Iceland vs Lesotho: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Iceland
-0.5%
in 2025
Lesotho
-0.2%
in 2025
Iceland rank
181st
Lesotho rank
178th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Iceland
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports -0.2% against -0.5% in Iceland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 181st and Lesotho ranks 178th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 1.6% | 1.3% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 2.6% | 2.1% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 3.2% | 6.0% | Iceland |
| 2010s | -0.8% | 2.5% | 3.3% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2.7% | -0.2% | 2.9% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Iceland or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at -0.2% against -0.5% in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Iceland and Lesotho?
- 0.3%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Lesotho?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Lesotho rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Iceland ranks 181st and Lesotho ranks 178th 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.