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Botswana Foreign Direct Investment

$-653.81Mas of 2025-213.1% vs 2024

Foreign Direct Investment is measured in current U.S. dollars. Changes in the BWP/USD exchange rate can affect the dollar value; this chart does not separate those effects.

Net foreign direct investment inflows, in current US dollars. Source: UNCTAD STRUCTURAL TRADE. Retrieved August 19, 2026.

Trend

20002025 · UNCTAD

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodForeign Direct Investment
2025$-653.81M
2024$578.14M
2023$198.47M
2022$707.89M
2021$-318.87M
2020$31.81M
2019$93.61M
2018$285.96M
2017$260.58M
2016$142.52M
2015$378.55M
2014$515.18M

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curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=BW&metric_key=fdi_net_inflows_usd" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Foreign Direct Investment across Africa

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CountryForeign Direct InvestmentPeriod
Nigeria$4.01B2025
Kenya$3.2B2025
South Africa$-2.31B2025
Egypt$15.45B2025
Ghana$1.91B2025
Ethiopia$3.8B2025

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