Lebanon Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
Key information about Lebanon Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
- Lebanon Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 0.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2023, compared with a growth equal to 0.1 % in the previous year.
- Lebanon Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2004 to Dec 2023.
- The data reached an all-time high of 15.5 % in Dec 2005 and a record low 0.1 % in Dec 2022.
CEIC calculates Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP from annual Foreign Direct Investment and annual Nominal GDP. TBanque du Liban provides Foreign Direct Investment in USD. The Central Administration of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency. Banque du Liban average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.
Related information about Lebanon Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
- In the latest reports of Lebanon, Current Account recorded a surplus of 46.3 USD mn in Dec 2024.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 137.1 USD mn in Dec 2024.
- Lebanon Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 7.6 USD mn in Dec 2024.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 337.9 USD mn in Dec 2024.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 199.0 USD bn in Dec 2023.
View Lebanon's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP from 2004 to 2023 in the chart:
What was Lebanon's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP in 2023?
Lebanon Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 0.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2023, compared with a growth equal to 0.1 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.3 2023 | 0.1 2022 | 0.1 2022 | 15.5 2005 | % | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 6.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | 0.7 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | 2.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | 2.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Australia (%) | 1.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Sep 2025 |
| Austria (%) | -1.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Jun 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 0.0 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Dec 2024 |
| Bahrain (%) | 0.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Sep 2025 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 0.4 2025 | yearly | 1998 - 2025 |
| Belarus (%) | 0.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | 5.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | 0.4 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 2.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Botswana (%) | -0.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | 2.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | -0.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2024 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 4.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | 9.5 2024 | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
| Canada (%) | 2.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1961 - Sep 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 4.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| China (%) | 0.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Colombia (%) | 2.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 7.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | -24.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 1.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 2.3 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Ecuador (%) | 1.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | 2.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | 3.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (%) | -2.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 2.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| France (%) | 1.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Georgia (%) | 5.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Germany (%) | -0.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Dec 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | 1.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Greece (%) | 8.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 22.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | -50.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | -8.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| India (%) | 1.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Indonesia (%) | 1.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| Iran (%) | 0.0 2021 | yearly | 1997 - 2021 |
| Ireland (%) | 11.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 5.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 1.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Sep 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 3.6 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Japan (%) | 1.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 2.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Sep 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | -2.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | 0.4 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| South Korea (%) | 1.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Kosovo (%) | 9.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Kuwait (%) | 0.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | -3.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Laos (%) | 6.1 2024 | yearly | 1988 - 2024 |
| Latvia (%) | 2.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 0.3 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
| Lithuania (%) | 4.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | -46.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 3.8 2024 | yearly | 1982 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 1.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | 0.4 2021 | yearly | 1970 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (%) | 6.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 68.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | 44.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | -0.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 2.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 2.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Montenegro (%) | 5.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | 0.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2025 |
| Mozambique (%) | 15.4 2024 | yearly | 1986 - 2024 |
| Myanmar (%) | 4.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2017 - Sep 2024 |
| Nepal (%) | 0.1 2025 | yearly | 2001 - 2025 |
| Netherlands (%) | 9.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | 0.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 1.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Norway (%) | 0.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Oman (%) | 11.6 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (%) | 0.6 2025 | yearly | 1977 - 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | -3.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Panama (%) | 3.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Paraguay (%) | 2.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 2.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| Philippines (%) | 1.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 1.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 5.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | 5.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Romania (%) | 2.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 1.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 2.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | 3.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2025 |
