Libya vs Maldives: Foreign direct investment, net

Libya

-794.70 million BoP, current US$

in 2023

Maldives

-806.20 million BoP, current US$

in 2024

Libya rank

117th

Maldives rank

118th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

Libya
Maldives

How they compare

Libya currently reports -794.70 million BoP, current US$ against -806.20 million BoP, current US$ in Maldives, a difference of 11.50 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Libya ahead.

Globally, Libya ranks 117th and Maldives ranks 118th of 196 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Unit: BoP, current US$
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 7,300 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Foreign 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 voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.