{"id":56362,"date":"2025-06-24T11:37:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T11:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/africa-foreign-investment-hit-record-high-in-2024-unctad"},"modified":"2025-06-24T11:37:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T11:37:00","slug":"africa-foreign-investment-hit-record-high-in-2024-unctad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/africa-foreign-investment-hit-record-high-in-2024-unctad","title":{"rendered":"Africa: Foreign investment hit record high in 2024 \u2013 UNCTAD"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>The latest World Investment Report<\/b> from UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) highlights a significant rebound in foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Africa.<\/p>\n

In 2024, foreign investment in the continent shot up by 75% to reach $97 billion, representing 6% of global FDI, compared to a 4% share the year before.<\/p>\n

The surge was largely driven by an international project finance deal for urban development in Egypt. Net of this increase, FDI in Africa still rose 12% to about $62 billion, comprising 4% of global inflows.<\/p>\n

Investment facilitation efforts continued to feature prominently in Africa, accounting for 36% of policy measures favourable to investors.<\/p>\n

Liberalization also remained a key component of investment policymaking in Africa and Asia, making up one fifth of measures adopted in 2024.<\/p>\n

The report shows that European investors hold the largest FDI stock in Africa, followed by the United States and China.<\/p>\n

Investment from China, valued at $42 billion, is diversifying into sectors like pharmaceuticals and food processing.<\/p>\n

One third of projects linked to the Belt and Road Initiative, a global development initiative championed by the country, now focus on social infrastructure and renewable energy.<\/p>\n

Foreign investment growth across Africa<\/b><\/p>\n

In 2024, foreign investment went up across most African subregions, with North Africa leading the way.<\/p>\n

Besides Egypt\u2019s strong performance, FDI in Tunisia increased by 21% to $936 million and that of Morocco grew by 55% to $1.6 billion.<\/p>\n

Across the continent, international project finance (IPF)<\/b> deals rose 15% in value, fueled by large energy and transport infrastructure projects. In Egypt, IPF commitments more than doubled.<\/p>\n

Project numbers, however, fell by 3%. Renewable energy was the only sector with notable growth, featuring seven major deals worth about $17 billion, including mainly offshore power cables and wind and solar plants in Egypt.<\/p>\n

Other renewable energy projects occurred in Morocco, Namibia and Tunisia.<\/p>\n

By contrast, greenfield investments<\/b> declined in Africa, with announcements dropping 5% and value down 37% to $113 billion, compared with $178 billion in 2023.<\/p>\n

Most countries saw fewer greenfield projects, except North Africa, where greenfield investments rose 12% to $76 billion, making up two thirds of the continent\u2019s project capital expenditures.<\/p>\n

Sector-wise, construction and metal products sectors saw the biggest increases in greenfield investment, while electricity and gas supply projects fell by $51 billion in value.<\/p>\n

Cross-border mergers and acquisitions,<\/b> typically around 15% of Africa\u2019s FDI, turned negative.<\/p>\n

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