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

Kiribati
6,309 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic
7,717 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kiribati rank
103rd
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
101st

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

  • Kiribati
  • 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 6,309 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Kiribati, a difference of 1,408 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.2 times Kiribati's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Kiribati ranks 103rd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 101st of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1980s 202.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 198.91 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kiribati
1990s 385.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 251.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 134.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kiribati
2000s 1,405 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 512.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 891.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kiribati
2010s -715.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,709 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,424 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 4,024 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,925 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 901.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Kiribati or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 7,717 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 6,309 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Kiribati as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Kiribati and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
1,408 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
40 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Kiribati ranks 103rd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 101st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.