Lebanon vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Lebanon
64,070 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1,766 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lebanon rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
36th

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

  • Lebanon
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 64,070 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,766 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 62,304 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 36.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Lebanon ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 348.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 46.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 302.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
1980s 141.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 61.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 80.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
1990s 38,882 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 189.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 38,693 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
2000s 257,603 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 933.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 256,670 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
2010s 272,399 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,562 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 270,837 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
2020s 82,819 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,805 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 81,014 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$), per square, Lebanon or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Lebanon, at 64,070 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,766 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
62,304 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Lebanon ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.