Lebanon vs Thailand: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Lebanon
1.5%
in 2024
Thailand
1.6%
in 2025
Lebanon rank
36th
Thailand rank
33rd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Lebanon
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 36th and Thailand ranks 33rd of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.5% | 2.0% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 2.5% | 0.5% | Thailand |
| 2020s | -0.7% | 2.6% | 3.3% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Lebanon or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Lebanon and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Thailand?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Lebanon and Thailand rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Lebanon ranks 36th and Thailand ranks 33rd 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.