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 2020 was $0.00B, a NAN% decline from 2019.
  • Libya foreign direct investment for 2019 was $0.00B, a NAN% decline 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Inflows, US $
China $253.10B
Brazil $37.79B
Mexico $31.51B
Russia $9.48B
Turkey $7.70B
Colombia $7.46B
Kazakhstan $7.21B
Malaysia $4.06B
Romania $3.60B
Bulgaria $3.59B
Serbia $3.49B
South Africa $3.15B
Dominican Republic $2.46B
Costa Rica $2.10B
Gabon $1.72B
Lebanon $1.62B
Belarus $1.39B
Iran $1.34B
Guyana $1.29B
Turkmenistan $1.17B
Algeria $1.14B
Ecuador $1.09B
Albania $1.07B
Guatemala $1.00B
Peru $0.79B
Jordan $0.76B
Montenegro $0.53B
Equatorial Guinea $0.53B
Azerbaijan $0.51B
Maldives $0.44B
Bosnia $0.43B
Jamaica $0.27B
Fiji $0.24B
Mauritius $0.22B
Grenada $0.15B
Paraguay $0.10B
Belize $0.08B
St. Vincent and the Grenadines $0.07B
Armenia $0.06B
St. Lucia $0.05B
Botswana $0.03B
Dominica $0.02B
North Macedonia $0.01B
Samoa $0.00B
Tonga $0.00B
Marshall Islands $0.00B
Suriname $0.00B
Tuvalu $0.00B
Libya $0.00B
Namibia $-0.15B
Venezuela $-0.46B
Iraq $-2.86B
Thailand $-4.95B
Libya Foreign Direct Investment - Historical Data
Year Inflows, US $ % of GDP
2020 $0.00B 0.00%
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%