Foreign direct investment, net inflows
% of GDP
Long-term capital invested in the country by non-residents, net of disinvestment.
Median : 2.0 % · 16 countries · latest available value : 2025
- 1 Mozambique 25.8 % 2025 +10.4 pp
- 2 Seychelles 10.0 % 2025 −0.2 pp
- 3 Namibia 9.6 % 2025 −4.6 pp
- 4 Mauritius 5.0 % 2025 +0.4 pp
- 5 Madagascar 4.5 % 2025 +1.1 pp
- 6 Zambia 4.5 % 2025 −4.8 pp
- 7 Malawi 3.6 % 2025 +0.6 pp
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.1 % 2025 −1.8 pp
- 9 Tanzania 1.9 % 2025 −0.3 pp
- 10 Zimbabwe 1.9 % 2025 +0.8 pp
- 11 Angola 1.8 % 2025 +2.9 pp
- 12 Lesotho 1.3 % 2025 +0.7 pp
- 13 Eswatini 1.0 % 2025 −1.8 pp
- 14 Comoros 0.5 % 2025 +0.1 pp
- 15 South Africa -0.5 % 2025 −1.1 pp
- 16 Botswana -3.3 % 2025 −6.3 pp
Each country is ranked on the latest value published by the source; the year is shown next to the value.