Lesotho vs Yemen: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Lesotho
-844.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Yemen
-702.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2019
Lesotho rank
182nd
Yemen rank
181st
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Lesotho
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports -702.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -844.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 142.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 182nd and Yemen ranks 181st of 200 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 751.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 160.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 591.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1,383 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 710.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 672.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1,922 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -418.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,340 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$), per square, Lesotho or Yemen?
- Yemen, at -702.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against -844.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2019.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Lesotho and Yemen?
- 142.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Yemen?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
- How do Lesotho and Yemen rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Lesotho ranks 182nd and Yemen ranks 181st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.