Guyana vs Lesotho: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Guyana
-5,376 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
-844.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Guyana rank
185th
Lesotho rank
182nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Guyana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports -844.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -5,376 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Guyana, a difference of 4,531 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 185th and Lesotho ranks 182nd of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4.35 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Guyana |
| 1980s | 4.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 224.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 219.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 314.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 751.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 437.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 455.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,383 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 927.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 2,789 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,922 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 867.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Guyana |
| 2020s | -725.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -146.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 578.25 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$), per square, Guyana or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at -844.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -5,376 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Guyana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Guyana and Lesotho?
- 4,531 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Lesotho?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Lesotho rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Guyana ranks 185th and Lesotho ranks 182nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.