Gabon vs Libya: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Gabon
-14.9 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2019
Libya
-7.66 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Gabon rank
173rd
Libya rank
170th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Gabon
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports -7.66 BoP, current US$ per person against -14.9 BoP, current US$ per person in Gabon, a difference of 7.24 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Libya ahead.
Gabon ranks 173rd and Libya ranks 170th of 192 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 4 and Libya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.3 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.61 BoP, current US$ per person | Gabon |
| 1980s | 7.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2117 BoP, current US$ per person | Gabon |
| 1990s | 85.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.72 BoP, current US$ per person | 75.37 BoP, current US$ per person | Gabon |
| 2000s | 35.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 195.99 BoP, current US$ per person | 160.4 BoP, current US$ per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 104.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 103.04 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9974 BoP, current US$ per person | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Gabon or Libya?
- Libya, at -7.66 BoP, current US$ per person against -14.9 BoP, current US$ per person in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Gabon and Libya?
- 7.24 BoP, current US$ per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Libya?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2019.
- How do Gabon and Libya rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Gabon ranks 173rd and Libya ranks 170th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.