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Foreign Direct Investment by African country
Egypt has the highest reported net FDI inflows among the 54 countries shown, at $15.45B (2025).
Net foreign direct investment inflows, in current US dollars. 54 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.
Latest available year varies by country (2023–2025). Only observations within 2 years of the freshest result are included, and each row shows its period.
Egypt
Guinea
MozambiqueBy region
The 5 largest values account for 52% of the total across the countries shown.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Foreign Direct Investment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | $15.45B | |
| 2 | Guinea | $7.76B | |
| 3 | Mozambique | $5.69B | |
| 4 | Nigeria | $4.01B | |
| 5 | Ethiopia | $3.8B | |
| 6 | Uganda | $3.36B | |
| 7 | Morocco | $3.34B | |
| 8 | Kenya | $3.2B | |
| 9 | Cote d'Ivoire | $2.03B | |
| 10 | Ghana | $1.91B | |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $1.87B | |
| 12 | Tanzania | $1.72B | |
| 13 | Algeria | $1.53B | |
| 14 | Namibia | $1.45B | |
| 15 | Zambia | $1.29B | |
| 16 | Tunisia | $1.17B | |
| 17 | Angola | $1.15B | |
| 18 | Rwanda | $967.46M | |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | $965M | |
| 20 | Mali | $843.75M | |
| 21 | Somalia | $834M | |
| 22 | Libya | $827.57M | |
| 23 | Mauritius | $804.43M | |
| 24 | Mauritania | $634.08M | |
| 25 | Cameroon | $598.95M | |
| 26 | Republic of the Congo | $596.29M | |
| 27 | Sudan | $548.2M | |
| 28 | Liberia | $500M | |
| 29 | Benin | $481.66M | |
| 30 | Malawi | $451.55M | |
| 31 | Gabon | $378.81M | |
| 32 | Seychelles | $339.78M | |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | $311.88M | |
| 34 | Madagascar | $304.45M | |
| 35 | Equatorial Guinea | $293.85M | |
| 36 | Gambia | $266.56M | |
| 37 | Niger | $257.05M | |
| 38 | Togo | $221.29M | |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | $177.04M | |
| 40 | Cabo Verde | $153.09M | |
| 41 | Djibouti | $149.04M | |
| 42 | Eritrea | $82.37M | |
| 43 | South Sudan | $73M | |
| 44 | Burundi | $67.59M | |
| 45 | Eswatini | $45.42M | |
| 46 | Central African Republic | $43.82M | |
| 47 | Senegal | $36.58M | |
| 48 | Guinea-Bissau | $33.57M | |
| 49 | Sao Tome and Principe | $9.51M | |
| 50 | Comoros | $9.2M | |
| 51 | Chad | $4.3M | |
| 52 | Lesotho | $-5.77M | |
| 53 | Botswana | $-653.81M | |
| 54 | South Africa | $-2.31B |
Nigeria
Ethiopia
Uganda
Morocco
Kenya
Cote d'Ivoire
Ghana
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Tanzania
Algeria
Namibia
Zambia
Tunisia
Angola
Rwanda
Zimbabwe
Mali
Somalia
Libya
Mauritius
Mauritania
Cameroon
Republic of the Congo
Sudan
Liberia
Benin
Malawi
Gabon
Seychelles
Burkina Faso
Madagascar
Equatorial Guinea
Gambia
Niger
Togo
Sierra Leone
Cabo Verde
Djibouti
Eritrea
South Sudan
Burundi
Eswatini
Central African Republic
Senegal
Guinea-Bissau
Sao Tome and Principe
Comoros
Chad
Lesotho
Botswana
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The table includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
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