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Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Economy > Foreign direct investment > Net inflows > BoP > Current US$ per capita

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 in the reporting economy. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 3,081.27 BoP $ 2005
2 SeychellesSeychelles 993.72 BoP $ 2005
3 GabonGabon 217.48 BoP $ 2005
4 BotswanaBotswana 148.52 BoP $ 2005
5 South AfricaSouth Africa 132.57 BoP $ 2005
6 Cape VerdeCape Verde 113.74 BoP $ 2005
7 SudanSudan 72.96 BoP $ 2005
8 ChadChad 70.4 BoP $ 2005
9 LiberiaLiberia 59.32 BoP $ 2005
10 LesothoLesotho 47.73 BoP $ 2005
11 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 45.27 BoP $ 2005
12 MauritaniaMauritania 36.55 BoP $ 2005
13 The GambiaThe Gambia 36.15 BoP $ 2005
14 MauritiusMauritius 31.49 BoP $ 2005
15 DjiboutiDjibouti 29.16 BoP $ 2005
16 ZambiaZambia 22.58 BoP $ 2005
17 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 15.28 BoP $ 2005
18 NigeriaNigeria 14.42 BoP $ 2005
19 MaliMali 13.32 BoP $ 2005
20 TanzaniaTanzania 12.19 BoP $ 2005
21 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 11.44 BoP $ 2005
22 GuineaGuinea 10.65 BoP $ 2005
23 UgandaUganda 8.95 BoP $ 2005
24 ZimbabweZimbabwe 8.09 BoP $ 2005
25 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 7.44 BoP $ 2005
26 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 7.03 BoP $ 2005
27 MozambiqueMozambique 5.13 BoP $ 2005
28 GhanaGhana 4.98 BoP $ 2005
29 SenegalSenegal 4.79 BoP $ 2005
30 EthiopiaEthiopia 3.48 BoP $ 2005
31 SomaliaSomalia 2.83 BoP $ 2005
32 BeninBenin 2.57 BoP $ 2005
33 EritreaEritrea 2.34 BoP $ 2005
34 ComorosComoros 1.66 BoP $ 2005
35 MadagascarMadagascar 1.58 BoP $ 2005
36 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 1.51 BoP $ 2005
37 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 1.45 BoP $ 2005
38 CameroonCameroon 0.992 BoP $ 2005
39 NigerNiger 0.905 BoP $ 2005
40 RwandaRwanda 0.852 BoP $ 2005
41 KenyaKenya 0.593 BoP $ 2005
42 TogoTogo 0.486 BoP $ 2005
43 MalawiMalawi 0.232 BoP $ 2005
44 BurundiBurundi 0.0752 BoP $ 2005
45 SwazilandSwaziland -14.648 BoP $ 2005
46 AngolaAngola -78.81 BoP $ 2005

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