Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Lebanon: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lebanon
0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
38th
Lebanon rank
38th

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

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Lebanon
-0.05-0.025-00.0250.05197119982025

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 0.0144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 24.6 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Lebanon ahead.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 38th and Lebanon ranks 38th of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) averaged higher in 1 and Lebanon in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Lebanon Difference Ahead
1980s 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
1990s -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2000s 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2010s 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2020s 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Lebanon?
Lebanon, at 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Lebanon?
0.0144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Lebanon?
37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Lebanon rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 38th and Lebanon ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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