Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Economy > Foreign direct investment > Net > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP
DEFINITION:
Foreign direct investment is 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 total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 2,922.39 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2001 | ||
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,452.02 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 1996 | ||
| 3 | The Gambia | 112.59 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 4 | Seychelles | 107.68 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 5 | Sudan | 83.68 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 6 | Lesotho | 63.38 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Sao Tome and Principe | 56.8 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 8 | Sierra Leone | 55.42 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 9 | Cape Verde | 55.29 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Gabon | 47.63 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 11 | Eritrea | 43.99 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2000 | ||
| 12 | Namibia | 41.82 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 13 | Liberia | 39.58 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 1987 | ||
| 14 | Tanzania | 39.09 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Zambia | 37.59 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2000 | ||
| 16 | Guinea-Bissau | 34.19 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 17 | Togo | 33.92 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 18 | Botswana | 32.41 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 19 | Uganda | 29.46 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 20 | Ethiopia | 23.73 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 21 | Benin | 23.04 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 22 | Chad | 22.47 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 1994 | ||
| 23 | South Africa | 21.8 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 24 | Guinea | 21.71 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 25 | Mali | 20.56 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 26 | Nigeria | 20.35 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 27 | Cote d'Ivoire | 16.26 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 28 | Mozambique | 16.25 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 29 | Cameroon | 15.81 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2003 | ||
| 30 | Ghana | 9.93 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 31 | Senegal | 8.39 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 32 | Djibouti | 6.47 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 1995 | ||
| 33 | Madagascar | 5.73 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 34 | Zimbabwe | 4.35 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 1994 | ||
| 35 | Niger | 4.34 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2004 | ||
| 36 | Comoros | 3.84 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 1995 | ||
| 37 | Rwanda | 3.73 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 38 | Swaziland | 3.23 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 39 | Malawi | 3.05 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2002 | ||
| 40 | Burundi | 0.731 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 41 | Kenya | 0.615 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 42 | Mauritania | 0.109 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 1998 | ||
| 43 | Somalia | -0.809 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 1985 | ||
| 44 | Mauritius | -1.242 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 | ||
| 45 | Central African Republic | -4.223 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 1994 | ||
| 46 | Angola | -46.425 BoP $ per $1,000 of GDP | 2005 |
