East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
35th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
38th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0541 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 10.4 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 35th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 38th of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 0.0337 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0363 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 0.0327 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0604 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0361 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0654 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0529 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.0541 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 35th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.