Ecuador vs Lebanon: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Ecuador
191.26 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lebanon
181.11 % change on previous year
in 2024
Ecuador rank
11th
Lebanon rank
12th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Ecuador
- Lebanon
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 191.26 % change on previous year against 181.11 % change on previous year in Lebanon, a difference of 10.15 % change on previous year.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Lebanon ahead.
Ecuador ranks 11th and Lebanon ranks 12th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Lebanon in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.07 % change on previous year | 48.48 % change on previous year | 11.41 % change on previous year | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 12.57 % change on previous year | 163.89 % change on previous year | 151.32 % change on previous year | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 22.15 % change on previous year | 62.43 % change on previous year | 40.29 % change on previous year | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 23.23 % change on previous year | 21.32 % change on previous year | 1.91 % change on previous year | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 36.78 % change on previous year | -7.56 % change on previous year | 44.34 % change on previous year | Ecuador |
| 2020s | -9.08 % change on previous year | 23 % change on previous year | 32.07 % change on previous year | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Ecuador or Lebanon?
- Ecuador, at 191.26 % change on previous year against 181.11 % change on previous year in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Ecuador and Lebanon?
- 10.15 % change on previous year, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Lebanon?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Lebanon rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Ecuador ranks 11th and Lebanon ranks 12th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.