- COMESA Investment Report 2025: Investment trends and policy insights6.52 MB
The report analyses foreign direct investment (FDI) trends in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), a regional economic block of 21 countries.
It was prepared in close collaboration with the COMESA Secretariat in Lusaka, Zambia, and the COMESA Investment Agency based in Cairo, Egypt. The recommendations align with the COMESA Medium-Term Strategic Plan 2026–2030.
FDI surges, driven by renewable energy and mega-projects
Despite a global decline in FDI flows, inflows to COMESA rose by 154% to a record $65 billion in 2024. European and North American investors hold the largest share of FDI stock in COMESA, led by the Netherlands and the United States.
The surge was largely supported by Egypt’s Ras El-Hekma mega-project. But even without the project, FDI inflows would still have grown 16%, confirming a region-wide improvement in investor sentiment.
COMESA’s share in global FDI doubled, rising from 2% to 4%, while its share in developing-economy inflows increased from 3% to 7%.
Report by the United Nations Conference on Trade & Development
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