French Polynesia vs Lesotho: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

French Polynesia
-0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lesotho
-0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
French Polynesia rank
179th
Lesotho rank
180th

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

  • French Polynesia
  • Lesotho
-0.0200.020.040.06197520002025

How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports -0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lesotho, a difference of 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 179th and Lesotho ranks 180th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade French Polynesia Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1980s 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1990s 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0234 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2000s 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0317 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2020s -0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, French Polynesia or Lesotho?
French Polynesia, at -0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between French Polynesia and Lesotho?
0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Lesotho?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do French Polynesia and Lesotho rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
French Polynesia ranks 179th and Lesotho ranks 180th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.