Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Lebanon's foreign direct investment stands at 2.04B as of 2025-12-31, up from 1.76B in 2024. Historical data runs from 1971 to 2025 (55 observations).
In 2025, Lebanon's foreign direct investment was 2.04B, up from 1.76B in 2024.
In 2024, Lebanon's foreign direct investment was 1.76B, up from 655.44M in 2023.
In 2023, Lebanon's foreign direct investment was 655.44M, up from 526.84M in 2022.
In 2022, Lebanon's foreign direct investment was 526.84M, down from 599.79M in 2021.
In 2021, Lebanon's foreign direct investment was 599.79M, down from 1.61B in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.04B | +277.68M |
| 2024 | 1.76B | +1.11B |
| 2023 | 655.44M | +128.60M |
| 2022 | 526.84M | -72.95M |
| 2021 | 599.79M | -1.01B |
| 2020 | 1.61B | -299.50M |
| 2019 | 1.91B | -751.61M |
| 2018 | 2.66B | +135.59M |
| 2017 | 2.52B | -46.08M |
| 2016 | 2.57B | +409.20M |
| 2015 | 2.16B | -703.22M |
| 2014 | 2.86B | +201.42M |
| 2013 | 2.66B | -450.23M |
| 2012 | 3.11B | -25.74M |
| 2011 | 3.14B | -1.14B |
| 2010 | 4.28B | -523.72M |
| 2009 | 4.80B | +470.56M |
| 2008 | 4.33B | +957.06M |
| 2007 | 3.38B | +701.45M |
| 2006 | 2.67B | +51.03M |
| 2005 | 2.62B | +724.72M |
| 2004 | 1.90B | -961.24M |
| 2003 | 2.86B | +1.52B |
| 2002 | 1.34B | -117.94M |
| 2001 | 1.45B | +460.43M |
| 2000 | 993.48M | +121.80M |
| 1999 | 871.68M | -263.23M |
| 1998 | 1.13B | -664.70M |
| 1997 | 1.80B | +1.72B |
| 1996 | 80.00M | +45.00M |
| 1995 | 35.00M | +12.44M |
| 1994 | 22.56M | +15.16M |
| 1993 | 7.40M | -11.06M |
| 1992 | 18.46M | +16.83M |
| 1991 | 1.63M | -4.82M |
| 1990 | 6.45M | +4.86M |
| 1989 | 1.59M | +1.86M |
| 1988 | -270,000 | -1.52M |
| 1987 | 1.25M | -9.23M |
| 1986 | 10.48M | +3.55M |
| 1985 | 6.93M | +1.86M |
| 1984 | 5.07M | +4.47M |
| 1983 | 600,000 | +1.27M |
| 1982 | -670,000 | -2.33M |
| 1981 | 1.66M | +13.82M |
| 1980 | -12.16M | -12.45M |
| 1979 | 290,000 | -1.94M |
| 1978 | 2.23M | -3.87M |
| 1977 | 6.10M | -1.39M |
| 1976 | 7.49M | +2.45M |
| 1975 | 5.04M | -1.30M |
| 1974 | 6.34M | +2.39M |
| 1973 | 3.95M | +3.19M |
| 1972 | 760,000 | +840,000 |
| 1971 | -80,000 | — |
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Lebanon's foreign direct investment is 2.04B as of 2025-12-31, compared with 1.76B in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 4.80B (2009); the lowest is -12.16M (1980), across data from 1971 to 2025.
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