Libya vs Tunisia: Foreign direct investment, net

Libya

-794.70 million BoP, current US$

in 2023

Tunisia

-725.01 million BoP, current US$

in 2024

Libya rank

117th

Tunisia rank

115th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

Libya
Tunisia

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports -725.01 million BoP, current US$ against -794.70 million BoP, current US$ in Libya, a difference of 69.69 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Libya ahead.

Globally, Libya ranks 117th and Tunisia ranks 115th 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.