Chad - Foreign direct investment

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Chad was ($2,147,153) as of 1999. Over the past 22 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $13,839,260 in 1988 and ($2,454,182) in 1995.

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
1977 $0
1978 ($1,041,409)
1979 $1,292,769
1980 $425,976
1981 $110,403
1982 $124,769
1983 $89,223
1984 $0
1985 $264,878
1986 $427,368
1987 $7,995,700
1988 $13,839,260
1989 $12,545,130
1990 $59,848
1991 $10,503,110
1992 $13,774,510
1993 $10,930,120
1994 $561,955
1995 ($2,454,182)
1996 $1,264,779
1997 $945,742
1998 ($303,415)
1999 ($2,147,153)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) in Chad was -0.140 as of 1999. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 0.933 in 1988, while its lowest value was -0.170 in 1995.

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
1977 0.000
1978 -0.093
1979 0.129
1980 0.041
1981 0.013
1982 0.015
1983 0.011
1984 0.000
1985 0.026
1986 0.040
1987 0.687
1988 0.933
1989 0.875
1990 0.003
1991 0.560
1992 0.732
1993 0.747
1994 0.048
1995 -0.170
1996 0.079
1997 0.061
1998 -0.017
1999 -0.140

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) in Chad was ($26,512,740) as of 1994. Over the past 17 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $12,550,020 in 1988 and ($53,385,220) in 1985.

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
1977 ($21,153,560)
1978 ($35,177,460)
1979 $1,292,769
1980 $425,976
1981 $110,403
1982 $124,769
1983 $89,223
1984 ($9,186,266)
1985 ($53,385,220)
1986 ($27,773,130)
1987 ($166,369)
1988 $12,550,020
1989 ($6,194,196)
1990 $0
1991 $6,263,583
1992 $11,813,740
1993 ($4,230,785)
1994 ($26,512,740)

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Chad was $557,692,500 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $924,119,200 in 2002 and ($675,545,900) in 2014.

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 $600,000
1971 $300,000
1972 ($100,000)
1973 $6,100,000
1974 $13,800,000
1975 $20,300,000
1976 $26,800,000
1977 $21,153,560
1978 $34,136,050
1979 ($1,290,000)
1980 ($430,000)
1981 ($110,000)
1982 ($120,000)
1983 ($90,000)
1984 $9,186,266
1985 $53,650,090
1986 $28,200,500
1987 $8,162,069
1988 $1,289,247
1989 $18,739,320
1990 $9,400,000
1991 $4,239,528
1992 $1,960,771
1993 $15,160,900
1994 $27,074,700
1995 $32,611,570
1996 $39,466,170
1997 $44,293,940
1998 $21,696,680
1999 $24,524,970
2000 $115,172,400
2001 $459,866,400
2002 $924,119,200
2003 $712,663,400
2004 $466,793,500
2005 ($99,342,520)
2006 ($278,414,000)
2007 ($321,655,000)
2008 $466,131,000
2009 $374,900,000
2010 $313,000,000
2011 $281,900,000
2012 $579,793,000
2013 $520,200,700
2014 ($675,545,900)
2015 $559,642,000
2016 $244,682,100
2017 $363,381,600
2018 $460,890,500
2019 $566,639,000
2020 $557,692,500

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Chad was 5.15 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 46.28 in 2002, while its lowest value was -4.85 in 2014.

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 0.13
1971 0.06
1972 -0.02
1973 0.94
1974 2.11
1975 2.35
1976 3.09
1977 2.26
1978 3.06
1979 -0.13
1980 -0.04
1981 -0.01
1982 -0.01
1983 -0.01
1984 1.00
1985 5.19
1986 2.64
1987 0.70
1988 0.09
1989 1.31
1990 0.54
1991 0.23
1992 0.10
1993 1.04
1994 2.29
1995 2.26
1996 2.46
1997 2.87
1998 1.24
1999 1.60
2000 8.29
2001 26.88
2002 46.28
2003 25.98
2004 10.55
2005 -1.49
2006 -3.75
2007 -3.72
2008 4.48
2009 4.04
2010 2.93
2011 2.32
2012 4.69
2013 4.02
2014 -4.85
2015 5.11
2016 2.42
2017 3.63
2018 4.10
2019 5.01
2020 5.15

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments