Guinea-Bissau - Foreign direct investment

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Guinea-Bissau was $430,742 as of 2020. Over the past 38 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $2,747,348 in 2014 and ($7,312,344) in 2004.

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
1982 $0
1983 $0
1984 $0
1985 $0
1986 $0
1987 $0
1988 $0
1989 $0
1990 $0
1991 $0
1992 $0
1993 $0
1996 $977,418
2001 ($395,614)
2002 $1,020,103
2003 $516,173
2004 ($7,312,344)
2005 $695,777
2006 $667,444
2007 $210,001
2008 $660,007
2009 $1,350,000
2010 ($1,470,000)
2011 $858,294
2012 ($148,866)
2013 $1,842
2014 $2,747,348
2015 $2,345,458
2016 $266,900
2017 $334,104
2018 ($405,260)
2019 $389,820
2020 $430,742

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) in Guinea-Bissau was 0.030 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 0.361 in 1996, while its lowest value was -1.374 in 2004.

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
1982 0.000
1983 0.000
1984 0.000
1985 0.000
1986 0.000
1987 0.000
1988 0.000
1989 0.000
1990 0.000
1991 0.000
1992 0.000
1993 0.000
1996 0.361
2001 -0.101
2002 0.244
2003 0.108
2004 -1.374
2005 0.119
2006 0.113
2007 0.030
2008 0.076
2009 0.163
2010 -0.173
2011 0.078
2012 -0.015
2013 0.000
2014 0.260
2015 0.224
2016 0.023
2017 0.025
2018 -0.027
2019 0.027
2020 0.030

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) in Guinea-Bissau was ($20,675,430.000) as of 2020. Over the past 38 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $0.000 in 1993 and ($71,268,860.000) in 2019.

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.

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Year Value
1982 $0.000
1983 $0.000
1984 $0.000
1985 $0.000
1986 $0.000
1987 $0.000
1988 $0.000
1989 $0.000
1990 $0.000
1991 $0.000
1992 $0.000
1993 $0.000
2001 ($791,227.200)
2002 ($2,525,150.000)
2003 ($3,489,331.000)
2004 ($9,227,977.000)
2005 ($7,996,692.000)
2006 ($17,219,680.000)
2007 ($18,560,120.000)
2008 ($5,970,067.000)
2009 ($17,540,200.000)
2010 ($27,710,200.000)
2011 ($24,165,750.000)
2012 ($6,773,783.000)
2013 ($19,637,860.000)
2014 ($26,105,380.000)
2015 ($16,230,040.000)
2016 ($13,954,800.000)
2017 ($15,357,090.000)
2018 ($20,969,080.000)
2019 ($71,268,860.000)
2020 ($20,675,430.000)

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Guinea-Bissau was $20,410,380 as of 2020. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $71,658,680 in 2019 and ($130,000) in 1975.

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
1975 ($130,000)
1977 $40,000
1979 $230,000
1982 $0
1983 $0
1984 $2,290,000
1985 $1,440,000
1986 $820,000
1987 $120,000
1988 $680,000
1989 $470,000
1990 $2,020,000
1991 $2,090,000
1992 $5,830,000
1993 $3,300,000
1994 $430,000
1995 $40,000
1996 $1,030,000
1997 $11,479,110
1998 $4,407,138
1999 $730,877
2000 $702,271
2001 $395,614
2002 $3,545,254
2003 $4,005,504
2004 $1,915,633
2005 $8,692,468
2006 $17,887,120
2007 $18,770,120
2008 $6,630,074
2009 $18,890,200
2010 $26,240,200
2011 $25,024,050
2012 $6,624,917
2013 $19,639,700
2014 $28,852,730
2015 $18,575,500
2016 $14,221,700
2017 $15,691,200
2018 $20,563,820
2019 $71,658,680
2020 $20,410,380

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Guinea-Bissau was 1.43 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 4.98 in 2019, while its lowest value was -0.12 in 1975.

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
1975 -0.12
1977 0.03
1979 0.19
1982 0.00
1983 0.00
1984 1.65
1985 1.00
1986 0.63
1987 0.07
1988 0.41
1989 0.22
1990 0.83
1991 0.81
1992 2.58
1993 1.39
1994 0.18
1995 0.02
1996 0.38
1997 4.27
1998 2.13
1999 0.33
2000 0.19
2001 0.10
2002 0.85
2003 0.84
2004 0.36
2005 1.48
2006 3.02
2007 2.69
2008 0.76
2009 2.28
2010 3.09
2011 2.28
2012 0.67
2013 1.88
2014 2.74
2015 1.77
2016 1.21
2017 1.16
2018 1.37
2019 4.98
2020 1.43

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments