Burkina Faso vs Latvia: Foreign direct investment, net

Burkina Faso
259.26 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Latvia
72.46 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
31st
Latvia rank
33rd

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Latvia
-2.0B-1.5B-1.0B-500.0M0500.0M199220082025

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 259.26 million BoP, current US$ against 72.46 million BoP, current US$ in Latvia, a difference of 186.80 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 3.6 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 31st and Latvia ranks 33rd of 197 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Latvia Difference Ahead
2000s -116.38 million BoP, current US$ -1.03 billion BoP, current US$ 914.90 million BoP, current US$ Burkina Faso
2010s -195.33 million BoP, current US$ -669.97 million BoP, current US$ 474.64 million BoP, current US$ Burkina Faso
2020s -64.56 million BoP, current US$ -1.02 billion BoP, current US$ 958.02 million BoP, current US$ Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Burkina Faso or Latvia?
Burkina Faso, at 259.26 million BoP, current US$ against 72.46 million BoP, current US$ in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Burkina Faso and Latvia?
186.80 million BoP, current US$, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Latvia?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Latvia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
Burkina Faso ranks 31st and Latvia ranks 33rd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 7,322 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign 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 voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.