Egypt was the main recipient of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Africa in 2022. That year, the country attracted nearly 11.4 billion U.S. dollars of FDI, an impressive growth compared to the previous years. South Africa and Ethiopia followed, with FDI reaching a value of 9.05 billion and 3.67 billion U.S. dollars in 2021, respectively. Large part of the annual FDI inflows into the African continent comes from China.
Value of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows in Africa from 2019 to 2022, by country of destination
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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UNCTAD. (August 24, 2023). Value of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows in Africa from 2019 to 2022, by country of destination (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240649/african-countries-attracting-the-highest-fdi-value/
UNCTAD. "Value of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows in Africa from 2019 to 2022, by country of destination (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. August 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240649/african-countries-attracting-the-highest-fdi-value/
UNCTAD. (2023). Value of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows in Africa from 2019 to 2022, by country of destination (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240649/african-countries-attracting-the-highest-fdi-value/
UNCTAD. "Value of Foreign Direct Investment (Fdi) Inflows in Africa from 2019 to 2022, by Country of Destination (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240649/african-countries-attracting-the-highest-fdi-value/
UNCTAD, Value of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows in Africa from 2019 to 2022, by country of destination (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240649/african-countries-attracting-the-highest-fdi-value/ (last visited December 25, 2024)
Value of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows in Africa from 2019 to 2022, by country of destination (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], UNCTAD, August 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240649/african-countries-attracting-the-highest-fdi-value/
