Lebanon vs Nicaragua: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Lebanon
0.0709 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lebanon rank
30th
Nicaragua rank
31st

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

  • Lebanon
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 0.0709 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Lebanon ranks 30th and Nicaragua ranks 31st of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1990s 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2000s 0.1106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0458 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0647 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2010s 0.0603 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0733 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2020s 0.0411 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0692 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Lebanon or Nicaragua?
Lebanon, at 0.0709 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Lebanon and Nicaragua?
0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Nicaragua?
37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Lebanon and Nicaragua rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Lebanon ranks 30th and Nicaragua ranks 31st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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