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

Lesotho
-5.77 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Tuvalu
258,080 BoP, current US$
in 2024
Lesotho rank
179th
Tuvalu rank
177th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Tuvalu
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How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 258,080 BoP, current US$ against -5.77 million BoP, current US$ in Lesotho, a difference of 6.03 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 179th and Tuvalu ranks 177th of 202 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Tuvalu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Tuvalu Difference Ahead
2000s 43.05 million BoP, current US$ 373,784 BoP, current US$ 42.68 million BoP, current US$ Lesotho
2010s 58.35 million BoP, current US$ 379,591 BoP, current US$ 57.97 million BoP, current US$ Lesotho
2020s -6.08 million BoP, current US$ 184,646 BoP, current US$ 6.27 million BoP, current US$ Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Lesotho or Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at 258,080 BoP, current US$ against -5.77 million BoP, current US$ in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Lesotho and Tuvalu?
6.03 million BoP, current US$, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tuvalu?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Tuvalu rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Lesotho ranks 179th and Tuvalu ranks 177th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.