Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Lebanon
Lebanon: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.2593 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Lebanon, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Lebanon is 0.2593 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 535.2% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Lebanon peaked at 0.5096 million USD per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre, in 1991.
Lebanon ranks 19th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | -76.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0062 million USD per square kilometre | +799.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | -68.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0053 million USD per square kilometre | +178.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0072 million USD per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0145 million USD per square kilometre | +102.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2794 million USD per square kilometre | +1821.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1683 million USD per square kilometre | -39.8% |
| 1999 | 0.128 million USD per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1507 million USD per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2239 million USD per square kilometre | +48.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1941 million USD per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4052 million USD per square kilometre | +108.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3501 million USD per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4732 million USD per square kilometre | +35.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4422 million USD per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4623 million USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5096 million USD per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5056 million USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4257 million USD per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3498 million USD per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3227 million USD per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2691 million USD per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2892 million USD per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2111 million USD per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2489 million USD per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2379 million USD per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2376 million USD per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1675 million USD per square kilometre | -29.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1394 million USD per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0498 million USD per square kilometre | -64.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0408 million USD per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2593 million USD per square kilometre | +535.2% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.2593 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre, 106.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.2593 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre, 54.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +1821.4% | 0.0145 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2794 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +799.0% | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0062 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +535.2% | 0.0408 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2593 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0614 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2794 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3717 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1507 million USD per square kilometre | 0.5096 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2759 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1675 million USD per square kilometre | 0.4257 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1223 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0408 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2593 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 16 Mauritius 0.3771 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 17 Cyprus 0.3308 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 18 Switzerland 0.3075 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 20 Saint Lucia 0.2567 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 21 Denmark 0.1971 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 22 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.181 million USD per square kilometre 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Lebanon?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Lebanon was 0.2593 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5096 million USD per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Lebanon rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Lebanon ranks 19th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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.
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Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.