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

Lesotho
-844.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Russian Federation
-613.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
182nd
Russian Federation rank
180th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Russian Federation
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How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports -613.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -844.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 231.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 182nd and Russian Federation ranks 180th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Russian Federation in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1990s 838.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 141.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 696.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho
2000s 1,383 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,543 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 159.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Russian Federation
2010s 1,922 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,130 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 208.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Russian Federation
2020s -146.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 148.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Lesotho or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at -613.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -844.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Lesotho and Russian Federation?
231.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Russian Federation?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Russian Federation rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Lesotho ranks 182nd and Russian Federation ranks 180th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.