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FDI inflows (% of GDP) — all countries

FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Libya

FDI inflows (% of GDP) in Libya in 2023 — 1.81%. Ranked 114 in the world out of 195. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 5.09 pp.

2023 1.81% +0.18 pp vs 2022
World rank 114of 195
Period maximum 6.89%1970
Period minimum -3.92%1975

Trend over time

1970–2023 · % of GDP

FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Libya, 1970–2023-5051019701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 6.89%1971: 1.35%1972: 2%1973: -2.33%1974: 0.04%1975: -3.92%1976: 1.38%1977: -2.01%1978: -3.17%1979: -1.92%1980: -2.66%1981: -2.05%1982: -1.16%1983: -0.98%1984: -0.06%1985: 0.38%1986: -0.73%1987: -0.37%1988: 0.4%1989: 0.5%1990: 0.55%1991: 0.29%1992: 0.29%1993: 0.19%1994: -0.25%1995: -0.35%1996: -0.4%1997: -0.22%1998: -0.47%1999: -0.36%2000: 0.37%2001: -0.39%2002: 0.71%2003: 0.54%2004: 1.08%2005: 2.19%2006: 3.43%2007: 6.89%2008: 4.74%2009: 2.25%2010: 2.37%2012: 1.54%2013: 0.93%2021: 1.71%2022: 1.62%2023: 1.81%
Change over the period: −5.09 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Libya 1.81%
World 0.87%
Middle East & North Africa 2.69%
Northern Africa computed 1.54%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.99%
FDI inflows (% of GDP) — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 1.81 +0.18 pp
2022 1.62 −0.09 pp
2021 1.71 —
2013 0.93 −0.61 pp
2012 1.54 —
2010 2.37 +0.11 pp
2009 2.25 −2.49 pp
2008 4.74 −2.15 pp
2007 6.89 +3.46 pp
2006 3.43 +1.24 pp
2005 2.19 +1.12 pp
2004 1.08 +0.53 pp
2003 0.54 −0.16 pp
2002 0.71 +1.1 pp
2001 -0.39 −0.76 pp
2000 0.37 +0.72 pp
1999 -0.36 +0.11 pp
1998 -0.47 −0.25 pp
1997 -0.22 +0.18 pp
1996 -0.4 −0.05 pp
1995 -0.35 −0.09 pp
1994 -0.25 −0.44 pp
1993 0.19 −0.1 pp
1992 0.29 +0.01 pp
1991 0.29 −0.26 pp
1990 0.55 +0.05 pp
1989 0.5 +0.09 pp
1988 0.4 +0.77 pp
1987 -0.37 +0.37 pp
1986 -0.73 −1.11 pp
1985 0.38 +0.44 pp
1984 -0.06 +0.93 pp
1983 -0.98 +0.18 pp
1982 -1.16 +0.89 pp
1981 -2.05 +0.61 pp
1980 -2.66 −0.74 pp
1979 -1.92 +1.25 pp
1978 -3.17 −1.16 pp
1977 -2.01 −3.39 pp
1976 1.38 +5.29 pp
1975 -3.92 −3.96 pp
1974 0.04 +2.37 pp
1973 -2.33 −4.33 pp
1972 2 +0.65 pp
1971 1.35 −5.55 pp
1970 6.89 —

Northern Africa, 2023

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

EG Egypt 2.49 LY Libya 1.81 TN Tunisia 1.46 SD Sudan 1.37 MA Morocco 0.73 DZ Algeria 0.49
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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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