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

Kiribati
-48.46 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic
-44.51 % change on previous year
in 2024
Kiribati rank
171st
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
169th

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

  • Kiribati
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
-50005001.0k197319992025

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports -44.51 % change on previous year against -48.46 % change on previous year in Kiribati, a difference of 3.95 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 27 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Kiribati ranks 171st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 169th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1980s -40.7 % change on previous year 100 % change on previous year 140.7 % change on previous year Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s -1.67 % change on previous year 56.73 % change on previous year 58.4 % change on previous year Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 81.52 % change on previous year 87.92 % change on previous year 6.4 % change on previous year Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s -43.43 % change on previous year 16.59 % change on previous year 60.02 % change on previous year Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 180.2 % change on previous year 21.47 % change on previous year 158.73 % change on previous year Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Kiribati or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at -44.51 % change on previous year against -48.46 % change on previous year in Kiribati as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Kiribati and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
3.95 % change on previous year, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
37 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Kiribati ranks 171st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 169th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.