Djibouti vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Djibouti
5,911 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic
7,717 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Djibouti rank
104th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
101st

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time

  • Djibouti
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 7,717 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,911 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Djibouti, a difference of 1,806 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.3 times Djibouti's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Djibouti ahead.

Djibouti ranks 104th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 101st of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 5 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 27.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 25.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Djibouti
1980s 18.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Djibouti
1990s 101.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 251.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 150.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 3,077 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 512.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,564 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Djibouti
2010s 6,377 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,709 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,669 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Djibouti
2020s 7,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,925 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,074 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Djibouti or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 7,717 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,911 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Djibouti as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Djibouti and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
1,806 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
44 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Djibouti and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Djibouti ranks 104th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 101st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.