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

Libya
794.70 million BoP, current US$
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic
804.16 million BoP, current US$
in 2011
Libya rank
106th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
105th

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

  • Libya
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 804.16 million BoP, current US$ against 794.70 million BoP, current US$ in Libya, a difference of 9.46 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 106th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 105th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Syrian Arab Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1970s -173.61 million BoP, current US$ 20,000 BoP, current US$ 173.63 million BoP, current US$ Syrian Arab Republic
1980s -250.10 million BoP, current US$ 11.41 million BoP, current US$ 261.51 million BoP, current US$ Syrian Arab Republic
1990s -18.87 million BoP, current US$ 112.50 million BoP, current US$ 131.37 million BoP, current US$ Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 1.39 billion BoP, current US$ 736.61 million BoP, current US$ 656.02 million BoP, current US$ Libya
2010s 1.69 billion BoP, current US$ 1.14 billion BoP, current US$ 557.57 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$), gaps filled, Libya or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 804.16 million BoP, current US$ against 794.70 million BoP, current US$ in Libya as of 2011.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Libya and Syrian Arab Republic?
9.46 million BoP, current US$, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Syrian Arab Republic?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Libya and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Libya ranks 106th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 105th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.