South Africa was the main African economy investing abroad in 2022. That year, the foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows from the country amounted to 2.57 billion U.S. dollars. Morocco and Mozambique followed, with outward FDI reaching a value of 620 million and 560 million U.S. dollars, respectively. On the other hand, Egypt attracted the highest value of FDI in 2022.
Value of foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows from Africa as of 2022, by country of origin
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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UNCTAD. (August 24, 2023). Value of foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows from Africa as of 2022, by country of origin (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240654/value-of-fdi-outflows-from-africa-by-country-of-origin/
UNCTAD. "Value of foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows from Africa as of 2022, by country of origin (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. August 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240654/value-of-fdi-outflows-from-africa-by-country-of-origin/
UNCTAD. (2023). Value of foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows from Africa as of 2022, by country of origin (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240654/value-of-fdi-outflows-from-africa-by-country-of-origin/
UNCTAD. "Value of Foreign Direct Investment (Fdi) Outflows from Africa as of 2022, by Country of Origin (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240654/value-of-fdi-outflows-from-africa-by-country-of-origin/
UNCTAD, Value of foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows from Africa as of 2022, by country of origin (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240654/value-of-fdi-outflows-from-africa-by-country-of-origin/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Value of foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows from Africa as of 2022, by country of origin (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], UNCTAD, August 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240654/value-of-fdi-outflows-from-africa-by-country-of-origin/