Gabon vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Gabon
5.5%
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
6.0%
in 2024
Gabon rank
39th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
36th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Gabon
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 6.0% against 5.5% in Gabon, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 39th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 36th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.6% | 0.1% | 1.4% | Gabon |
| 1990s | -0.9% | 3.6% | 4.5% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 0.1% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 6.0% | 0.2% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.5% | 0.6% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Gabon or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 6.0% against 5.5% in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Gabon and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.5%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Gabon ranks 39th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 36th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.