Guinea vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP

Guinea
5.6%
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
6.0%
in 2024
Guinea rank
38th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
36th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time

  • Guinea
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 6.0% against 5.6% in Guinea, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 38th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 36th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1980s 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% Guinea
1990s 0.4% 3.6% 3.2% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 2.3% 2.9% 0.6% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 5.5% 6.3% 0.8% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 3.4% 6.5% 3.1% Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Guinea or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 6.0% against 5.6% in Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Guinea and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.4%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
40 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Guinea and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
Guinea ranks 38th 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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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Unit
% of GDP
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 9,280 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.