Libya vs Tunisia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Libya
-93.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Tunisia
-80.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Libya rank
159th
Tunisia rank
158th

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

  • Libya
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports -80.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -93.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Libya, a difference of 13.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Tunisia ahead.

Libya ranks 159th and Tunisia ranks 158th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 5 and Tunisia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Tunisia Difference Ahead
1970s 9.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -2.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Libya
1980s 16.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Libya
1990s 29.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 24.08 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Libya
2000s 686.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 150.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 536.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Libya
2010s 371.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 323.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 48.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Libya
2020s 67.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 109.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Libya or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at -80.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -93.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Libya and Tunisia?
13.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Tunisia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Libya and Tunisia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Libya ranks 159th and Tunisia ranks 158th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.