Kenya vs Libya: Foreign direct investment

Kenya
1.0%
in 2011
Libya
0.3%
in 2009
Kenya rank
34th
Libya rank
37th

Foreign direct investment over time

  • Kenya
  • Libya
-2-10123200520082011

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 1.0% against 0.3% in Libya, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Kenya's figure about 2.9 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Libya ahead.

Kenya ranks 34th and Libya ranks 37th of 41 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, Kenya or Libya?
Kenya, at 1.0% against 0.3% in Libya as of 2011.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment between Kenya and Libya?
0.7%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Libya?
5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2009.
How do Kenya and Libya rank globally for foreign direct investment?
Kenya ranks 34th and Libya ranks 37th of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Foreign direct investment (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign direct investment (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
47 places, 309 data points, 2005–2011
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.