Laos vs Nauru: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate

Laos
44.51 % change on previous year
in 2024
Nauru
45.06 % change on previous year
in 2024
Laos rank
45th
Nauru rank
44th

Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Laos
  • Nauru
-600-400-2000200198920062024

How they compare

Nauru currently reports 45.06 % change on previous year against 44.51 % change on previous year in Laos, a difference of 0.55 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Nauru ahead.

Laos ranks 45th and Nauru ranks 44th of 195 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Nauru in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Nauru Difference Ahead
2000s -39.88 % change on previous year 13.18 % change on previous year 53.06 % change on previous year Nauru
2010s -16.26 % change on previous year -29.29 % change on previous year 13.02 % change on previous year Laos
2020s -21.47 % change on previous year 67.04 % change on previous year 88.51 % change on previous year Nauru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Laos or Nauru?
Nauru, at 45.06 % change on previous year against 44.51 % change on previous year in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Laos and Nauru?
0.55 % change on previous year, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Nauru?
15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
How do Laos and Nauru rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
Laos ranks 45th and Nauru ranks 44th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Laos vs Nauru: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/foreign-direct-investment-net-bop-current-us-annual-growth-rate/lao-pdr/naoero/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/foreign-direct-investment-net-bop-current-us-annual-growth-rate/lao-pdr/naoero/">Laos vs Nauru: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 6,839 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.