Africa Eastern and Southern vs Lebanon: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Africa Eastern and Southern
1,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lebanon
64,070 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
39th
Lebanon rank
38th

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

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Lebanon
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 64,070 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 62,527 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 41.5 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 39th and Lebanon ranks 38th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Lebanon Difference Ahead
1970s 25.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 348.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 323.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
1980s 34.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 141.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 106.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
1990s 205.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 38,882 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 38,677 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
2000s 928.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 257,603 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 256,675 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
2010s 1,316 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 272,399 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 271,083 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
2020s 1,878 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 82,819 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 80,941 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Africa Eastern and Southern or Lebanon?
Lebanon, at 64,070 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Africa Eastern and Southern and Lebanon?
62,527 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Lebanon?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Lebanon rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 39th and Lebanon ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.