Lebanon vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Lebanon
64,070 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1,445 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lebanon rank
38th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
41st

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

  • Lebanon
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 64,070 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,445 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 62,625 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 44.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Lebanon ranks 38th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 41st of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1970s 348.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 49.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 299.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
1980s 141.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 98.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 43.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
1990s 38,882 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 289.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 38,593 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
2000s 257,603 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,121 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 255,482 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
2010s 272,399 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,749 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 270,650 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
2020s 82,819 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,398 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 81,421 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$), per square, Lebanon or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Lebanon, at 64,070 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,445 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Lebanon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
62,625 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Lebanon ranks 38th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 41st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.