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FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Lebanon

FDI inflows (% of GDP) in Lebanon in 2024 — 7.09%. Ranked 32 in the world out of 192. Since 1988, the indicator has risen by 7.1 pp.

2024 7.09% +3.83 pp vs 2023
World rank 32of 192
Period maximum 14.88%2008
Period minimum -0.01%1988

Trend over time

1988–2024 · % of GDP

FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Lebanon, 1988–2024-505101519881992199620002004200820122016202020241988: -0.01%1989: 0.06%1990: 0.23%1991: 0.03%1992: 0.32%1993: 0.09%1994: 0.24%1995: 0.3%1996: 0.58%1997: 11.42%1998: 6.58%1999: 5.01%2000: 5.76%2001: 8.24%2002: 6.98%2003: 14.24%2004: 8.97%2005: 12.2%2006: 12.14%2007: 13.6%2008: 14.88%2009: 13.57%2010: 11.13%2011: 7.86%2012: 7.07%2013: 5.68%2014: 5.95%2015: 4.32%2016: 5.02%2017: 4.76%2018: 4.84%2019: 3.69%2020: 5.07%2021: 2.59%2022: 2.51%2023: 3.26%2024: 7.09%
Change over the period: +7.1 pp Annual average: 0.2 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lebanon

Lebanon 7.09%
World 1.36%
Middle East & North Africa 3.82%
Western Asia computed 1.2%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.8%
FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 7.09 +3.83 pp
2023 3.26 +0.75 pp
2022 2.51 −0.08 pp
2021 2.59 −2.47 pp
2020 5.07 +1.37 pp
2019 3.69 −1.15 pp
2018 4.84 +0.08 pp
2017 4.76 −0.26 pp
2016 5.02 +0.7 pp
2015 4.32 −1.63 pp
2014 5.95 +0.28 pp
2013 5.68 −1.39 pp
2012 7.07 −0.79 pp
2011 7.86 −3.28 pp
2010 11.13 −2.44 pp
2009 13.57 −1.31 pp
2008 14.88 +1.28 pp
2007 13.6 +1.45 pp
2006 12.14 −0.06 pp
2005 12.2 +3.23 pp
2004 8.97 −5.27 pp
2003 14.24 +7.27 pp
2002 6.98 −1.26 pp
2001 8.24 +2.48 pp
2000 5.76 +0.74 pp
1999 5.01 −1.57 pp
1998 6.58 −4.84 pp
1997 11.42 +10.84 pp
1996 0.58 +0.29 pp
1995 0.3 +0.06 pp
1994 0.24 +0.14 pp
1993 0.09 −0.22 pp
1992 0.32 +0.28 pp
1991 0.03 −0.19 pp
1990 0.23 +0.17 pp
1989 0.06 +0.07 pp
1988 -0.01 —

Western Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

OM Oman 11.64 AE United Arab Emirates 8.26 LB Lebanon 7.09 BH Bahrain 5.72 GE Georgia 4.69 JO Jordan 2.79 IL Israel 2.73 SA Saudi Arabia 1.7 PS Palestine 1.01 TR Türkiye 0.86 AM Armenia 0.51 KW Kuwait 0.38 AZ Azerbaijan 0.31 QA Qatar 0.21 IQ Iraq -2.74 CY Cyprus -133.82
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About the indicator

Net inflows of foreign direct investment as a percent of GDP. Scaling by the size of the economy makes it possible to compare the investment appeal of countries of very different size. Abnormally high values — tens of percent of GDP — almost always point to offshore or holding-company arrangements rather than to real projects.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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