Least developed countries vs Lebanon: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Least developed countries
0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lebanon
0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Least developed countries rank
39th
Lebanon rank
38th

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

  • Least developed countries
  • Lebanon
-0.05-0.025-00.0250.05197119982025

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Least developed countries, a difference of 0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 89.6 times Least developed countries's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Lebanon ahead.

Least developed countries ranks 39th and Lebanon ranks 38th of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Least developed countries averaged higher in 1 and Lebanon in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries Lebanon Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
1990s -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2000s 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2010s 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2020s 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Least developed countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Least developed countries or Lebanon?
Lebanon, at 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Least developed countries as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Least developed countries and Lebanon?
0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Lebanon?
37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Least developed countries and Lebanon rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Least developed countries ranks 39th and Lebanon ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.