< PreviousGlobal FDI lows face challenges, but regional trends highlight resilience and emerging opportunities, particularly in developing and vulnerable economies THE 2023 FDI SNAPSHOT ACROSS KEY REGIONS 42-53_CEOE_0214_Deep dive_in numbers_13387835.indd 4825/09/2024 19:00DEVELOPING COUNTRIES – PROGRESS IN SELECT SECTORS, BUT CHALLENGES PERSIST Number of international projects by sector and percentage change Name201520222023 Growth rate, 2015-2023 (%) Growth rate, 2022-2023 (%) Infrastructure a 7309451 022408 Renewable energy 37268765576-5 Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) 323630-6-17 Agrifood systems b 368305346-613 Health and education 227317337226 U N C T A D , T H E F IN A N C IA L T IM E S , F D I M A R K E T S A N D R E F IN IT IV 42-53_CEOE_0214_Deep dive_in numbers_13387835.indd 4925/09/2024 19:00Africa, -3% North Africa, -12% West Africa, -1% Central Africa, -17% East Africa, -3% Southern Africa, +22% 30405020100 AFRICA – REGIONAL DISCREPANCIES IN FDI FDI by region, billions of dollars, percent, 2022-2023 U N C T A D ,F D I/ M N E D ATA B A S E 2023 2022 53 13 13 11 6 9 54 15 13 12 7 7 42-53_CEOE_0214_Deep dive_in numbers_13387835.indd 5025/09/2024 19:00Least developed countries (LDCs) +17% Landlocked developing countries (LLDC), +3% Small island developing States (SIDS) +15% 3020100 U N C T A D ,F D I/ M N E D ATA B A S E 2023 2022 31 24 8 27 24 7 STRUCTURALLY WEAK, VULNERABLE ECONOMIES SEE GAINS FDI by region, billions of dollars, percent, 2022-2023 42-53_CEOE_0214_Deep dive_in numbers_13387835.indd 5125/09/2024 19:00DEVELOPING ASIA – MIXED FORTUNES ACROSS SUBREGIONS FDI by region, billions of dollars, percent, 2022-2023 U N C T A D ,F D I/ M N E D ATA B A S E 2023 2022 Developing Asia, -8% East Asia, -9% South-East Asia, +1% South Asia, -37% West Asia, -9% Central Asia, -27% 621 286 226 65 36 7 678 315 223 72 58 10 42-53_CEOE_0214_Deep dive_in numbers_13387835.indd 5225/09/2024 19:00LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN – MODEST DECLINE, BUT CARIBBEAN RESILIENT FDI by region, billions of dollars, percent, 2022-2023 U N C T A D ,F D I/ M N E D ATA B A S E 2023 2022 Latin America and the Caribbean -1% South America, -2% Central America, +1% Caribbean, +6% 150100500 193 143 47 4 196 146 46 4 42-53_CEOE_0214_Deep dive_in numbers_13387835.indd 5325/09/2024 19:00A closer look at the str ategies, play ers, risks, and re w a rds driving the r egion ’s FDI boom FDI IN THE MIDDLE EAS T 54-63_CEOE_0214_Deep dive_FDI in Mid-East_13387571.indd 5425/09/2024 19:0254-63_CEOE_0214_Deep dive_FDI in Mid-East_13387571.indd 5525/09/2024 19:0254-63_CEOE_0214_Deep dive_FDI in Mid-East_13387571.indd 5625/09/2024 19:0254-63_CEOE_0214_Deep dive_FDI in Mid-East_13387571.indd 5725/09/2024 19:02Next >