metadata
license: gpl
language:
- en
tags:
- finance
- Africa
- FDI
size_categories:
- 1K<n<10K
Africa Foreign Direct Investment, Net Inflows (Current US$) Dataset
Overview
This dataset contains foreign direct investment, net inflows (current us$) data for African countries from the World Bank.
Data Details
- Indicator Code: BX.KLT.DINV.CD.WD
- Description: Foreign Direct Investment, Net Inflows (Current US$)
- Geographic Coverage: 54 African countries
- Time Period: 1970-2024
- Data Points: 2,756 observations
- Coverage: 78.52% of possible country-year combinations
File Formats
Main Dataset (bx_klt_dinv_cd_wd_africa.csv)
- Rows: 54 countries
- Columns: 65 years (1960-2024)
- Structure: Countries as rows, years as columns
- Missing Value Treatment: Interpolation → Forward Fill → Backward Fill
- Use Case: Cross-sectional analysis, heatmaps, correlation analysis
Data Quality
Coverage Statistics
- Total Observations: 2,756
- Coverage Rate: 78.52%
- Earliest Data: 1970
- Latest Data: 2024
Countries with No Data
0 countries have no observations: None
Usage Examples
Python
import pandas as pd
# Load main dataset
df = pd.read_csv('bx_klt_dinv_cd_wd_africa.csv', index_col=[0, 1])
R
# Load main dataset
df <- read.csv('bx_klt_dinv_cd_wd_africa.csv', row.names=c(1,2))
Source
World Bank Open Data - Foreign Direct Investment, Net Inflows (Current US$)
- Original File: API_BX.KLT.DINV.CD.WD_DS2_en_excel_v2_37552.xls
- Processed: 2025-08-18
License
This dataset is derived from World Bank Open Data and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.