Libya Foreign Direct Investment 1970-2024

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 2021 was $0.60B, a 14.1% decline from 2013.
  • Libya foreign direct investment for 2013 was $0.70B, a 50.74% decline from 2012.
  • Libya foreign direct investment for 2012 was $1.43B, a 20.12% decline from 2010.
  • Libya foreign direct investment for 2010 was $1.78B, a 30.12% increase from 2009.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Inflows, US $
China $344.07B
Brazil $46.44B
South Africa $40.66B
Russia $40.45B
Mexico $35.41B
Malaysia $20.25B
Thailand $15.16B
Turkey $12.90B
Romania $11.74B
Colombia $9.56B
Peru $7.14B
Serbia $4.60B
Kazakhstan $4.57B
Guatemala $3.63B
Costa Rica $3.59B
Dominican Republic $3.35B
Bulgaria $2.50B
Guyana $2.24B
Gabon $1.53B
Iran $1.43B
Turkmenistan $1.29B
Belarus $1.23B
Albania $1.22B
Venezuela $0.96B
Algeria $0.87B
Namibia $0.84B
Bosnia $0.73B
North Macedonia $0.70B
Montenegro $0.69B
Ecuador $0.65B
Maldives $0.64B
Jordan $0.62B
Libya $0.60B
Lebanon $0.60B
Equatorial Guinea $0.56B
Fiji $0.41B
Armenia $0.37B
Jamaica $0.32B
Paraguay $0.31B
Mauritius $0.25B
St. Vincent and the Grenadines $0.16B
Grenada $0.15B
Belize $0.13B
St. Lucia $0.11B
Dominica $0.03B
Samoa $0.01B
Tonga $0.00B
Marshall Islands $0.00B
Tuvalu $0.00B
Suriname $-0.13B
Botswana $-0.32B
Azerbaijan $-1.71B
Iraq $-2.64B
Libya Foreign Direct Investment - Historical Data
Year Inflows, US $ % of GDP
2021 $0.60B 1.26%
2013 $0.70B 0.93%
2012 $1.43B 1.54%
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 0.50%
1988 $0.10B 0.40%
1987 $-0.10B -0.37%
1986 $-0.18B -0.73%
1985 $0.12B 0.38%
1984 $-0.02B -0.06%
1983 $-0.33B -0.98%
1982 $-0.39B -1.16%
1981 $-0.74B -2.05%
1980 $-1.09B -2.66%
1979 $-0.59B -1.92%
1978 $-0.70B -3.17%
1977 $-0.45B -2.01%
1976 $0.26B 1.38%
1975 $-0.58B -3.92%
1974 $0.01B 0.04%
1973 $-0.20B -2.33%
1972 $0.13B 2.00%
1971 $0.07B 1.35%
1970 $0.32B 6.89%