Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Libya

Foreign direct investment outflows in Libya in 2024 — -56,511,110 US$. Ranked 157 in the world out of 171. Since 1972, the indicator has fallen by 2,925.6%.

2024 -56.51M US$ +65.58% vs 2023
World rank 157of 171
Period maximum 5.89B US$2008
Period minimum -479M US$1993

Trend over time

1972–2024 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Libya, 1972–2024-2B02B4B6B19721978198419901996200220082014202020241972: 2,000,000 US$1973: 1,000,000 US$1974: 1,000,000 US$1975: 1,000,000 US$1976: 1,000,000 US$1977: 60,462,556 US$1978: 27,697,931 US$1979: 21,280,117 US$1980: 46,613,630 US$1981: 25,333,409 US$1982: 19,253,309 US$1983: 0 US$1984: 0 US$1985: 0 US$1986: 0 US$1987: 113,457,071 US$1988: 55,989,827 US$1989: 35,046,535 US$1990: 105,234,465 US$1991: 173,833,550 US$1992: -150,593,127 US$1993: -479,350,446 US$1994: 25,834,734 US$1995: 68,636,489 US$1996: 52,197,830 US$1997: 233,473,446 US$1998: 255,788,149 US$1999: 225,954,219 US$2000: 98,000,000 US$2001: 175,000,000 US$2002: -136,000,000 US$2003: 63,000,000 US$2004: 286,000,000 US$2005: 128,000,000 US$2006: 474,000,000 US$2007: 3,932,800,000 US$2008: 5,888,200,000 US$2009: 1,165,000,000 US$2010: 2,722,000,000 US$2011: 131,000,000 US$2012: 2,508,800,000 US$2013: 707,700,000 US$2014: -77,600,000 US$2015: 394,900,000 US$2016: 439,500,000 US$2017: -294,500,000 US$2018: 275,600,000 US$2019: -268,500,000 US$2020: 350,400,000 US$2021: 225,400,000 US$2022: 60,700,000 US$2023: -164,183,330 US$2024: -56,511,110 US$
Change over the period: −58.51M (−2,925.56%)

Comparison, 2024

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

Libya -56.51M US$
World 1.72T US$
Northern Africa computed 1.17B US$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 278B US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Libya, by year Libya All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 -56.51M +108M +65.58%
2023 -164M −225M −370.48%
2022 60.7M −165M −73.07%
2021 225M −125M −35.67%
2020 350M +619M +230.5%
2019 -269M −544M −197.42%
2018 276M +570M +193.58%
2017 -295M −734M −167.01%
2016 440M +44.6M +11.29%
2015 395M +473M +608.89%
2014 -77.6M −785M −110.97%
2013 708M −1.8B −71.79%
2012 2.51B +2.38B +1,815.11%
2011 131M −2.59B −95.19%
2010 2.72B +1.56B +133.65%
2009 1.17B −4.72B −80.21%
2008 5.89B +1.96B +49.72%
2007 3.93B +3.46B +729.7%
2006 474M +346M +270.31%
2005 128M −158M −55.24%
2004 286M +223M +353.97%
2003 63M +199M +146.32%
2002 -136M −311M −177.71%
2001 175M +77M +78.57%
2000 98M −128M −56.63%
1999 226M −29.83M −11.66%
1998 256M +22.31M +9.56%
1997 233M +181M +347.29%
1996 52.2M −16.44M −23.95%
1995 68.64M +42.8M +165.68%
1994 25.83M +505M +105.39%
1993 -479M −329M −218.31%
1992 -151M −324M −186.63%
1991 174M +68.6M +65.19%
1990 105M +70.19M +200.27%
1989 35.05M −20.94M −37.41%
1988 55.99M −57.47M −50.65%
1987 113M +113M
1986 0 +0
1985 0 +0
1984 0 +0
1983 0 −19.25M −100%
1982 19.25M −6.08M −24%
1981 25.33M −21.28M −45.65%
1980 46.61M +25.33M +119.05%
1979 21.28M −6.42M −23.17%
1978 27.7M −32.76M −54.19%
1977 60.46M +59.46M +5,946.26%
1976 1M +0 +0%
1975 1M +0 +0%
1974 1M +0 +0%
1973 1M −1M −50%
1972 2M

Northern Africa, 2024

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About the indicator

Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.

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