Lesotho vs Samoa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Lesotho
-5.77 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Samoa
2.22 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Lesotho rank
179th
Samoa rank
176th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time
- Lesotho
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 2.22 million BoP, current US$ against -5.77 million BoP, current US$ in Lesotho, a difference of 7.99 million BoP, current US$.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Samoa ahead.
Lesotho ranks 179th and Samoa ranks 176th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 132,000 BoP, current US$ | 151,000 BoP, current US$ | 19,000 BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
| 1980s | 6.82 million BoP, current US$ | 154,815 BoP, current US$ | 6.66 million BoP, current US$ | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 22.81 million BoP, current US$ | 4.97 million BoP, current US$ | 17.84 million BoP, current US$ | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 41.98 million BoP, current US$ | 9.53 million BoP, current US$ | 32.46 million BoP, current US$ | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 58.35 million BoP, current US$ | 12.62 million BoP, current US$ | 45.73 million BoP, current US$ | Lesotho |
| 2020s | -6.03 million BoP, current US$ | 4.42 million BoP, current US$ | 10.45 million BoP, current US$ | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Lesotho or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 2.22 million BoP, current US$ against -5.77 million BoP, current US$ in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Lesotho and Samoa?
- 7.99 million BoP, current US$, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Samoa?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Samoa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Lesotho ranks 179th and Samoa ranks 176th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
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.