Lesotho vs South Sudan: Foreign direct investment, net
Foreign direct investment, net over time
- Lesotho
- South Sudan
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 5.77 million BoP, current US$ against 2.21 million BoP, current US$ in South Sudan, a difference of 3.56 million BoP, current US$.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.6 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2014 it was South Sudan ahead.
Lesotho ranks 40th and South Sudan ranks 43rd of 196 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Lesotho or South Sudan?
- Lesotho, at 5.77 million BoP, current US$ against 2.21 million BoP, current US$ in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Lesotho and South Sudan?
- 3.56 million BoP, current US$, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and South Sudan?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
- How do Lesotho and South Sudan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
- Lesotho ranks 40th and South Sudan ranks 43rd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.