Libya vs Somalia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Libya
13.21 % change on previous year
in 2023
Somalia
13.08 % change on previous year
in 2024
Libya rank
85th
Somalia rank
86th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time

  • Libya
  • Somalia
-1.0k-50005001.0k197119972024

How they compare

Libya currently reports 13.21 % change on previous year against 13.08 % change on previous year in Somalia, a difference of 0.13 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Somalia ahead.

Libya ranks 85th and Somalia ranks 86th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s -40.23 % change on previous year 1.5 % change on previous year 41.72 % change on previous year Somalia
1980s 98.99 % change on previous year -147.19 % change on previous year 246.18 % change on previous year Libya
1990s -41.18 % change on previous year -7.61 % change on previous year 33.58 % change on previous year Somalia
2000s 71.09 % change on previous year 6.12 % change on previous year 64.96 % change on previous year Libya
2010s -10.31 % change on previous year 72.04 % change on previous year 82.35 % change on previous year Somalia
2020s 14.81 % change on previous year 6.1 % change on previous year 8.72 % change on previous year Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Libya or Somalia?
Libya, at 13.21 % change on previous year against 13.08 % change on previous year in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Libya and Somalia?
0.13 % change on previous year, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Somalia?
39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Libya and Somalia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Libya ranks 85th and Somalia ranks 86th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 11,445 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

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.