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Africa Rankings

Foreign Direct Investment (% of GDP)

percent of GDP

Rank
Country
%
Current
Previous
1
2
Liberia flag
Liberia
15.63%
2
4
Mozambique flag
Mozambique
15.43%
3
1
Namibia flag
Namibia
14.76%
4
7
Mauritania flag
Mauritania
13.20%
5
26
Egypt flag
Egypt
11.97%
6
5
Seychelles flag
Seychelles
10.43%
7
6
Gambia flag
Gambia
9.66%
8
9
Somalia flag
Somalia
6.39%
9
3
Senegal flag
Senegal
6.15%
10
11
Uganda flag
Uganda
6.04%
11
13
Guinea flag
Guinea
5.61%
12
12
Gabon flag
Gabon
5.48%
13
16
Chad flag
Chad
5.22%
14
28
Zambia flag
Zambia
4.66%
15
15
Mauritius flag
Mauritius
4.56%
16
23
Ivory Coast flag
Ivory Coast
4.36%
17
21
Democratic Republic of the Congo flag
Democratic Republic of the Congo
4.11%
18
8
Cape Verde flag
Cape Verde
4.03%
19
22
Rwanda flag
Rwanda
4.02%
20
19
Sierra Leone flag
Sierra Leone
3.93%
21
17
Republic of the Congo flag
Republic of the Congo
3.84%
22
27
Ethiopia flag
Ethiopia
2.69%
23
10
Niger flag
Niger
2.65%
24
24
Mali flag
Mali
2.64%
25
29
Benin flag
Benin
2.53%
26
18
Botswana flag
Botswana
2.41%
27
25
Madagascar flag
Madagascar
2.37%
28
35
Malawi flag
Malawi
2.28%
29
30
Tanzania flag
Tanzania
2.18%
30
34
Ghana flag
Ghana
2.15%
31
14
Eritrea flag
Eritrea
1.89%
32
33
Cameroon flag
Cameroon
1.74%
33
20
Djibouti flag
Djibouti
1.63%
34
45
Swaziland flag
Swaziland
1.55%
35
37
Tunisia flag
Tunisia
1.48%
36
40
Equatorial Guinea flag
Equatorial Guinea
1.47%
37
36
Central African Republic flag
Central African Republic
1.47%
38
39
Guinea-Bissau flag
Guinea-Bissau
1.20%
39
32
Zimbabwe flag
Zimbabwe
1.12%
40
42
Burundi flag
Burundi
1.08%
41
44
Morocco flag
Morocco
1.02%
42
43
Togo flag
Togo
0.79%
43
41
South Africa flag
South Africa
0.58%
44
49
Comoros flag
Comoros
0.49%
45
47
Algeria flag
Algeria
0.46%
46
50
Nigeria flag
Nigeria
0.43%
47
48
Kenya flag
Kenya
0.39%
48
46
Burkina Faso flag
Burkina Faso
0.36%
49
38
Sudan flag
Sudan
0%
49
31
Libya flag
Libya
0%
51
51
Lesotho flag
Lesotho
-0.55%
52
52
Sao Tome and Principe flag
Sao Tome and Principe
-2.03%