Lebanon vs United States of America: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Lebanon
0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
United States of America
0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lebanon rank
38th
United States of America rank
40th

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

  • Lebanon
  • United States of America
-0.05-0.025-00.0250.05197019972025

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in United States of America, a difference of 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was United States of America ahead.

Lebanon ranks 38th and United States of America ranks 40th of 191 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP United States of America
1990s 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP United States of America
2000s 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2010s 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2020s -0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0132 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Lebanon or United States of America?
Lebanon, at 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Lebanon and United States of America?
0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and United States of America?
37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Lebanon and United States of America rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Lebanon ranks 38th and United States of America ranks 40th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.