Which has higher private capital flows, total, Cape Verde or Lesotho?

Lesotho, at 5.6% against 5.5% in Cape Verde as of 2011.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Lesotho?

7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates, published as Private capital flows, total (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Lesotho: Private capital flows, total

Cape Verde

5.5%

in 2011

Lesotho

5.6%

in 2011

Cape Verde rank

15th

Lesotho rank

14th

Private capital flows, total over time

Cape Verde
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 5.6% against 5.5% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 15th and Lesotho ranks 14th of 41 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
2000s	11.1%	5.8%	5.3%	Cape Verde
2010s	6.1%	5.5%	0.6%	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher private capital flows, total, Cape Verde or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 5.6% against 5.5% in Cape Verde as of 2011.
What is the difference in private capital flows, total between Cape Verde and Lesotho?: 0.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Lesotho?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2011.
How do Cape Verde and Lesotho rank globally for private capital flows, total?: Cape Verde ranks 15th and Lesotho ranks 14th of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates, published as Private capital flows, total (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Private capital flows, total (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 41 places, 272 data points, 2005–2011
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Private capital flows consist of net foreign direct investment and portfolio investment. Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. The FDI included here is total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities.