Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled was 294.16 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Lebanon, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 294.16 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in 2023.
The figure is up 460.9% on the previous year and down 85.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Lebanon peaked at 2,044 million USD in 2013 and was at its lowest, -1,136 million USD, in 2021.
Lebanon ranks 69th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -73.43 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 17.05 million USD | -123.2% |
| 1992 | 58.75 million USD | +244.6% |
| 1993 | 128.26 million USD | +118.3% |
| 1994 | 381.28 million USD | +197.3% |
| 1995 | 22.64 million USD | -94.1% |
| 1996 | 38.58 million USD | +70.4% |
| 1997 | 9.93 million USD | -74.3% |
| 1998 | 57.42 million USD | +478.2% |
| 1999 | 197.83 million USD | +244.6% |
| 2000 | 214.07 million USD | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 6.11 million USD | -97.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3061 million USD | -95.0% |
| 2003 | 885.59 million USD | +289196.2% |
| 2004 | 1,193 million USD | +34.7% |
| 2005 | 1,043 million USD | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 1,264 million USD | +21.2% |
| 2007 | 1,188 million USD | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 1,285 million USD | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 1,330 million USD | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 571.72 million USD | -57.0% |
| 2011 | 1,068 million USD | +86.9% |
| 2012 | 1,093 million USD | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 2,044 million USD | +87.0% |
| 2014 | 1,282 million USD | -37.3% |
| 2015 | 660.21 million USD | -48.5% |
| 2016 | 996.06 million USD | +50.9% |
| 2017 | 1,271 million USD | +27.6% |
| 2018 | 577.15 million USD | -54.6% |
| 2019 | 310.06 million USD | -46.3% |
| 2020 | 25.66 million USD | -91.7% |
| 2021 | -1,136 million USD | -4527.3% |
| 2022 | 52.45 million USD | -104.6% |
| 2023 | 294.16 million USD | +460.9% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 294.16 million USD is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.32 million USD, 10.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 294.16 million USD is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 179.19 million USD, 1.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +289196.2% | 0.3061 million USD | 885.59 million USD |
| 2021 | -4527.3% | 25.66 million USD | -1,136 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.83 million USD | -73.43 million USD | 381.28 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 840.78 million USD | 0.3061 million USD | 1,330 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 987.36 million USD | 310.06 million USD | 2,044 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | -190.96 million USD | -1,136 million USD | 294.16 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More economy & growth data for Lebanon
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -0 Percent per annum (2022)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ 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 outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Lebanon?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Lebanon was 294.16 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 2,044 million USD in 2013.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,136 million USD in 2021.
- How does Lebanon rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
- Lebanon ranks 69th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.6%. 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 outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.