Lebanon vs Lower middle income: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Lebanon
437.64 % change on previous year
in 2024
Lower middle income
26.18 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lebanon rank
5th
Lower middle income rank
6th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time

  • Lebanon
  • Lower middle income
-400-2000200400600197319992025

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 437.64 % change on previous year against 26.18 % change on previous year in Lower middle income, a difference of 411.46 % change on previous year.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 16.7 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Lebanon ranks 5th and Lower middle income ranks 6th of 180 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 2 and Lower middle income in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1980s -4.19 % change on previous year 107.85 % change on previous year 112.05 % change on previous year Lower middle income
1990s 121.3 % change on previous year 17.01 % change on previous year 104.3 % change on previous year Lebanon
2000s -12.84 % change on previous year 51.18 % change on previous year 64.02 % change on previous year Lower middle income
2010s 3.84 % change on previous year 5.63 % change on previous year 1.79 % change on previous year Lower middle income
2020s 115.24 % change on previous year 12.33 % change on previous year 102.91 % change on previous year Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Lebanon or Lower middle income?
Lebanon, at 437.64 % change on previous year against 26.18 % change on previous year in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Lebanon and Lower middle income?
411.46 % change on previous year, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Lower middle income?
40 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Lebanon and Lower middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Lebanon ranks 5th and Lower middle income ranks 6th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 8,350 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.