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

Libya
794.70 million BoP, current US$
in 2023
Somalia
765.00 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Libya rank
106th
Somalia rank
107th

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

  • Libya
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 794.70 million BoP, current US$ against 765.00 million BoP, current US$ in Somalia, a difference of 29.70 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 106th and Somalia ranks 107th 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 -173.61 million BoP, current US$ 3.41 million BoP, current US$ 177.02 million BoP, current US$ Somalia
1980s -250.10 million BoP, current US$ -4.17 million BoP, current US$ 245.93 million BoP, current US$ Somalia
1990s -18.87 million BoP, current US$ 1.10 million BoP, current US$ 19.97 million BoP, current US$ Somalia
2000s 1.39 billion BoP, current US$ 45.08 million BoP, current US$ 1.35 billion BoP, current US$ Libya
2010s 1.38 billion BoP, current US$ 144.83 million BoP, current US$ 1.23 billion BoP, current US$ Libya
2020s 699.90 million BoP, current US$ 637.83 million BoP, current US$ 62.07 million BoP, current US$ Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Libya or Somalia?
Libya, at 794.70 million BoP, current US$ against 765.00 million BoP, current US$ in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Libya and Somalia?
29.70 million BoP, current US$, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Somalia?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Libya and Somalia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Libya ranks 106th and Somalia ranks 107th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.