Iraq vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Iraq
-42.61 % change on previous year
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
-44.51 % change on previous year
in 2024
Iraq rank
168th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
169th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time

  • Iraq
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
-50005001.0k197119972024

How they compare

Iraq currently reports -42.61 % change on previous year against -44.51 % change on previous year in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 1.9 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 168th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 169th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1970s -221.76 % change on previous year -47.94 % change on previous year 173.83 % change on previous year Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s 145.33 % change on previous year 100 % change on previous year 45.33 % change on previous year Iraq
1990s 245.39 % change on previous year 52.79 % change on previous year 192.6 % change on previous year Iraq
2000s 43.14 % change on previous year 89.72 % change on previous year 46.57 % change on previous year Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s -30.22 % change on previous year 16.59 % change on previous year 46.81 % change on previous year Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s -32.77 % change on previous year 21.47 % change on previous year 54.24 % change on previous year 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 (bop, current us$), annual, Iraq or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Iraq, at -42.61 % change on previous year against -44.51 % change on previous year in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Iraq and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
1.9 % change on previous year, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
32 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Iraq ranks 168th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 169th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. 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 (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 11,445 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.