Libya vs Nicaragua: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Libya
65.58 % change on previous year
in 2024
Nicaragua
75.3 % change on previous year
in 2024
Libya rank
53rd
Nicaragua rank
50th

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

  • Libya
  • Nicaragua
-2500250500750197319982024

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 75.3 % change on previous year against 65.58 % change on previous year in Libya, a difference of 9.72 % change on previous year.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 53rd and Nicaragua ranks 50th of 180 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Nicaragua Difference Ahead
2000s 233.07 % change on previous year -85.86 % change on previous year 318.93 % change on previous year Libya
2010s 33.89 % change on previous year 21.02 % change on previous year 12.88 % change on previous year Libya
2020s -36.63 % change on previous year 25.94 % change on previous year 62.57 % change on previous year Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Libya or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 75.3 % change on previous year against 65.58 % change on previous year in Libya as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Libya and Nicaragua?
9.72 % change on previous year, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Nicaragua?
17 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
How do Libya and Nicaragua rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Libya ranks 53rd and Nicaragua ranks 50th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.