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

Lebanon
0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Low income
0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lebanon rank
38th
Low income rank
41st

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

  • Lebanon
  • Low income
-0.05-0.025-00.0250.05197419992025

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income, a difference of 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 2,478.3 times Low income's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Low income ahead.

Lebanon ranks 38th and Low income ranks 41st of 191 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 4 and Low income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Low income Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
1990s 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2000s 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0235 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2010s 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2020s -0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Low income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Lebanon or Low income?
Lebanon, at 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Lebanon and Low income?
0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Low income?
37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Lebanon and Low income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Lebanon ranks 38th and Low income ranks 41st of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.