| Singapore (%) | 27.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | 1.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 4.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | -1.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Sep 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 0.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 0.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Sudan (%) | 1.7 2021 | yearly | 1996 - 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | 3.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1982 - Jun 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | -4.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Jun 2025 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | 0.9 2021 | yearly | 1992 - 2021 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | 405.307 Dec 2021 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2021 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 172.380 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 6.0 2021 | yearly | 1998 - 2021 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 101,813.6 Dec 2022 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2022 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 23.6 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (LBP bn) | 417,432.987 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (LBP bn) | 4,147,223.858 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (LBP bn) | 412,671.931 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Govt Transactions: Budget: Revenue (LBP mn) | 20,074,000.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Govt Transactions: Budget: Revenue: Tax: Value Added Tax (LBP mn) | 6,981,000.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Feb 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Govt Transactions: Budget: Expenditure (LBP mn) | 36,303,000.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Govt Transactions: Budget: Revenue: Tax (LBP mn) | 1,739,625.000 Dec 2021 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2021 |
| Govt Transactions: Budget Deficit or Surplus (LBP mn) | 597,020.000 Dec 2021 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2021 |
| Government Expenditure: ytd: Capital (LBP bn) | 246.000 Dec 2021 | monthly | Sep 2003 - Dec 2021 |
| Government Expenditure: ytd: Current (LBP bn) | 15,619.000 Dec 2021 | monthly | Sep 2003 - Dec 2021 |
| Public Debt: Outstanding: Gross: Foreign (LBP bn) | 62,315.000 Dec 2022 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2022 |
| Public Debt: Outstanding: Net (LBP bn) | 1,406,379.000 Feb 2023 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Feb 2023 |
| Public Debt: Outstanding: Gross: Domestic (LBP bn) | 890,545.000 Feb 2023 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Feb 2023 |
| Public Debt: Outstanding: Gross (LBP bn) | 153,484.000 Dec 2022 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2022 |
| Public Debt: Outstanding: Gross: Domestic: Short Term Treasury Bills (LBP bn) | 4,916.000 Feb 2023 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Feb 2023 |
| Public Debt: Outstanding: Gross: Domestic: Long Term Bonds (LBP bn) | 85,953.000 Feb 2023 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Feb 2023 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | -21.652 2020 | yearly | 1980 - 2020 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -1,268.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 251.6 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Aug 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 102.6 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 20,385.889 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 36,102.584 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 1,468.179 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,482.0 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Aug 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 43.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 390,959.734 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 239,163.299 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 11.706 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 68.438 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 7.145 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 250.409 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: MENA: Iraq (USD mn) | 40.236 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: MENA: Syria (USD mn) | 50.942 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: MENA: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) | 118.466 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: MENA: Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | 0.022 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Exports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Prepared Foodstuffs, Beverages and Tobacco (LBP mn) | 4,215,856.559 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Pearls, Precious Stones and Metals (LBP mn) | 16,487,931.949 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Base Metals and Articles of Base Metal (LBP mn) | 4,284,341.643 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Products of Chemical and Allied Industries (LBP mn) | 2,607,319.525 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Machinery and Electrical Instruments (LBP mn) | 4,805,595.693 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Europe: France (USD mn) | 166.310 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: MENA: Turkey (USD mn) | 220.725 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Europe: Germany (USD mn) | 173.310 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Europe: Italy (USD mn) | 330.461 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Products of Chemical and Allied Industries (LBP mn) | 12,694,606.289 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Prepared Foodstuffs, Beverages and Tobacco (LBP mn) | 10,279,675.029 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Mineral Products (LBP mn) | 33,497,594.443 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Vehicles, Aircraft, Vessels, Transport Equipment (LBP mn) | 10,826,156.470 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: HS: 1-Digit: LBP: Machinery and Electrical Instruments (LBP mn) | 14,187,985.820 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Trade Balance: LBP (LBP bn) | -113,516.667 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: LBP (LBP bn) | 38,470.814 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: LBP (LBP bn) | 151,987.481 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: Europe: Switzerland (USD mn) | 24.882 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2018 |
| Exports: Monthly: ow China (USD) | 37,000.000 Jan 2020 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jan 2020 |
| Exports: Monthly: ow United States of America (USD) | 5,951,000.000 Jan 2020 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jan 2020 |
| Imports: Monthly: ow China (USD) | 65,944,000.000 Jan 2020 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jan 2020 |
| Imports: Monthly: ow United States of America (USD) | 73,007,000.000 Jan 2020 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jan 2020 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 23.8 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2011 - Jun 2020 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 1,240.438 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1979 - Nov 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 1,641.707 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1979 - Nov 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 34.4 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1980 - Nov 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 25.0 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 11,325.8 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 2024 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 7.448 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 5.7 Apr 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Apr 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 40,374.490 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 1950 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 87,974.351 Sep 2025 | monthly | Dec 2017 - Sep 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 38,555.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1976 - Nov 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | -32.7 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1977 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 10,603.972 Jun 2024 | monthly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2024 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 391.74 Jun 2024 | monthly | Mar 2003 - Jun 2024 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 102.16 2017 | yearly | 1988 - 2017 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio: Local Currency: Time Liabilities (%) | 15.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Money Supply: M4 (LBP bn) | 223,562.00 Jul 2018 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Jul 2018 |
| Money Supply: M3 (LBP bn) | 212,335.00 Jul 2018 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Jul 2018 |
| Utilized Credits: Financial Sector (LBP mn) | 949,055,530.000 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jun 2004 - Jun 2024 |
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