Lesotho vs Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Lesotho
-54.09 % change on previous year
in 2025
Switzerland
-53.26 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lesotho rank
150th
Switzerland rank
148th
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Lesotho
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports -53.26 % change on previous year against -54.09 % change on previous year in Lesotho, a difference of 0.83 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Switzerland ahead.
Lesotho ranks 150th and Switzerland ranks 148th of 195 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.49 % change on previous year | 191.19 % change on previous year | 178.7 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
| 1990s | -26.8 % change on previous year | 21.78 % change on previous year | 48.58 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
| 2000s | -98.02 % change on previous year | -39.77 % change on previous year | 58.24 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
| 2010s | -59.97 % change on previous year | -38.09 % change on previous year | 21.88 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 41.99 % change on previous year | 109.12 % change on previous year | 67.13 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Lesotho or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at -53.26 % change on previous year against -54.09 % change on previous year in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Lesotho and Switzerland?
- 0.83 % change on previous year, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Switzerland?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Lesotho ranks 150th and Switzerland ranks 148th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.