Finland vs Lesotho: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Finland
-0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lesotho
-0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Finland rank
178th
Lesotho rank
180th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Finland
- Lesotho
How they compare
Finland currently reports -0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 178th and Lesotho ranks 180th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.0207 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.0452 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0317 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.0279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.0242 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Finland or Lesotho?
- Finland, at -0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Finland and Lesotho?
- 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Lesotho?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Lesotho rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Finland ranks 178th and Lesotho ranks 180th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.