Gabon vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Gabon
0.0548 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Gabon rank
41st
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
38th

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

  • Gabon
  • 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 0.0548 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Gabon, a difference of 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 41st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 38th of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0143 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Gabon
1990s -0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0363 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Gabon
2010s 0.0579 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0604 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 0.0717 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0654 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Gabon or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0548 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Gabon as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Gabon and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Gabon ranks 41st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 38th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.