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

Chad
1.02 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
988.46 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Chad rank
98th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
99th

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

  • Chad
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Chad currently reports 1.02 billion BoP, current US$ against 988.46 million BoP, current US$ in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 31.03 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Chad ahead.

Chad ranks 98th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 99th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 11.12 million BoP, current US$ 324,375 BoP, current US$ 10.79 million BoP, current US$ Chad
1980s 19.87 million BoP, current US$ 730,000 BoP, current US$ 19.14 million BoP, current US$ Chad
1990s 22.04 million BoP, current US$ 58.05 million BoP, current US$ 36.01 million BoP, current US$ Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 282.02 million BoP, current US$ 118.36 million BoP, current US$ 163.67 million BoP, current US$ Chad
2010s 321.46 million BoP, current US$ 855.92 million BoP, current US$ 534.47 million BoP, current US$ Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 761.93 million BoP, current US$ 1.11 billion BoP, current US$ 345.18 million BoP, current US$ 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$), gaps filled, Chad or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Chad, at 1.02 billion BoP, current US$ against 988.46 million BoP, current US$ in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Chad and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
31.03 million BoP, current US$, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Chad and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Chad ranks 98th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 99th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. 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$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,316 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.