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Foreign Direct Investment by African country
Egypt has the highest net FDI inflows of any African country, at $15.45B — 2.0× Guinea's $7.76B.
Net foreign direct investment inflows, in current US dollars. 54 of 54 countries, ranked · UNCTAD STRUCTURAL TRADE, 2025.
Egypt
Guinea
MozambiqueBy region
The top 5 countries account for 52% of Africa's total net FDI inflows.
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
South AfricaGet 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 $15.45B (2025), followed by Guinea and Mozambique.
Which African country has the lowest net FDI inflows?
South Africa has the lowest net FDI inflows of the 54 African countries with data, at $-2.31B (2025).
How many African countries report Foreign Direct Investment data?
54 of 54 African countries have a Foreign Direct Investment figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries, here 2023–2025). Every value links to its 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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