Lebanon vs Romania: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Lebanon
7,104 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Romania
7,947 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lebanon rank
59th
Romania rank
56th

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

  • Lebanon
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 7,947 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 7,104 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Lebanon, a difference of 843 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lebanon ahead.

Lebanon ranks 59th and Romania ranks 56th of 188 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Romania Difference Ahead
1980s 550.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 550.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
1990s 4,093 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,079 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
2000s 59,928 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 835.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 59,092 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
2010s 94,062 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,779 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 91,283 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
2020s -28,618 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,020 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 34,638 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Lebanon or Romania?
Romania, at 7,947 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 7,104 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Lebanon as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Lebanon and Romania?
843 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Romania?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Romania rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Lebanon ranks 59th and Romania ranks 56th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.