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Africa Rankings

Foreign Direct Investment (% of GDP)

percent of GDP

Rank
Country
%
Current
Previous
1
3
Mozambique flag
Mozambique
15.42%
2
1
Namibia flag
Namibia
14.18%
3
7
Mauritania flag
Mauritania
13.24%
4
5
Seychelles flag
Seychelles
10.15%
5
8
Liberia flag
Liberia
9.87%
6
6
Gambia flag
Gambia
9.66%
7
27
Zambia flag
Zambia
9.32%
8
9
Somalia flag
Somalia
6.39%
9
2
Senegal flag
Senegal
6.27%
10
10
Uganda flag
Uganda
6.04%
11
13
Guinea flag
Guinea
5.61%
12
12
Gabon flag
Gabon
5.48%
13
16
Chad flag
Chad
5.12%
14
18
Cape Verde flag
Cape Verde
5.03%
15
15
Mauritius flag
Mauritius
4.56%
16
4
Egypt flag
Egypt
4.23%
17
17
Republic of the Congo flag
Republic of the Congo
3.84%
18
23
Rwanda flag
Rwanda
3.79%
19
24
Ivory Coast flag
Ivory Coast
3.58%
20
22
Madagascar flag
Madagascar
3.45%
21
25
Mali flag
Mali
3.44%
22
26
Ethiopia flag
Ethiopia
2.69%
23
29
Benin flag
Benin
2.53%
24
20
Botswana flag
Botswana
2.42%
25
35
Malawi flag
Malawi
2.28%
26
31
Tanzania flag
Tanzania
2.17%
27
19
Democratic Republic of the Congo flag
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2.05%
28
14
Eritrea flag
Eritrea
1.89%
29
42
Morocco flag
Morocco
1.82%
30
11
Niger flag
Niger
1.81%
31
28
Sierra Leone flag
Sierra Leone
1.75%
32
30
Ghana flag
Ghana
1.67%
33
34
Cameroon flag
Cameroon
1.67%
34
21
Djibouti flag
Djibouti
1.63%
35
45
Swaziland flag
Swaziland
1.55%
36
37
Tunisia flag
Tunisia
1.48%
37
36
Central African Republic flag
Central African Republic
1.47%
38
40
Equatorial Guinea flag
Equatorial Guinea
1.42%
39
44
Nigeria flag
Nigeria
1.38%
40
39
Guinea-Bissau flag
Guinea-Bissau
1.21%
41
33
Zimbabwe flag
Zimbabwe
1.12%
42
41
Burundi flag
Burundi
1.04%
43
43
Togo flag
Togo
0.79%
44
48
Algeria flag
Algeria
0.46%
45
50
Comoros flag
Comoros
0.44%
46
49
Kenya flag
Kenya
0.38%
47
38
Sudan flag
Sudan
0%
47
32
Libya flag
Libya
0%
49
51
Lesotho flag
Lesotho
-0.22%
50
46
South Africa flag
South Africa
-0.51%
51
47
Burkina Faso flag
Burkina Faso
-0.87%
52
52
Sao Tome and Principe flag
Sao Tome and Principe
-2.02%