Iceland vs Lesotho: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Iceland
-0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lesotho
-0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iceland rank
183rd
Lesotho rank
180th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Iceland
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports -0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Iceland, a difference of 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 183rd and Lesotho ranks 180th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0207 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.0913 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0317 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0596 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
| 2010s | -0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0326 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.0271 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Iceland or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at -0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Iceland and Lesotho?
- 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Lesotho?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Lesotho rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Iceland ranks 183rd and Lesotho ranks 180th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.