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
Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), 2000–2027
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
- 11 Niger -1.17 compare
- 12 Guinea-Bissau -1.2 compare
- 13 Burkina Faso -1.26 compare
- 14 Sierra Leone -1.4 compare
- 15 Malawi -1.4 compare
- 16 Burundi -1.5 compare
- 17 Togo -1.67 compare
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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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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.