Libya Foreign Direct Investment 1970-2023

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.
  • Libya foreign direct investment for 2019 was $0.00B, a INF% increase from 2018.
  • Libya foreign direct investment for 2018 was $0.00B, a NAN% decline from 2017.
  • Libya foreign direct investment for 2017 was $0.00B, a NAN% decline from 2016.
  • Libya foreign direct investment for 2016 was $0.00B, a NAN% decline from 2015.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Inflows, US $
China $187.17B
Brazil $69.17B
Russia $31.97B
Mexico $29.68B
Colombia $13.99B
Turkey $9.57B
Malaysia $9.15B
Romania $7.37B
South Africa $5.12B
Thailand $4.79B
Peru $4.76B
Serbia $4.27B
Kazakhstan $3.73B
Dominican Republic $2.83B
Costa Rica $2.72B
Bulgaria $2.22B
Turkmenistan $2.13B
Lebanon $2.05B
Guyana $1.70B
Gabon $1.55B
Iran $1.51B
Azerbaijan $1.50B
Algeria $1.38B
Belarus $1.27B
Albania $1.20B
Guatemala $1.17B
Ecuador $0.97B
Maldives $0.96B
Jordan $0.73B
Jamaica $0.67B
North Macedonia $0.55B
Equatorial Guinea $0.45B
Bosnia $0.45B
Mauritius $0.44B
Montenegro $0.42B
Paraguay $0.34B
Fiji $0.32B
Grenada $0.20B
Armenia $0.10B
Belize $0.09B
Botswana $0.09B
Suriname $0.08B
St. Vincent and the Grenadines $0.07B
St. Lucia $0.07B
Dominica $0.06B
Marshall Islands $0.00B
Tonga $0.00B
Libya $0.00B
Tuvalu $0.00B
Samoa $-0.00B
Namibia $-0.18B
Venezuela $-1.28B
Iraq $-3.08B
Libya Foreign Direct Investment - Historical Data
Year Inflows, US $ % of GDP
2019 $0.00B 0.00%
2018 $0.00B 0.00%
2017 $0.00B 0.00%
2016 $0.00B 0.00%
2015 $0.00B 0.00%
2014 $0.00B 0.00%
2013 $0.70B 0.93%
2012 $1.43B 1.54%
2011 $0.00B 0.00%
2010 $1.78B 2.37%
2009 $1.37B 2.25%
2008 $4.11B 4.74%
2007 $4.69B 6.89%
2006 $2.06B 3.43%
2005 $1.04B 2.19%
2004 $0.36B 1.08%
2003 $0.14B 0.54%
2002 $0.15B 0.71%
2001 $-0.13B -0.39%
2000 $0.14B 0.37%
1999 $-0.13B -0.36%
1998 $-0.13B -0.47%
1997 $-0.07B -0.22%
1996 $-0.11B -0.40%
1995 $-0.09B -0.35%
1994 $-0.07B -0.25%
1993 $0.06B 0.19%
1992 $0.10B 0.29%
1991 $0.09B 0.29%
1990 $0.16B 0.55%
1989 $0.13B 0.55%
1988 $0.10B 0.55%
1987 $-0.10B 0.55%
1986 $-0.18B 0.55%
1985 $0.12B 0.55%
1984 $-0.02B 0.55%
1983 $-0.33B 0.55%
1982 $-0.39B 0.55%
1981 $-0.74B 0.55%
1980 $-1.09B 0.55%
1979 $-0.59B 0.55%
1978 $-0.70B 0.55%
1977 $-0.45B 0.55%
1976 $0.26B 0.55%
1975 $-0.58B 0.55%
1974 $0.01B 0.55%
1973 $-0.20B 0.55%
1972 $0.13B 0.55%
1971 $0.07B 0.55%
1970 $0.32B 0.55%