Lebanon

Foreign Direct Investment

2.86
billion USD
Dec 71Dec 74Dec 77Dec 80Dec 83Dec 86Dec 89Dec 92Dec 95Dec 98Dec 01Dec 04Dec 07Dec 10Dec 13Dec 16Dec 20-2.0000.0002.0004.0006.000
  • Lebanon
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Definition of Foreign Direct Investment

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.

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