Foreign Direct Investment is measured in current U.S. dollars. Changes in the ZAR/USD exchange rate can affect the dollar value; this chart does not separate those effects.
Net foreign direct investment inflows, in current US dollars. Source: UNCTAD. Retrieved 19 Aug 2026.
| Period | Foreign Direct Investment |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $-2.31B |
| 2024 | $2.37B |
| 2023 | $3.9B |
| 2022 | $9.28B |
| 2021 | $40.22B |
| 2020 | $3.06B |
| 2019 | $5.12B |
| 2018 | $5.45B |
| 2017 | $2.01B |
| 2016 | $2.24B |
| 2015 | $1.73B |
| 2014 | $5.77B |
54 countries carry a recent net FDI inflows figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
170 of 207 indicators carry a figure for South Africa, grouped by topic.