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

Lebanon
0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Liberia
0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lebanon rank
38th
Liberia rank
36th

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

  • Lebanon
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lebanon, a difference of 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Liberia ahead.

Lebanon ranks 38th and Liberia ranks 36th of 191 countries.

Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Liberia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1384 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1362 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Liberia
1990s 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2461 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2428 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Liberia
2000s 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2494 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Liberia
2010s 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1387 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1183 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Liberia
2020s -0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0234 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$), per unit, Lebanon or Liberia?
Liberia, at 0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lebanon as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Lebanon and Liberia?
0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Liberia?
37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Lebanon and Liberia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Lebanon ranks 38th and Liberia ranks 36th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.