Lebanon: Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars

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 Lebanon

Foreign Direct Investment, billion USD

 Latest value 0.53
 Year 2022
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1971 - 2022
 Average 1.17
 Min - Max -0.01 - 4.80
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2022 is 0.53 billion U.S. dollars, a decline from 0.6 billion U.S. dollars in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 9.38 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 183 countries. Historically, the average for Lebanon from 1971 to 2022 is 1.17 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, -0.01 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 4.8 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2009. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Lebanon - Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars - Recent values chart

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Lebanon - Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars - historical chart - 1971-2022




Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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