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

Lebanon
0.0709 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Upper middle income
0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lebanon rank
30th
Upper middle income rank
27th

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

  • Lebanon
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 0.0709 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0621 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 8.0 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Lebanon ranks 30th and Upper middle income ranks 27th of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Upper middle income
1990s 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2000s 0.1106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0294 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0812 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2010s 0.0603 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2020s 0.0411 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Lebanon or Upper middle income?
Lebanon, at 0.0709 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Lebanon and Upper middle income?
0.0621 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Upper middle income?
37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Lebanon and Upper middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Lebanon ranks 30th and Upper middle income ranks 27th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.