Lesotho vs Liberia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Lesotho
54.09 % change on previous year
in 2025
Liberia
51 % change on previous year
in 2024
Lesotho rank
43rd
Liberia rank
46th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Lesotho
- Liberia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 54.09 % change on previous year against 51 % change on previous year in Liberia, a difference of 3.09 % change on previous year.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Liberia ahead.
Lesotho ranks 43rd and Liberia ranks 46th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 402.27 % change on previous year | -43.32 % change on previous year | 445.59 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 19.25 % change on previous year | 66.04 % change on previous year | 46.79 % change on previous year | Liberia |
| 1990s | 18.82 % change on previous year | -48.98 % change on previous year | 67.8 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 94.89 % change on previous year | -19.48 % change on previous year | 114.38 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 59.97 % change on previous year | -21.95 % change on previous year | 81.91 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2020s | -61.2 % change on previous year | 93.61 % change on previous year | 154.82 % change on previous year | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Lesotho or Liberia?
- Lesotho, at 54.09 % change on previous year against 51 % change on previous year in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Lesotho and Liberia?
- 3.09 % change on previous year, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Liberia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Liberia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Lesotho ranks 43rd and Liberia ranks 46th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.