Lebanon vs Thailand: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Lebanon
0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Thailand
0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lebanon rank
38th
Thailand rank
35th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Lebanon
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lebanon, a difference of 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 38th and Thailand ranks 35th of 191 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0199 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Thailand |
| 2020s | -0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0262 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0332 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Lebanon or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Lebanon and Thailand?
- 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Thailand?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Lebanon and Thailand rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Lebanon ranks 38th and Thailand ranks 35th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.