Libya vs Syria: Foreign direct investment, net inflows

Libya

794.70 million BoP, current US$

in 2023

Syria

804.16 million BoP, current US$

in 2011

Libya rank

105th

Syria rank

104th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows over time

Libya
Syria

How they compare

Syria currently reports 804.16 million BoP, current US$ against 794.70 million BoP, current US$ in Libya, a difference of 9.46 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Libya ahead.

Globally, Libya ranks 105th and Syria ranks 104th of 201 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)
Unit: BoP, current US$
Source: Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 12,232 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.