Barbados vs Libya: Total FDI outflows — Value US$

Barbados
8 million USD
in 2023
Libya
6 million USD
in 2013
Barbados rank
129th
Libya rank
132nd

Total FDI outflows — Value US$ over time

  • Barbados
  • Libya
02.0k4.0k6.0k199020062023

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 8 million USD against 6 million USD in Libya, a difference of 2 million USD.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.3 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Libya ahead.

Barbados ranks 129th and Libya ranks 132nd of 182 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Libya Difference Ahead
1990s 1.75 million USD 58.91 million USD 57.16 million USD Libya
2000s 53.61 million USD 1,209 million USD 1,155 million USD Libya
2010s 141.29 million USD 1,746 million USD 1,604 million USD Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, Barbados or Libya?
Barbados, at 8 million USD against 6 million USD in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$ between Barbados and Libya?
2 million USD, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Libya?
23 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2013.
How do Barbados and Libya rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$?
Barbados ranks 129th and Libya ranks 132nd of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total FDI outflows — Value US$
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
214 places, 6,077 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.