Senegal - Foreign direct investment

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Senegal was $171,462,300 as of 2020. Over the past 46 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $223,862,500 in 2016 and ($19,141,680) in 1991.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1974 $3,240,486
1975 ($6,859,130)
1976 ($376,647)
1977 $2,889,942
1978 $487,468
1979 $3,948,823
1980 $1,561,912
1981 $14,757,220
1982 $17,954,620
1983 ($1,600,772)
1984 $1,853,731
1985 $3,116,215
1986 ($4,649,069)
1987 ($1,863,334)
1988 $13,765,400
1989 $8,589,118
1990 ($9,549,527)
1991 ($19,141,680)
1992 $51,342,730
1993 $317,839
1994 $17,398,990
1995 ($3,325,664)
1996 $7,193,789
1997 $1,917,181
1998 $10,792,410
1999 $19,443,570
2000 $19,200,010
2001 $6,067,742
2002 $38,448,160
2003 $36,551,290
2004 $73,503,140
2005 $115,598,000
2006 $79,226,590
2007 $78,368,900
2008 $183,273,500
2009 $87,583,620
2010 $7,962,906
2011 $47,520,560
2012 $55,989,900
2013 $33,328,630
2014 $27,459,640
2015 $31,364,060
2016 $223,862,500
2017 $82,415,300
2018 $52,808,330
2019 $71,064,030
2020 $171,462,300

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) in Senegal was 0.70 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 1.18 in 2016, while its lowest value was -0.26 in 1991.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1974 0.15
1975 -0.24
1976 -0.01
1977 0.10
1978 0.01
1979 0.10
1980 0.03
1981 0.36
1982 0.45
1983 -0.04
1984 0.05
1985 0.08
1986 -0.09
1987 -0.03
1988 0.21
1989 0.13
1990 -0.13
1991 -0.26
1992 0.66
1993 0.00
1994 0.35
1995 -0.05
1996 0.11
1997 0.03
1998 0.17
1999 0.29
2000 0.32
2001 0.09
2002 0.55
2003 0.42
2004 0.73
2005 1.05
2006 0.68
2007 0.56
2008 1.09
2009 0.54
2010 0.05
2011 0.27
2012 0.32
2013 0.18
2014 0.14
2015 0.18
2016 1.18
2017 0.39
2018 0.23
2019 0.30
2020 0.70

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) in Senegal was ($795,033,200) as of 2018. Over the past 44 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $33,091,380 in 1983 and ($795,033,200) in 2018.

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
1974 ($7,021,052)
1975 ($29,396,270)
1976 ($36,241,820)
1977 ($25,073,300)
1978 $5,495,094
1979 ($4,983,038)
1980 ($12,921,270)
1981 ($19,614,950)
1982 ($10,103,280)
1983 $33,091,380
1984 ($27,233,820)
1985 $18,919,880
1986 $3,782,783
1987 $2,096,251
1988 ($1,175,095)
1989 ($18,212,690)
1990 ($66,442,670)
1991 ($11,591,350)
1992 $29,959,370
1993 $1,130,093
1994 ($49,477,250)
1995 ($34,999,610)
1996 ($6,761,770)
1997 ($176,893,000)
1998 ($60,313,400)
1999 ($142,243,400)
2000 ($62,443,680)
2001 ($39,015,690)
2002 ($44,244,510)
2003 ($49,948,490)
2004 ($64,080,340)
2005 ($52,327,290)
2006 ($210,613,700)
2007 ($273,089,800)
2008 ($272,466,300)
2009 ($243,890,300)
2010 ($264,130,000)
2011 ($291,141,400)
2012 ($220,169,600)
2013 ($278,038,100)
2014 ($375,638,400)
2015 ($377,802,100)
2016 ($248,547,300)
2017 ($505,877,700)
2018 ($795,033,200)

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Senegal was $1,480,501,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,480,501,000 in 2020 and ($34,692,150) in 1983.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1970 $5,000,000
1971 $9,800,000
1972 $15,200,000
1973 $4,900,000
1974 $10,261,540
1975 $22,537,140
1976 $35,865,170
1977 $27,963,240
1978 ($5,007,626)
1979 $8,931,860
1980 $14,483,180
1981 $34,372,170
1982 $28,057,900
1983 ($34,692,150)
1984 $29,087,550
1985 ($15,803,660)
1986 ($8,431,852)
1987 ($3,959,585)
1988 $14,940,500
1989 $26,801,810
1990 $56,893,140
1991 ($7,550,329)
1992 $21,383,360
1993 ($812,254)
1994 $66,876,240
1995 $31,673,950
1996 $13,955,560
1997 $178,810,100
1998 $71,105,820
1999 $161,686,900
2000 $81,643,690
2001 $45,083,430
2002 $82,692,670
2003 $86,499,780
2004 $137,583,500
2005 $167,944,200
2006 $289,840,300
2007 $351,458,700
2008 $455,739,900
2009 $331,473,900
2010 $272,092,900
2011 $338,662,000
2012 $276,159,500
2013 $311,366,800
2014 $403,098,000
2015 $409,166,100
2016 $472,409,800
2017 $588,293,000
2018 $847,841,600
2019 $1,065,463,000
2020 $1,480,501,000

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Senegal was 6.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 6.01 in 2020, while its lowest value was -0.97 in 1983.

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
1970 0.39
1971 0.73
1972 0.94
1973 0.26
1974 0.49
1975 0.80
1976 1.25
1977 0.95
1978 -0.15
1979 0.22
1980 0.32
1981 0.84
1982 0.70
1983 -0.97
1984 0.83
1985 -0.41
1986 -0.16
1987 -0.06
1988 0.23
1989 0.42
1990 0.77
1991 -0.10
1992 0.28
1993 -0.01
1994 1.33
1995 0.50
1996 0.21
1997 2.96
1998 1.09
1999 2.45
2000 1.36
2001 0.69
2002 1.18
2003 0.99
2004 1.37
2005 1.53
2006 2.48
2007 2.51
2008 2.70
2009 2.05
2010 1.69
2011 1.90
2012 1.56
2013 1.65
2014 2.04
2015 2.30
2016 2.48
2017 2.80
2018 3.67
2019 4.57
2020 6.01

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments