Estonia vs Libya: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Estonia
-0.1%
in 2025
Libya
-0.1%
in 2024
Estonia rank
164th
Libya rank
167th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Estonia
- Libya
How they compare
Estonia currently reports -0.1% against -0.1% in Libya, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 164th and Libya ranks 167th of 189 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.8% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 1.7% | 3.5% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 0.2% | 3.8% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Estonia or Libya?
- Estonia, at -0.1% against -0.1% in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Estonia and Libya?
- 0.0%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Libya?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Libya rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Estonia ranks 164th and Libya ranks 167th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.