Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS): Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP was -2.67 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
-2.67
Change on year
down 47.4%
Rank
14th
of 19 groups
All-time high
-0.7658
in 2015
All-time low
-2.67
in 2027
Years of data
28
2000–2027

Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), 2000–2027

-2.5-2-1.5-12000201320272000: -1.22001: -1.12002: -1.32003: -1.22004: -1.12005: -1.92006: -1.52007: -1.72008: -1.92009: -2.12010: -1.42011: -1.82012: -1.42013: -1.12014: -0.8522015: -0.7662016: -1.32017: -1.22018: -0.8642019: -1.22020: -0.7872021: -1.12022: -0.8282023: -1.72024: -2.42025: -2.22026: -1.82027: -2.7

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) recorded -2.67 for direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in 2027. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.

The figure is down 47.4% on the previous year and down 119.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) peaked at -0.7658 in 2015 and was at its lowest, -2.67, in 2027.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), year by year

Annual values for Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6)) in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), 2000 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2000 -1.23
2001 -1.14 -7.4%
2002 -1.25 +9.7%
2003 -1.21 -3.5%
2004 -1.07 -11.3%
2005 -1.86 +73.5%
2006 -1.55 -16.7%
2007 -1.72 +10.8%
2008 -1.86 +8.5%
2009 -2.08 +11.5%
2010 -1.44 -30.8%
2011 -1.81 +26.1%
2012 -1.4 -22.5%
2013 -1.11 -20.7%
2014 -0.8521 -23.4%
2015 -0.7658 -10.1%
2016 -1.28 +67.0%
2017 -1.22 -4.7%
2018 -0.8644 -29.1%
2019 -1.17 +35.0%
2020 -0.787 -32.6%
2021 -1.11 +41.1%
2022 -0.8284 -25.4%
2023 -1.75 +110.8%
2024 -2.44 +39.7%
2025 -2.25 -7.9%
2026 -1.81 -19.4%
2027 -2.67 +47.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -1.5 -2.08 -1.07 10
2010s -1.19 -1.81 -0.7658 10
2020s -1.7 -2.67 -0.787 8

Countries ranked near Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

  1. 11 Niger -1.17 compare
  2. 12 Guinea-Bissau -1.2 compare
  3. 13 Burkina Faso -1.26 compare
  4. 14 Sierra Leone -1.4 compare
  5. 15 Malawi -1.4 compare
  6. 16 Burundi -1.5 compare
  7. 17 Togo -1.67 compare

See the full ranking of 64 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?
Direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was -2.67 in 2027, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp recorded in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?
The highest recorded value was -0.7658 in 2015.
What is the lowest direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp recorded in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?
The lowest recorded value was -2.67 in 2027.
How does Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) rank for direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp?
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ranks 14th out of 19 groups with data for 2027.
Is direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp rising or falling in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?
Over the last ten years it is down 119.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 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.

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Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6))
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64 places, 1,766 data points, 2000–2027
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