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

Lao People's Democratic Republic
7,717 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Timor-Leste
8,217 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
101st
Timor-Leste rank
98th

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

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Timor-Leste
-20.0k-10.0k010.0k197019962023

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 8,217 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 7,717 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 500 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 101st and Timor-Leste ranks 98th of 200 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 2 and Timor-Leste in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 797.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,236 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 438.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Timor-Leste
2010s 3,709 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,037 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,671 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 4,925 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -6,954 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,879 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$), per square, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 8,217 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 7,717 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Timor-Leste?
500 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Timor-Leste?
20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Timor-Leste rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 101st and Timor-Leste ranks 98th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.