Djibouti - Foreign direct investment

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) in Djibouti was ($158,230,000) as of 2020. Over the past 29 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between ($1,423,580) in 1994 and ($286,004,500) in 2013.

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
1991 ($2,290,107)
1992 ($2,290,107)
1993 ($1,423,580)
1994 ($1,423,580)
1995 ($3,218,528)
1996 ($3,263,542)
1997 ($3,100,365)
1998 ($3,173,514)
1999 ($3,212,901)
2000 ($3,286,050)
2001 ($3,392,959)
2002 ($3,432,346)
2003 ($14,224,540)
2004 ($38,543,560)
2005 ($22,203,340)
2006 ($108,287,700)
2007 ($195,351,100)
2008 ($227,654,600)
2009 ($96,859,690)
2010 ($36,501,030)
2011 ($79,000,230)
2012 ($109,998,300)
2013 ($286,004,500)
2014 ($152,998,200)
2015 ($143,832,200)
2016 ($159,998,000)
2017 ($164,929,900)
2018 ($170,000,000)
2019 ($174,999,000)
2020 ($158,230,000)

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Djibouti was $158,230,000 as of 2020. Over the past 47 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $286,004,500 in 2013 and ($130,000) in 1989.

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
1973 $400,000
1974 $30,000
1975 $160,000
1976 ($30,000)
1977 $1,980,000
1978 $700,000
1979 $170,000
1980 $220,000
1981 $20,000
1982 ($60,000)
1983 ($50,000)
1984 $220,000
1985 $230,000
1986 $1,230,000
1987 $420,000
1988 $600,000
1989 ($130,000)
1990 $60,000
1991 $2,290,107
1992 $2,290,107
1993 $1,423,580
1994 $1,423,580
1995 $3,218,528
1996 $3,263,542
1997 $3,100,365
1998 $3,173,514
1999 $3,212,901
2000 $3,286,050
2001 $3,392,959
2002 $3,432,346
2003 $14,224,540
2004 $38,543,560
2005 $22,203,340
2006 $108,287,700
2007 $195,351,100
2008 $227,654,600
2009 $96,859,690
2010 $36,501,030
2011 $79,000,230
2012 $109,998,300
2013 $286,004,500
2014 $152,998,200
2015 $143,832,200
2016 $159,998,000
2017 $164,929,900
2018 $170,000,000
2019 $174,999,000
2020 $158,230,000

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Djibouti was 4.68 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 23.04 in 2007, while its lowest value was -0.03 in 1989.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1985 0.07
1987 0.11
1988 0.15
1989 -0.03
1990 0.01
1991 0.50
1992 0.48
1993 0.31
1994 0.29
1995 0.65
1996 0.66
1997 0.62
1998 0.62
1999 0.60
2000 0.60
2001 0.59
2002 0.58
2003 2.29
2004 5.79
2005 3.13
2006 14.08
2007 23.04
2008 22.79
2009 9.23
2010 3.23
2011 6.38
2012 8.13
2013 14.00
2014 6.91
2015 5.92
2016 6.15
2017 5.99
2018 5.64
2019 5.26
2020 4.68

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments