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Somalia Foreign Direct Investment

$834Mas of 2025+9.0% 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$834M
2024$765M
2023$676.5M
2022$636M
2021$601M
2020$534M
2019$447M
2018$408M
2017$369M
2016$330M
2015$303M
2014$261M

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GET /v1/data

Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.

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

Foreign Direct Investment across Africa

View country ranking ->
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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