Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Uganda: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Lao People's Democratic Republic
0.0009 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2022
Uganda
0.008 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
154th
Uganda rank
151st

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Uganda
-5-2.502.55198020022024

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.008 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per person in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Uganda's figure about 9.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Uganda ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 154th and Uganda ranks 151st of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0159 BoP, current US$ per person 0 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0159 BoP, current US$ per person Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s 0.7612 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0555 BoP, current US$ per person 0.7057 BoP, current US$ per person Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 0.4025 BoP, current US$ per person 0.9173 BoP, current US$ per person 0.5148 BoP, current US$ per person Uganda
2010s 0.8899 BoP, current US$ per person 0.4175 BoP, current US$ per person 0.4724 BoP, current US$ per person Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0068 BoP, current US$ per person Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Uganda?
Uganda, at 0.008 BoP, current US$ per person against 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per person in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Uganda?
0.0071 BoP, current US$ per person, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Uganda?
21 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2022.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Uganda rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 154th and Uganda ranks 151st of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,039 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.