Sudan Foreign Direct Investment 1970-2023

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.
  • Sudan foreign direct investment for 2020 was $0.72B, a 13.14% decline from 2019.
  • Sudan foreign direct investment for 2019 was $0.83B, a 27.33% decline from 2018.
  • Sudan foreign direct investment for 2018 was $1.14B, a 6.62% increase from 2017.
  • Sudan foreign direct investment for 2017 was $1.07B, a 0.14% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Inflows, US $
India $64.36B
Indonesia $19.18B
Vietnam $15.80B
Philippines $6.82B
Egypt $5.85B
Cambodia $3.62B
Nigeria $2.39B
Pakistan $2.06B
Myanmar $1.91B
Ghana $1.88B
Uzbekistan $1.73B
Mongolia $1.72B
Bangladesh $1.53B
Morocco $1.42B
Lao PDR $0.97B
Mauritania $0.93B
Nicaragua $0.75B
Sudan $0.72B
Cameroon $0.68B
Tunisia $0.59B
Georgia $0.53B
Sri Lanka $0.43B
Kenya $0.43B
Kosovo $0.39B
El Salvador $0.37B
Ukraine $0.30B
Honduras $0.24B
Djibouti $0.16B
Moldova $0.16B
Papua New Guinea $0.11B
West Bank and Gaza $0.08B
Timor-Leste $0.07B
Cabo Verde $0.05B
Sao Tome and Principe $0.05B
Eswatini $0.04B
Lesotho $0.03B
Vanuatu $0.02B
Solomon Islands $0.01B
Kiribati $0.00B
Bhutan $-0.00B
Zambia $-0.17B
Kyrgyz Republic $-0.40B
Bolivia $-1.13B
Angola $-1.87B
Republic of Congo $-1.98B
Sudan Foreign Direct Investment - Historical Data
Year Inflows, US $ % of GDP
2020 $0.72B 2.65%
2019 $0.83B 2.55%
2018 $1.14B 3.51%
2017 $1.07B 0.82%
2016 $1.06B 1.03%
2015 $1.73B 2.03%
2014 $1.25B 1.63%
2013 $1.69B 2.56%
2012 $2.31B 3.66%
2011 $1.73B 2.21%
2010 $2.06B 2.78%
2009 $1.73B 2.96%
2008 $1.65B 2.55%
2007 $1.50B 2.53%
2006 $1.84B 4.07%
2005 $1.56B 4.44%
2004 $1.51B 5.67%
2003 $1.35B 6.32%
2002 $0.71B 3.93%
2001 $0.57B 3.65%
2000 $0.39B 3.20%
1999 $0.37B 3.47%
1998 $0.37B 3.30%
1997 $0.10B 0.84%
1996 $0.00B 0.00%
1995 $0.01B 0.09%
1994 $0.10B 0.78%
1993 $-0.00B -0.00%
1992 $0.00B 0.00%
1991 $-0.00B -0.00%
1990 $-0.03B -0.09%
1989 $0.00B 0.02%
1988 $0.00B 0.01%
1987 $0.01B 0.10%
1986 $-0.01B -0.08%
1985 $-0.00B -0.04%
1984 $0.01B 0.09%
1983 $0.01B 0.08%
1982 $0.02B 0.20%
1981 $0.02B 0.19%
1980 $0.01B 0.10%
1979 $-0.00B -0.03%
1978 $0.01B 0.08%
1977 $0.01B 0.10%
1976 $0.01B 0.08%
1975 $0.00B 0.02%
1974 $-0.00B -0.03%
1973 $0.00B 0.01%
1972 $0.00B 0.02%
1970 $0.00B 0.07%