Laos vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current) … inflows annual
Laos
-44.51 % change on previous year
in 2024
Samoa
-40.6 % change on previous year
in 2025
Laos rank
169th
Samoa rank
167th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current) … inflows annual over time
- Laos
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports -40.6 % change on previous year against -44.51 % change on previous year in Laos, a difference of 3.91 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 169th and Samoa ranks 167th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 229.58 % change on previous year | 293.06 % change on previous year | 63.47 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 1980s | 100 % change on previous year | -57.98 % change on previous year | 157.98 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 1990s | 70.05 % change on previous year | -36.94 % change on previous year | 106.98 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2000s | 87.92 % change on previous year | 118.35 % change on previous year | 30.43 % change on previous year | Samoa |
| 2010s | 17.56 % change on previous year | 14.83 % change on previous year | 2.73 % change on previous year | Laos |
| 2020s | 21.47 % change on previous year | 73 % change on previous year | 51.53 % change on previous year | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Laos or Samoa?
- Samoa, at -40.6 % change on previous year against -44.51 % change on previous year in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Laos and Samoa?
- 3.91 % change on previous year, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Samoa?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Laos ranks 169th and Samoa ranks 167th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.