French Polynesia vs Lesotho: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

French Polynesia
-1,872 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
-844.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
French Polynesia rank
184th
Lesotho rank
182nd

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

  • French Polynesia
  • Lesotho
-10.0k010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k197519992023

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports -844.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -1,872 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in French Polynesia, a difference of 1,027 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 184th and Lesotho ranks 182nd of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade French Polynesia Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 72.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 68.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre French Polynesia
1980s 1,389 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 232.97 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,157 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre French Polynesia
1990s 2,445 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 751.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,694 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre French Polynesia
2000s 6,960 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,383 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,577 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre French Polynesia
2010s 20,246 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,922 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 18,324 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre French Polynesia
2020s -4,117 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -146.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,970 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, French Polynesia or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at -844.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -1,872 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in French Polynesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between French Polynesia and Lesotho?
1,027 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Lesotho?
48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do French Polynesia and Lesotho rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
French Polynesia ranks 184th and Lesotho ranks 182nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.