Central African Republic - Foreign direct investment

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Central African Republic was $1,292 as of 2002. Over the past 27 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $7,204,550 in 1994 and ($1,338,321) in 1978.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

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Year Value
1975 $1,000,000
1977 $89,547
1978 ($1,338,321)
1979 $329,069
1980 $0
1981 $0
1982 $343,877
1983 $443,493
1984 $251,741
1985 $603,210
1986 $1,264,778
1987 $2,572,067
1988 $4,764,172
1989 $3,811,813
1990 $3,790,428
1991 $3,502,219
1992 $5,855,867
1993 $5,318,500
1994 $7,204,550
1995 $1,424,427
1996 $1,489,585
1997 $173,043
1998 $301,719
1999 $6,497
2002 $1,292

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) in Central African Republic was 0.000 as of 2002. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 0.846 in 1994, while its lowest value was -0.219 in 1978.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

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Year Value
1975 0.264
1977 0.018
1978 -0.219
1979 0.047
1980 0.000
1981 0.000
1982 0.046
1983 0.067
1984 0.039
1985 0.070
1986 0.113
1987 0.214
1988 0.377
1989 0.309
1990 0.263
1991 0.254
1992 0.415
1993 0.416
1994 0.846
1995 0.128
1996 0.148
1997 0.018
1998 0.031
1999 0.001
2002 0.000

Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) in Central African Republic was $3,602,275 as of 1994. Over the past 17 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $16,532,440 in 1992 and ($22,428,370) in 1979.

Definition: Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1977 $2,934,716
1978 ($7,422,808)
1979 ($22,428,370)
1980 ($5,343,631)
1981 ($5,781,444)
1982 ($8,809,936)
1983 ($4,025,549)
1984 ($4,897,511)
1985 ($2,388,356)
1986 ($6,895,638)
1987 ($9,326,652)
1988 $8,591,624
1989 $2,526,580
1990 $3,092,578
1991 $8,376,257
1992 $16,532,440
1993 $15,298,630
1994 $3,602,275

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Central African Republic was $34,747,200 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $117,110,000 in 2008 and ($10,676,570) in 1992.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

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Year Value
1970 $1,200,000
1971 $700,000
1972 $1,500,000
1973 ($200,000)
1974 $5,800,000
1975 $5,600,000
1976 $3,700,000
1977 ($2,845,168)
1978 $6,084,487
1979 $22,757,440
1980 $5,343,631
1981 $5,781,444
1982 $9,153,812
1983 $4,469,042
1984 $5,149,252
1985 $2,991,567
1986 $8,160,416
1987 $11,898,720
1988 ($3,827,453)
1989 $1,285,233
1990 $697,850
1991 ($4,874,039)
1992 ($10,676,570)
1993 ($9,980,132)
1994 $3,602,275
1995 $6,200,566
1996 $10,925,580
1997 $1,497,424
1998 $7,300,594
1999 $5,976,947
2000 $889,075
2001 $5,183,899
2002 $5,644,287
2003 $11,300,000
2004 $15,100,000
2005 $10,100,000
2006 $34,670,000
2007 $56,750,000
2008 $117,110,000
2009 $42,280,000
2010 $61,520,000
2011 $36,908,460
2012 $70,035,160
2013 $1,852,793
2014 $3,475,008
2015 $3,000,000
2016 $7,256,091
2017 $6,888,752
2018 $18,003,540
2019 $25,601,160
2020 $34,747,200

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Central African Republic was 1.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 5.90 in 2008, while its lowest value was -0.78 in 1993.

Definition: Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

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Year Value
1970 0.63
1971 0.35
1972 0.65
1973 -0.07
1974 2.06
1975 1.48
1976 0.82
1977 -0.56
1978 1.00
1979 3.25
1980 0.67
1981 0.83
1982 1.22
1983 0.68
1984 0.81
1985 0.35
1986 0.73
1987 0.99
1988 -0.30
1989 0.10
1990 0.05
1991 -0.35
1992 -0.76
1993 -0.78
1994 0.42
1995 0.56
1996 1.08
1997 0.16
1998 0.75
1999 0.60
2000 0.10
2001 0.56
2002 0.57
2003 0.99
2004 1.19
2005 0.76
2006 2.37
2007 3.34
2008 5.90
2009 2.05
2010 2.87
2011 1.51
2012 2.79
2013 0.11
2014 0.18
2015 0.18
2016 0.40
2017 0.33
2018 0.81
2019 1.15
2020 1.46

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments