2009 | ||
| 18 | Mauritius | $256.68 million | 2009 | ||
| 19 | Botswana | $251.57 million | 2009 | ||
| 20 | Seychelles | $248.57 million | 2009 | ||
| 21 | Ethiopia | $221.46 million | 2009 | ||
| 22 | Liberia | $217.80 million | 2009 | ||
| 23 | Senegal | $207.55 million | 2009 | ||
| 24 | Burkina Faso | $171.41 million | 2009 | ||
| 25 | Kenya | $140.52 million | 2009 | ||
| 26 | Cape Verde | $119.78 million | 2009 | ||
| 27 | Rwanda | $118.67 million | 2009 | ||
| 28 | Mali | $109.10 million | 2009 | ||
| 29 | Somalia | $108.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 30 | Djibouti | $96.86 million | 2009 | ||
| 31 | Benin | $92.55 million | 2009 | ||
| 32 | Sierra Leone | $74.29 million | 2009 | ||
| 33 | Swaziland | $65.71 million | 2009 | ||
| 34 | Lesotho | $62.92 million | 2009 | ||
| 35 | Malawi | $60.45 million | 2009 | ||
| 36 | Zimbabwe | $60.00 million | 2009 | ||
| 37 | Togo | $50.13 million | 2009 | ||
| 38 | Guinea | $49.82 million | 2009 | ||
| 39 | Central African Republic | $42.25 million | 2009 | ||
| 40 | The Gambia | $39.45 million | 2009 | ||
| 41 | Gabon | $32.83 million | 2009 | ||
| 42 | Guinea-Bissau | $13.96 million | 2009 | ||
| 43 | Comoros | $9.09 million | 2009 | ||
| 44 | Sao Tome and Principe | $7.50 million | 2009 | ||
| 45 | Burundi | $348,404.53 | 2009 | ||
| 46 | Eritrea | $35,555.56 | 2009 | ||
| 47 | Mauritania | $-38,300,000.00 | 2009 |
