Eritrea vs Lesotho: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Eritrea
-7.91 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Lesotho
-2.44 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Eritrea rank
180th
Lesotho rank
179th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Eritrea
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports -2.44 BoP, current US$ per person against -7.91 BoP, current US$ per person in Eritrea, a difference of 5.47 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Lesotho ahead.
Eritrea ranks 180th and Lesotho ranks 179th of 202 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.53 BoP, current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 10.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 21.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.19 BoP, current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 13.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 27.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 14.09 BoP, current US$ per person | Lesotho |
| 2020s | -7.05 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.57 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Eritrea or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at -2.44 BoP, current US$ per person against -7.91 BoP, current US$ per person in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Eritrea and Lesotho?
- 5.47 BoP, current US$ per person, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lesotho?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Lesotho rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 180th and Lesotho ranks 179th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.