North Africa registered the highest stock of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Africa as of 2020. The region accumulated roughly 320.5 billion U.S. dollars in FDI. Southern Africa followed, with approximately 239 billion U.S. dollars in FDI stock. Overall, FDI stock in Africa was measured at nearly 979 billion U.S. dollars in the same year.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) stock in Africa from 2017 to 2020, by region
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North Africa
West Africa
Central Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa
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UNCTAD. (June 21, 2021). Foreign direct investment (FDI) stock in Africa from 2017 to 2020, by region (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260486/inward-fdi-stock-in-africa-by-region/
UNCTAD. "Foreign direct investment (FDI) stock in Africa from 2017 to 2020, by region (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260486/inward-fdi-stock-in-africa-by-region/
UNCTAD. (2021). Foreign direct investment (FDI) stock in Africa from 2017 to 2020, by region (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260486/inward-fdi-stock-in-africa-by-region/
UNCTAD. "Foreign Direct Investment (Fdi) Stock in Africa from 2017 to 2020, by Region (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260486/inward-fdi-stock-in-africa-by-region/
UNCTAD, Foreign direct investment (FDI) stock in Africa from 2017 to 2020, by region (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260486/inward-fdi-stock-in-africa-by-region/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Foreign direct investment (FDI) stock in Africa from 2017 to 2020, by region (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], UNCTAD, June 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260486/inward-fdi-stock-in-africa-by-region/