French Polynesia vs Lesotho: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

French Polynesia
-13.87 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Lesotho
-5.77 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
French Polynesia rank
182nd
Lesotho rank
179th

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

  • French Polynesia
  • Lesotho
-50.0M050.0M100.0M150.0M197520002025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports -5.77 million BoP, current US$ against -13.87 million BoP, current US$ in French Polynesia, a difference of 8.10 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 182nd and Lesotho ranks 179th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade French Polynesia Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 266,000 BoP, current US$ 132,000 BoP, current US$ 134,000 BoP, current US$ French Polynesia
1980s 4.59 million BoP, current US$ 6.82 million BoP, current US$ 2.22 million BoP, current US$ Lesotho
1990s 8.95 million BoP, current US$ 22.81 million BoP, current US$ 13.86 million BoP, current US$ Lesotho
2000s 24.16 million BoP, current US$ 41.98 million BoP, current US$ 17.83 million BoP, current US$ Lesotho
2010s 70.27 million BoP, current US$ 58.35 million BoP, current US$ 11.93 million BoP, current US$ French Polynesia
2020s -14.20 million BoP, current US$ -6.08 million BoP, current US$ 8.12 million BoP, current US$ Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, French Polynesia or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at -5.77 million BoP, current US$ against -13.87 million BoP, current US$ in French Polynesia as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between French Polynesia and Lesotho?
8.10 million BoP, current US$, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Lesotho?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do French Polynesia and Lesotho rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
French Polynesia ranks 182nd and Lesotho ranks 179th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.