Foreign Direct Investment

Africa Ranking

billion USDSource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	Egypt	5.85	2020	1	9.01
2 ↑	Republic of the Congo	4.02	2020	4	3.37
3 ↓	South Africa	3.2	2020	2	5.12
4 ↑	Mozambique	3.19	2020	7	2.18
5	Ethiopia	2.4	2020	5	2.55
6	Nigeria	2.39	2020	6	2.31
7 ↓	Ghana	1.88	2020	3	3.88
8	Morocco	1.76	2020	8	1.72
9	Gabon	1.72	2020	9	1.55
10 ↑	Democratic Republic of the Congo	1.5	2020	11	1.35
11 ↑	Senegal	1.48	2020	15	1.07
12 ↓	Algeria	1.13	2020	10	1.38
13 ↑	Mauritania	0.93	2020	52	-0.88
14 ↓	Uganda	0.87	2020	13	1.27
15 ↓	Kenya	0.72	2020	12	1.33
15 ↑	Sudan	0.72	2020	18	0.83
17 ↓	Tanzania	0.68	2020	14	1.22
17 ↓	Cameroon	0.68	2020	16	1.02
19 ↑	Togo	0.64	2020	28	0.35
20 ↓	Tunisia	0.59	2020	19	0.81
21 ↑	Chad	0.56	2020	22	0.57
22 ↑	Equatorial Guinea	0.53	2020	26	0.45
23 ↓	Ivory Coast	0.51	2020	17	0.85
24 ↑	Somalia	0.46	2020	26	0.45
25 ↓	Madagascar	0.36	2020	24	0.47
25 ↓	Niger	0.36	2020	20	0.72
27 ↑	Sierra Leone	0.35	2020	29	0.34
28 ↓	Mali	0.31	2020	20	0.72
29 ↓	Mauritius	0.25	2020	24	0.47
30 ↑	Gambia	0.19	2020	40	0.07
31	Seychelles	0.18	2020	31	0.25
31 ↑	Benin	0.18	2020	33	0.22
31 ↑	Guinea	0.18	2020	44	0.04
34	Djibouti	0.16	2020	34	0.17
35	Burkina Faso	0.15	2020	35	0.16
35 ↓	Zimbabwe	0.15	2020	31	0.25
37 ↓	Rwanda	0.1	2020	30	0.26
38	Liberia	0.09	2020	38	0.09
39 ↓	Botswana	0.08	2020	38	0.09
40 ↓	Cape Verde	0.07	2020	37	0.1
40	Eritrea	0.07	2020	40	0.07
42 ↑	Sao Tome and Principe	0.05	2020	47	0.02
42 ↑	Malawi	0.05	2020	43	0.06
44 ↓	Swaziland	0.04	2020	36	0.13
45 ↓	Lesotho	0.03	2020	44	0.04
45 ↑	Central African Republic	0.03	2020	46	0.03
47 ↓	Guinea-Bissau	0.02	2020	40	0.07
48	Burundi	0.01	2020	48	0
49 ↓	Comoros	0	2020	48	0
49 ↓	Libya	0	2019	48	0
51	Namibia	-0.16	2020	51	-0.18
52 ↓	Zambia	-0.17	2020	23	0.55

Definition of Foreign Direct Investment

Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.