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Ethiopia Foreign Direct Investment

$3.8Bas of 2025-4.7% vs 2024

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

Trend

2000 – 2025 · UNCTAD

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodForeign Direct Investment
2025$3.8B
2024$3.98B
2023$3.27B
2022$3.67B
2021$4.26B
2020$2.38B
2019$2.55B
2018$3.36B
2017$4.02B
2016$4.14B
2015$2.63B
2014$1.86B

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curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=ET&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
Tanzania$1.72B2025

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