Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), All in Lebanon

Lebanon: Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), All was 1.16 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.16 billion
Change on year
down 24.5%
World rank
173rd
of 245 countries
All-time high
3.87 billion
in 2017
All-time low
983.62 million
in 2011
Years of data
16
2009–2024

Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), All in Lebanon, 2009–2024

1.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B2009201620242009: 992.8M2010: 1.1B2011: 983.6M2012: 1.8B2013: 2.2B2014: 3.0B2015: 3.2B2016: 3.5B2017: 3.9B2018: 3.4B2019: 3.4B2020: 2.0B2021: 2.0B2022: 2.6B2023: 1.5B2024: 1.2B

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Lebanon recorded 1.16 billion for inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), all in 2024.

That represents a change of down 24.5% on the previous year and down 61.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), all in Lebanon peaked at 3.87 billion in 2017 and was at its lowest, 983.62 million, in 2011.

That places Lebanon 173rd out of 245 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), All in Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), All financial instruments, All entities (World, Derived using counterparty information) in Lebanon, 2009 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2009 992.76 million
2010 1.07 billion +7.9%
2011 983.62 million -8.2%
2012 1.84 billion +86.7%
2013 2.17 billion +18.3%
2014 2.96 billion +36.5%
2015 3.18 billion +7.1%
2016 3.55 billion +11.6%
2017 3.87 billion +9.0%
2018 3.38 billion -12.5%
2019 3.42 billion +1.2%
2020 2.03 billion -40.7%
2021 2.02 billion -0.4%
2022 2.61 billion +29.3%
2023 1.53 billion -41.4%
2024 1.16 billion -24.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 992.76 million 992.76 million 992.76 million 1
2010s 2.64 billion 983.62 million 3.87 billion 10
2020s 1.87 billion 1.16 billion 2.61 billion 5

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 170 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.21 billion compare
  2. 171 Saint Lucia 1.20 billion compare
  3. 172 Yemen 1.19 billion compare
  4. 174 Rwanda 1.13 billion compare
  5. 175 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.13 billion compare
  6. 176 Malawi 1.12 billion compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), all in Lebanon?
Inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), all in Lebanon was 1.16 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), all recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 3.87 billion in 2017.
What is the lowest inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), all recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 983.62 million in 2011.
How does Lebanon rank for inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), all?
Lebanon ranks 173rd out of 245 countries with data for 2024.
Is inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), all rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 61.0%. 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 Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), All financial instruments, All entities (World, Derived using counterparty information). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), All financial instruments, All entities (World, Derived using counterparty information)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
259 places, 4,144 data points, 2009–2024
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The Direct Investment Positions by Counterpart Economy dataset is based on information collected through an IMF-led global initiative on direct investment positions statistics (the Coordinated Direct Investment Survey, or CDIS). The purpose of this initiative is to enhance the quality and availability of direct investment position statistics by immediate counterpart economy and to support the objective of developing from-whom-to-whom cross-border data on direct investment positions. The DIP dataset includes (i) inward foreign direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investor and (ii) outward direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investment. In most instances the database contains separate data on net equity and net debt positions, as well as separate data on financial companies and fellow enterprises. The DIP dataset also includes mirror data which show values for the corresponding indicators as derived from data reported by the counterpart economies (referred to as data derived using counterparty information). These data can offer insights into inward and outward positions for economies that do not participate in the CDIS and/or do not collect direct investment positions by country or in total. For economies that do participate, these data can be used to cross-check and verify estimates and may help identify data gaps or errors at the counterpart economy level.