Zimbabwe - Foreign direct investment

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Zimbabwe was ($3,500,000) as of 2020. Over the past 43 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $72,000,000 in 2014 and ($22,127,140) in 1988.

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
1977 $0
1978 $0
1979 $0
1980 $0
1981 $0
1982 $0
1983 $6,700,000
1984 $1,900,000
1985 $1,400,000
1986 $100,000
1987 $29,800,000
1988 ($22,127,140)
1989 $1,000
1990 $17,300,000
1991 $11,800,000
1992 $4,400,000
1993 $6,700,000
1994 $4,726,473
1995 $13,400,000
1996 $51,000,000
1997 $28,200,000
1998 $8,600,000
1999 $9,000,000
2000 $7,500,000
2001 $4,100,000
2002 $3,200,000
2003 $200,000
2004 $1,000
2005 $1,100,000
2006 $10,000
2007 $3,100,000
2008 $8,000,000
2010 $43,300,000
2011 $42,700,000
2012 $49,000,000
2013 $27,000,000
2014 $72,000,000
2015 $22,000,000
2016 $28,796,690
2017 $934,677
2018 $786,735
2019 $2,403,735
2020 ($3,500,000)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) in Zimbabwe was -0.019 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 0.596 in 1996, while its lowest value was -0.283 in 1988.

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 0.000
1979 0.000
1980 0.000
1981 0.000
1982 0.000
1983 0.086
1984 0.030
1985 0.025
1986 0.002
1987 0.442
1988 -0.283
1989 0.000
1990 0.197
1991 0.137
1992 0.065
1993 0.102
1994 0.069
1995 0.188
1996 0.596
1997 0.331
1998 0.134
1999 0.131
2000 0.112
2001 0.060
2002 0.050
2003 0.003
2004 0.000
2005 0.019
2006 0.000
2007 0.059
2008 0.181
2010 0.360
2011 0.303
2012 0.286
2013 0.141
2014 0.369
2015 0.110
2016 0.140
2017 0.005
2018 0.004
2019 0.012
2020 -0.019

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) in Zimbabwe was ($153,860,000) as of 2020. Over the past 43 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $30,506,680 in 1987 and ($717,078,600) 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
1977 $3,815,194
1978 ($2,519,175)
1979 ($146,951)
1980 ($1,549,690)
1981 ($3,546,065)
1982 $841,285
1983 $2,074,322
1984 $2,488,197
1985 ($2,848,609)
1986 ($7,445,128)
1987 $30,506,680
1988 ($4,093,522)
1989 $10,180,760
1990 $12,205,850
1991 ($2,790,486)
1992 ($14,949,900)
1993 ($27,955,140)
1994 ($29,922,410)
2009 ($105,000,000)
2010 ($122,586,700)
2011 ($344,300,000)
2012 ($349,850,000)
2013 ($373,050,000)
2014 ($472,800,000)
2015 ($399,200,000)
2016 ($343,013,800)
2017 ($306,253,100)
2018 ($717,078,600)
2019 ($247,096,300)
2020 ($153,860,000)

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

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Zimbabwe was $150,360,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $717,865,300 in 2018 and ($30,506,680) in 1987.

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 $18,670,000
1971 $21,840,000
1972 $23,490,000
1973 $30,490,000
1974 $33,350,000
1975 $28,870,000
1976 $29,090,000
1977 ($3,815,194)
1978 $2,519,175
1979 $146,951
1980 $1,549,690
1981 $3,546,065
1982 ($841,285)
1983 ($2,074,322)
1984 ($2,488,197)
1985 $2,848,609
1986 $7,445,128
1987 ($30,506,680)
1988 ($18,033,620)
1989 ($10,180,760)
1990 ($12,205,850)
1991 $2,790,486
1992 $14,949,900
1993 $27,955,140
1994 $34,648,880
1995 $117,700,000
1996 $80,900,000
1997 $135,100,000
1998 $444,300,000
1999 $59,000,000
2000 $23,200,000
2001 $3,800,000
2002 $25,900,000
2003 $3,800,000
2004 $8,700,000
2005 $102,800,000
2006 $40,000,000
2007 $68,900,000
2008 $51,600,000
2009 $105,000,000
2010 $122,586,700
2011 $344,300,000
2012 $349,850,000
2013 $373,050,000
2014 $472,800,000
2015 $399,200,000
2016 $343,013,800
2017 $307,187,700
2018 $717,865,300
2019 $249,500,000
2020 $150,360,000

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Zimbabwe was 0.83 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 6.94 in 1998, while its lowest value was -0.45 in 1987.

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
1970 0.99
1971 1.00
1972 0.88
1973 0.92
1974 0.84
1975 0.66
1976 0.67
1977 -0.09
1978 0.06
1979 0.00
1980 0.02
1981 0.04
1982 -0.01
1983 -0.03
1984 -0.04
1985 0.05
1986 0.12
1987 -0.45
1988 -0.23
1989 -0.12
1990 -0.14
1991 0.03
1992 0.22
1993 0.43
1994 0.50
1995 1.66
1996 0.95
1997 1.58
1998 6.94
1999 0.86
2000 0.35
2001 0.06
2002 0.41
2003 0.07
2004 0.15
2005 1.79
2006 0.73
2007 1.30
2008 1.17
2009 1.09
2010 1.02
2011 2.44
2012 2.04
2013 1.95
2014 2.43
2015 2.00
2016 1.67
2017 1.75
2018 3.96
2019 1.29
2020 0.83

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments