Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP in CFA franc zone
CFA franc zone: Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP was -2.41 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP in CFA franc zone, 2000–2027
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2027, direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in CFA franc zone stood at -2.41.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and down 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in CFA franc zone peaked at 0.6632 in 2018 and was at its lowest, -4.84, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP in CFA franc zone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -1.52 | — |
| 2001 | -1.76 | +15.3% |
| 2002 | -3.51 | +99.8% |
| 2003 | -2.79 | -20.7% |
| 2004 | -1.74 | -37.5% |
| 2005 | -2.69 | +54.6% |
| 2006 | -2.06 | -23.3% |
| 2007 | -2.93 | +42.0% |
| 2008 | -4.84 | +65.0% |
| 2009 | -4.21 | -13.0% |
| 2010 | -4 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | -3.25 | -18.5% |
| 2012 | -2.95 | -9.4% |
| 2013 | -2.74 | -6.9% |
| 2014 | -2.91 | +6.0% |
| 2015 | -3.87 | +33.1% |
| 2016 | -3.49 | -10.0% |
| 2017 | -1.61 | -53.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6632 | -141.2% |
| 2019 | -1.61 | -343.4% |
| 2020 | -1.27 | -21.5% |
| 2021 | -2.28 | +80.2% |
| 2022 | -2.87 | +25.5% |
| 2023 | -3.34 | +16.6% |
| 2024 | -2.99 | -10.4% |
| 2025 | -2.04 | -31.8% |
| 2026 | -2.16 | +5.9% |
| 2027 | -2.41 | +11.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP in CFA franc zone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -343.4% | 0.6632 | -1.61 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.81 | -4.84 | -1.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.58 | -4 | 0.6632 | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.42 | -3.34 | -1.27 | 8 |
Countries ranked near CFA franc zone
- 7 Gabon -0.7912 compare
- 8 Senegal -1 compare
- 9 Equatorial Guinea -1.02 compare
- 10 Central African Republic -1.13 compare
- 11 Niger -1.17 compare
- 12 Guinea-Bissau -1.2 compare
- 13 Burkina Faso -1.26 compare
More external debt data for CFA franc zone
Frequently asked questions
- What is direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in CFA franc zone?
- Direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in CFA franc zone was -2.41 in 2027, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp recorded in CFA franc zone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6632 in 2018.
- What is the lowest direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp recorded in CFA franc zone?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.84 in 2008.
- How does CFA franc zone rank for direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp?
- CFA franc zone ranks 10th out of 19 groups with data for 2027.
- Is direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp rising or falling in CFA franc zone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this CFA franc zone data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6)). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
About this data
Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook (REO) provides information on recent economic developments and prospects for countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Data for the REO for sub-Saharan Africa are prepared in conjunction with the semi-annual World Economic Outlook (WEO) exercises, spring and fall.