Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) was -582.76 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) in Lebanon, 2005–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2023, direct investment, net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) in Lebanon stood at -582.76 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.5% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, direct investment, net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) in Lebanon peaked at -460.69 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, -3.79 billion, in 2010.
Lebanon ranks 108th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -1.91 billion | — |
| 2006 | -1.80 billion | -5.7% |
| 2007 | -2.53 billion | +40.4% |
| 2008 | -3.35 billion | +32.4% |
| 2009 | -3.68 billion | +9.9% |
| 2010 | -3.79 billion | +3.1% |
| 2011 | -2.20 billion | -42.0% |
| 2012 | -2.08 billion | -5.4% |
| 2013 | -685.39 million | -67.1% |
| 2014 | -1.62 billion | +136.6% |
| 2015 | -1.50 billion | -7.6% |
| 2016 | -1.56 billion | +4.3% |
| 2017 | -1.20 billion | -22.9% |
| 2018 | -2.03 billion | +68.2% |
| 2019 | -1.57 billion | -22.7% |
| 2020 | -1.58 billion | +0.7% |
| 2021 | -1.94 billion | +22.9% |
| 2022 | -460.69 million | -76.2% |
| 2023 | -582.76 million | +26.5% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's -582.76 million is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -487.45 million, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's -582.76 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -871.18 million, 67% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.65 billion | -3.68 billion | -1.80 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | -1.82 billion | -3.79 billion | -685.39 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.14 billion | -1.94 billion | -460.69 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More external debt data for Lebanon
- Net financial flows, IBRD 95.08 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -1.16 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0003 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 0.4719 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0001 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 79.47 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 1.10 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 33.62 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 46.96 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is direct investment, net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) in Lebanon?
- Direct investment, net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) in Lebanon was -582.76 million in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest direct investment, net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was -460.69 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest direct investment, net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.79 billion in 2010.
- How does Lebanon rank for direct investment, net (net acquisition of financial assets less net)?
- Lebanon ranks 108th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is direct investment, net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net incurrence of liabilities) (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.