IDA total vs Liberia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
IDA total
0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Liberia
0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
IDA total rank
33rd
Liberia rank
36th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- IDA total
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in IDA total, a difference of 0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Liberia's figure about 17.1 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was IDA total ahead.
IDA total ranks 33rd and Liberia ranks 36th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | IDA total |
| 1980s | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0977 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0971 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Liberia |
| 1990s | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2461 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2456 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Liberia |
| 2000s | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2494 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2486 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Liberia |
| 2010s | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1387 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1367 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Liberia |
| 2020s | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, IDA total or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in IDA total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between IDA total and Liberia?
- 0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Liberia?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do IDA total and Liberia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- IDA total ranks 33rd and Liberia ranks 36th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.