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Figure 2: Country shares of FDI flows to Sub-Saharan Africa (1980-2010)
Source: UNCTAD (2012), author’s calculations.
In summary, Africa has seen a considerable rise in FDI inflows over the past few
decades. FDI inflows have increased from $400 million in 1980 to $60.2 billion in 2009,
rising by a factor of fifteen. Over the past 30 years, real GDP across the continent has
doubled, rising from about $505 billion in 1980 to $1,196 billion in 2009. This provides
some a priori evidence that there is a positive correlation between GDP growth and FDI
inflows.
Others, 33.3%
The Republic
of Congo, 4.3%
Sudan, 5.7%
South Africa,
13.0%
Angola, 25.2%
Nigeria, 18.5%
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