Italy vs Libya: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

Italy
882.91 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Libya
794.70 million BoP, current US$
in 2023
Italy rank
103rd
Libya rank
106th

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

  • Italy
  • Libya
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 882.91 million BoP, current US$ against 794.70 million BoP, current US$ in Libya, a difference of 88.22 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 103rd and Libya ranks 106th of 202 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Libya Difference Ahead
1970s 589.07 million BoP, current US$ -173.61 million BoP, current US$ 762.69 million BoP, current US$ Italy
1980s 1.89 billion BoP, current US$ -250.10 million BoP, current US$ 2.14 billion BoP, current US$ Italy
1990s 3.96 billion BoP, current US$ -18.87 million BoP, current US$ 3.98 billion BoP, current US$ Italy
2000s 25.18 billion BoP, current US$ 1.39 billion BoP, current US$ 23.79 billion BoP, current US$ Italy
2010s 15.99 billion BoP, current US$ 1.38 billion BoP, current US$ 14.61 billion BoP, current US$ Italy
2020s 43.39 billion BoP, current US$ 699.90 million BoP, current US$ 42.69 billion BoP, current US$ Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Italy or Libya?
Italy, at 882.91 million BoP, current US$ against 794.70 million BoP, current US$ in Libya as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Italy and Libya?
88.22 million BoP, current US$, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Libya?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Italy and Libya rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Italy ranks 103rd and Libya ranks 106th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. 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$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,316 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.