Hailemariam G. (Ph.D)Abdi Derese2023-12-122023-12-122023-06-03http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/729This research undertaking attempted to identify host country characteristics that determine Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow to Ethiopia by analyzing time series data that covered three decades (1992-2021). Data was obtained from World Bank’s World Development Indicators. The theoretical and empirical review was conducted and market size, macroeconomic stability, human capital, level of infrastructure, trade openness, and financial health were identified as factors that are most associated with FDI inflow to Ethiopia and developing nations. An autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model analyses was conducted on these variables to identify their impact on Ethiopia’s FDI inflow. The analyses results indicated that FDI inflow to Ethiopia is positively and significantly impacted by level of infrastructure, human capital development, and higher level of external debt (lower level of financial health). The result also indicated that high level of inflation rate (measure of the country’s macroeconomic stability) significantly and negatively affects FDI inflow into the country. Based on these findings of the study, relevant policy measures have been recommended.enFDI, FDI Determinants, Time Series, Autoregressive Distributed LagThesis