Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding Nigeria and South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding Nigeria and South Africa: Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP was -2.7 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding Nigeria and South Africa, 2000–2027
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding Nigeria and South Africa recorded -2.7 for direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in 2027.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding Nigeria and South Africa peaked at -0.1576 in 2020 and was at its lowest, -5.18, in 2014.
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 Sub-Saharan Africa excluding Nigeria and South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -1.78 | — |
| 2001 | -2.27 | +27.8% |
| 2002 | -2.88 | +26.8% |
| 2003 | -3.23 | +12.0% |
| 2004 | -2.22 | -31.2% |
| 2005 | -1.39 | -37.4% |
| 2006 | -1.9 | +36.5% |
| 2007 | -2.74 | +44.3% |
| 2008 | -3.31 | +21.1% |
| 2009 | -3.4 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | -4.68 | +38.0% |
| 2011 | -2.61 | -44.3% |
| 2012 | -3.31 | +26.8% |
| 2013 | -1.76 | -46.9% |
| 2014 | -5.18 | +195.2% |
| 2015 | -4.77 | -8.1% |
| 2016 | -3.96 | -16.8% |
| 2017 | -4.36 | +9.9% |
| 2018 | -1.14 | -73.9% |
| 2019 | -2.49 | +119.4% |
| 2020 | -0.1576 | -93.7% |
| 2021 | -1.96 | +1144.5% |
| 2022 | -0.9078 | -53.7% |
| 2023 | -2.68 | +195.5% |
| 2024 | -2.81 | +4.6% |
| 2025 | -2.81 | +0.2% |
| 2026 | -2.68 | -4.6% |
| 2027 | -2.7 | +0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding Nigeria and South Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -1144.5% | -0.1576 | -1.96 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.51 | -3.4 | -1.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.43 | -5.18 | -1.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.09 | -2.81 | -0.1576 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa excluding Nigeria and South Africa
- 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
- 18 Zimbabwe -1.77 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding Nigeria and South Africa?
- Direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding Nigeria and South Africa was -2.7 in 2027, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding Nigeria and South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1576 in 2020.
- What is the lowest direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding Nigeria and South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.18 in 2014.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa excluding Nigeria and South Africa rank for direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding Nigeria and South Africa ranks 15th out of 19 groups with data for 2027.
- Is direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding Nigeria and South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa excluding Nigeria and South Africa 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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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.