Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Burkina Faso
-8.59 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Lesotho
-2.44 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
181st
Lesotho rank
179th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports -2.44 BoP, current US$ per person against -8.59 BoP, current US$ per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 6.15 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 181st and Lesotho ranks 179th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3089 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1005 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2084 BoP, current US$ per person | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 0.2509 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.88 BoP, current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.7009 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.03 BoP, current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 2.37 BoP, current US$ per person | 21.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.89 BoP, current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 13.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 27.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 14.72 BoP, current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 3.54 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.11 BoP, current US$ per person | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Burkina Faso or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at -2.44 BoP, current US$ per person against -8.59 BoP, current US$ per person in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 6.15 BoP, current US$ per person, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 181st and Lesotho ranks 179th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.