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Libya Foreign Direct Investment

$827.57Mas of 2025+18.7% vs 2024

Foreign Direct Investment is measured in current U.S. dollars. Changes in the LYD/USD exchange rate can affect the dollar value; this chart does not separate those effects.

Net foreign direct investment inflows, in current US dollars. Source: UNCTAD STRUCTURAL TRADE. Retrieved August 19, 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2025 · UNCTAD

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodForeign Direct Investment
2025$827.57M
2024$697.4M
2023$797.7M
2022$702M
2021$-603M
2013$702M
2012$1.43B
2010$1.91B
2009$3.31B
2008$3.18B
2007$3.85B
2006$2.06B

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Foreign Direct Investment across Africa

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CountryForeign Direct InvestmentPeriod
Nigeria$4.01B2025
Kenya$3.2B2025
South Africa$-2.31B2025
Egypt$15.45B2025
Ghana$1.91B2025
Ethiopia$3.8B2025

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