Portfolio Investment, net (BoP, current US$) - Africa

Definition: Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Description: The map below shows how Portfolio Investment, net (BoP, current US$) varies by country in Africa. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value. The country with the highest value in the region is South Africa, with a value of 6,748,921,000.00. The country with the lowest value in the region is Morocco, with a value of -2,336,201,000.00.

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

See also: Country ranking, Time series comparison

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Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial ass