Portfolio equity, net inflows
Net purchases of local shares by foreign investors that do not give them control (below 10 per cent of a company), in US dollars.
Shows whether foreign money is moving into or out of listed markets, a quick read on sentiment.
Volatile year to year and often negative. Small markets report little or nothing.
Portfolio equity: highest in Mauritius, lowest in South Africa
Portfolio equity, net inflows, US$. Latest year available, mostly 2025. 15 of 16 countries have data.
Ranked: portfolio equityiWhy it mattersShows whether foreign money is moving into or out of listed markets, a quick read on sentiment.
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Portfolio equity, net inflows against income per person
Each bubble is a SADC country, sized by population. Dashed lines mark the SADC medians. Countries far from the pattern are worth a closer look.
Table
The same figures as the map, for screen readers and copying.| Rank | Country | Value | Year | Five-year change | Grade | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritius | $3.2bn | 2024 | up 653% since 2019 | A | |
| 2 | Seychelles | $12.9m | 2025 | up 135% since 2020 | A | |
| 3 | Tanzania | $5.5m | 2024 | little changed since 2019 | A | |
| 4 | DRC | $5.0m | 2025 | up 190% since 2020 | A | |
| 5 | Botswana | $3.7m | 2025 | down 58% since 2020 | A | |
| 6 | Namibia | $3.3m | 2024 | down 65% since 2019 | A | |
| 7 | Mozambique | $3.0m | 2020 | up 10914% since 2009 | B | |
| 8 | Madagascar | $337k | 2017 | up 6350% since 2011 | B | |
| 9 | Lesotho | $200k | 2025 | little changed since 2020 | A | |
| 10 | Malawi | $30,000.0 | 2024 | down 94% since 2015 | A | |
| 11 | Comoros | $0.0 | 1995 | little changed since 1990 | B | |
| 12 | Eswatini | -$13,880.7 | 2024 | down 100% since 2010 | A | |
| 13 | Zimbabwe | -$22.6m | 2024 | up 58% since 2019 | A | |
| 14 | Zambia | -$28.3m | 2025 | down 1071% since 2020 | A | |
| 15 | South Africa | -$1.2bn | 2025 | up 77% since 2020 | A | |
| – | Angola | No recent data | ||||