Lebanon vs Pacific island small states: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Lebanon
0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Pacific island small states
0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lebanon rank
38th
Pacific island small states rank
40th

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

  • Lebanon
  • Pacific island small states
-0.05-0.025-00.0250.05197119982025

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 Pacific island small states, a difference of 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 475.6 times Pacific island small states's.

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

Lebanon ranks 38th and Pacific island small states ranks 40th of 191 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 3 and Pacific island small states in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Pacific island small states
1990s 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0241 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2000s 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2010s 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2020s -0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Pacific island small states

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Lebanon or Pacific island small states?
Lebanon, at 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Lebanon and Pacific island small states?
0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Pacific island small states?
37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Lebanon and Pacific island small states rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Lebanon ranks 38th and Pacific island small states ranks 40th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.