Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Equity, All in Lebanon
Lebanon: Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Equity, All was 178.53 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Equity, All in Lebanon, 2009–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), equity, all in Lebanon stood at 178.53 million. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 50.3% on the previous year and down 90.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), equity, all in Lebanon peaked at 2.65 billion in 2017 and was at its lowest, 178.53 million, in 2024.
Lebanon ranks 201st of 245 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Equity, All in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 615.63 million | — |
| 2010 | 581.68 million | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 738.28 million | +26.9% |
| 2012 | 1.49 billion | +101.4% |
| 2013 | 1.78 billion | +19.6% |
| 2014 | 1.87 billion | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 2.12 billion | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 2.49 billion | +17.3% |
| 2017 | 2.65 billion | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 2.26 billion | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 2.36 billion | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 977.41 million | -58.5% |
| 2021 | 655.04 million | -33.0% |
| 2022 | 1.43 billion | +117.8% |
| 2023 | 359.17 million | -74.8% |
| 2024 | 178.53 million | -50.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 615.63 million | 615.63 million | 615.63 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.83 billion | 581.68 million | 2.65 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 719.33 million | 178.53 million | 1.43 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 198 Dominica 216.42 million compare
- 199 Djibouti 187.41 million compare
- 200 San Marino 181.97 million compare
- 202 Faroe Islands 163.42 million compare
- 203 Saint Lucia 161.37 million compare
- 204 Gambia 158.06 million compare
More external debt data for Lebanon
- IFC, private nonguaranteed -6.75 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- 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)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 0.7% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 2.74 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- 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, IBRD 195.81 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), equity, all in Lebanon?
- Inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), equity, all in Lebanon was 178.53 million in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), equity, all recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.65 billion in 2017.
- What is the lowest inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), equity, all recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 178.53 million in 2024.
- How does Lebanon rank for inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), equity, all?
- Lebanon ranks 201st out of 245 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), equity, all rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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), Equity, All entities (World, Derived using counterparty information). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.