Kiribati vs Laos: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps over time
- Kiribati
- Laos
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 16,114 BoP, current US$ against 6,670 BoP, current US$ in Laos, a difference of 9,444 BoP, current US$.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 2.4 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 153rd and Laos ranks 154th of 192 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 118,857 BoP, current US$ | 118,857 BoP, current US$ | Laos |
| 1990s | 80,419 BoP, current US$ | 2.24 million BoP, current US$ | 2.16 million BoP, current US$ | Laos |
| 2000s | 85,108 BoP, current US$ | 1.85 million BoP, current US$ | 1.76 million BoP, current US$ | Laos |
| 2010s | 109,864 BoP, current US$ | 6.00 million BoP, current US$ | 5.89 million BoP, current US$ | Laos |
| 2020s | 76,840 BoP, current US$ | 4,450 BoP, current US$ | 72,390 BoP, current US$ | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Kiribati or Laos?
- Kiribati, at 16,114 BoP, current US$ against 6,670 BoP, current US$ in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Kiribati and Laos?
- 9,444 BoP, current US$, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Laos?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2022.
- How do Kiribati and Laos rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Kiribati ranks 153rd and Laos ranks 154th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.