Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Lebanon
Lebanon: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Lebanon, 1988–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Lebanon stood at 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is up 315.7% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Lebanon peaked at 0.0421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013 and was at its lowest, -0.0579 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places Lebanon 38th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1989 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.1% |
| 1990 | -0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -325.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -115.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +248.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +107.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +169.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -94.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +64.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -73.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +452.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +245.3% |
| 2000 | 0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -97.2% |
| 2002 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -95.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0304 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +277346.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0391 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0342 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0339 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0318 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -60.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0235 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +85.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0234 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +80.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0258 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0132 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -48.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -53.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -86.1% |
| 2021 | -0.0579 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6447.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -105.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +315.7% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 7.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 8.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +277346.9% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0304 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2021 | -6447.8% | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0579 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0579 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 35 Thailand 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Liberia 0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Qatar 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Honduras 0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 United States 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Slovenia 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Lebanon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.87 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -0 Percent per annum (2022)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.42 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -22.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.03 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0255 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Lebanon?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Lebanon was 0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0579 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Lebanon rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Lebanon ranks 38th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.