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Foreign Direct Investment by African country
Egypt has the highest net FDI inflows of any African country, at $46.58B — 11.7× Ethiopia's $3.98B.
Net foreign direct investment inflows, in current US dollars. 54 of 54 countries, ranked · UNCTAD STRUCTURAL TRADE, 2024.
Egypt
Ethiopia
Cote d'IvoireBy region
The top 5 countries account for 62% of Africa's total net FDI inflows.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Foreign Direct Investment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | $46.58B | |
| 2 | Ethiopia | $3.98B | |
| 3 | Cote d'Ivoire | $3.8B | |
| 4 | Mozambique | $3.55B | |
| 5 | Uganda | $3.3B | |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $3.11B | |
| 7 | South Africa | $2.47B | |
| 8 | Namibia | $2.06B | |
| 9 | Senegal | $2.02B | |
| 10 | Guinea | $1.83B | |
| 11 | Tanzania | $1.72B | |
| 12 | Ghana | $1.67B | |
| 13 | Morocco | $1.64B | |
| 14 | Mauritania | $1.53B | |
| 15 | Kenya | $1.5B | |
| 16 | Algeria | $1.44B | |
| 17 | Zambia | $1.24B | |
| 18 | Gabon | $1.14B | |
| 19 | Nigeria | $1.08B | |
| 20 | Chad | $1.02B | |
| 21 | Tunisia | $936.46M | |
| 22 | Cameroon | $925.28M | |
| 23 | Rwanda | $818.95M | |
| 24 | Somalia | $765M | |
| 25 | Liberia | $746.79M | |
| 26 | Mali | $708.59M | |
| 27 | Libya | $702M | |
| 28 | Mauritius | $681.28M | |
| 29 | Republic of the Congo | $603.62M | |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | $596.7M | |
| 31 | Sudan | $548.2M | |
| 32 | Benin | $543.01M | |
| 33 | Niger | $526.45M | |
| 34 | Botswana | $467.42M | |
| 35 | Madagascar | $413.31M | |
| 36 | Seychelles | $298.58M | |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | $274M | |
| 38 | Gambia | $232.36M | |
| 39 | Malawi | $220.39M | |
| 40 | Equatorial Guinea | $188.01M | |
| 41 | Eswatini | $92.57M | |
| 42 | Togo | $83.75M | |
| 43 | South Sudan | $83.42M | |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | $82.94M | |
| 45 | Djibouti | $67.82M | |
| 46 | Cabo Verde | $63.81M | |
| 47 | Central African Republic | $40.41M | |
| 48 | Burundi | $31.71M | |
| 49 | Guinea-Bissau | $26.61M | |
| 50 | Sao Tome and Principe | $21.87M | |
| 51 | Comoros | $7.1M | |
| 52 | Eritrea | $-27.95M | |
| 53 | Lesotho | $-42.2M | |
| 54 | Angola | $-136.42M |
Mozambique
Uganda
Democratic Republic of the Congo
South Africa
Namibia
Senegal
Guinea
Tanzania
Ghana
Morocco
Mauritania
Kenya
Algeria
Zambia
Gabon
Nigeria
Chad
Tunisia
Cameroon
Rwanda
Somalia
Liberia
Mali
Libya
Mauritius
Republic of the Congo
Zimbabwe
Sudan
Benin
Niger
Botswana
Madagascar
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Gambia
Malawi
Equatorial Guinea
Eswatini
Togo
South Sudan
Burkina Faso
Djibouti
Cabo Verde
Central African Republic
Burundi
Guinea-Bissau
Sao Tome and Principe
Comoros
Eritrea
Lesotho
AngolaGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Foreign Direct Investment figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=fdi_net_inflows_usd&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest net FDI inflows?
Egypt has the highest net FDI inflows in Africa at $46.58B (2024), followed by Ethiopia and Cote d'Ivoire.
Which African country has the lowest net FDI inflows?
Angola has the lowest net FDI inflows of the 54 African countries with data, at $-136.42M (2024).
How many African countries report Foreign Direct Investment data?
54 of 54 African countries have a recent Foreign Direct Investment figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=fdi_net_inflows_usd&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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