SPEECH ON TICAD 8
Koji YONETANI
Director-General, Ambassador, African Affairs Department,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Area: 30,370,000 ㎢ (22%of the earth’s land area)

 Population : 1.34billion(17% of the worldpopulation) The average economic
growth 2001-2018: 5%
 Rich in natural resources
and big new market

Business chance forJapanese companies

Economic Scale and Foreign Direct Investment Flow to Africa
 Economic scale of some African countries is almost reaching that of countries in South East Asia.
 While Europe, USA and China contribute to the significant volume of direct investment to Africa, Japan is left behind.
Economic Scale of Africa and South East Asia（GDP）
GDP per Capita

01～910000

10～299000

6000
5000

Thai 543.5 billion

MoreSouth Africa 351.4 billion

than100

4000 Algeria

Cote Morocco
Egypt
D'ivoreKenya
Tanzania

GambiaCape Verde448.1 billion

0Population(100,000,000) -1000 -100,000,000

200,000,000

300,000,000

Libya
1Egypt531000Foreign Direct Investment to Africa in 2019（Stock）（Billion USD）

CountryDirect
Investment（Stock）

800600Netherlands

67 Mauritius

37400

France66 South Africa

33200U.K.

65 Italy

310China

44 Singapore

20

U.S.A

43 Switzerland

15

UNCTAD World Investment Report 2021

SierraLeone
2Mali

Burkina
Faso

4Chana56

Liberia5

ChadSudan
3

Cameroon Central Africa
12SouthSudan
2

Niger
1

Cote
D’Ivoire

15

World Bank Database, 2020

DirectInvestment（Stock）

Guinea8

GuineaBissauNigeria
Ethiopia

Mauritania
1

Senegal16

Philippines1000 Cambodia

Country＊Africa Total：910（As of Oct. 1. 2019）

50～99

7000

2000

Algeria21

Morocco
70

30～49

8000

3000

Tunisia
22

Benin

2

Nigeria47

Togo
1
Equatorial
Guinea1TomeChanges in the No. of Japanese Sao
Principecompanies in Africa
910
796 858738
657 687584
520 562 560

Eritrea
Djibouti
2
Ethiopia
11

Somalia

Uganda Kenya
25
Central87
Rwanda
Congo
D.R.
27
Gabon
1
Congo
1
Burundi4
Tanzania
137

Seychelles

ComoroAngola10

Namibia
7

Malawi
7
Zambia14
Mozambique
Zimbabwe
Madagas32
2
car
13
Botswana
6SouthAfrica
272

FDI to Africa from Japan (Stock) is approximately 6.1 (Billion USD)

Mauritius
3

Eswatini
4
LesothoResource: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, JAPANAGENDA 2063 LINKAGES WITH THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Agenda 2063
Goals

SDGs
Corresponding
SDGs

１

A high standard of living, quality of life and well-being for all citizens.

1, 2, 8, 11２

Well educated citizens and skills revolution underpinned by science, technology andinnovation.

4

３

Healthy and well-nourished citizens.

3４

Transformed economies.

8,9５

Modern agriculture for increased productivity andproduction.

2

６

Blue/ocean economy for accelerated economic growth.

14７

Environmentally sustainable and climate resilient
economies and communities.

6,7,13,15

8World class infrastructure criss-crosses Africa.

99

Democratic values, practices, universal principles of human rights, justice and therule of law entrenched.

1610

Capable institutions and transformative leadership in place.

1611

Peace, security and stability is preserved.

1612

Full gender equality in all spheres of life.

513

Engaged and empowered youth and children.

4,514

Africa as a major partner in global affairs and peaceful co-existence

1715

Africa takes full responsibility for financing her development Goals.

10,17

17 Goals

African Union: Linking Agenda2063 and the SDGs