Lebanon vs Saint Lucia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Lebanon
7.1%
in 2024
Saint Lucia
7.3%
in 2025
Lebanon rank
28th
Saint Lucia rank
27th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Lebanon
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 7.3% against 7.1% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Lebanon ranks 28th and Saint Lucia ranks 27th of 198 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 4.6% | 4.6% | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 6.4% | 3.9% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 13.3% | 2.2% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 6.4% | 0.4% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 5.7% | 1.5% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Lebanon or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 7.3% against 7.1% in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Lebanon and Saint Lucia?
- 0.2%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Saint Lucia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Lebanon and Saint Lucia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Lebanon ranks 28th and Saint Lucia ranks 27th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.