Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Liberia
Liberia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy was 1.31 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Liberia, 2005–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in IMF-BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Liberia is 1.31 billion IMF-BoP, current US$, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 190.2% on the previous year and up 1,485.4% over ten years.
That places Liberia 10th out of 41 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Liberia, year by year
| Year | IMF-BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 82.80 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 107.86 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | +30.3% |
| 2007 | 131.64 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | +22.0% |
| 2008 | 283.54 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | +115.4% |
| 2009 | 127.80 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | -54.9% |
| 2010 | 452.34 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | +253.9% |
| 2011 | 1.31 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | +190.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 146.73 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 82.80 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 283.54 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 882.55 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 452.34 million IMF-BoP, current US$ | 1.31 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 7 Morocco 2.52 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
- 8 Mozambique 2.08 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
- 9 Zambia 1.98 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
- 11 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.10 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
- 12 Namibia 968.87 million IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
- 13 Guinea 956.06 million IMF-BoP, current US$ compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Liberia?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy in Liberia was 1.31 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 billion IMF-BoP, current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.80 million IMF-BoP, current US$ in 2005.
- How does Liberia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy?
- Liberia ranks 10th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,485.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting economy (IMF-BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.