Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Laos
Laos: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Laos, 1984–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2024.
The figure is down 46.7% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Laos peaked at 0.1124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, -0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1985.
That places Laos 38th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Laos, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1985 | -0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -100.0% |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1988 | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1989 | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +67.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +225.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0384 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +70.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0539 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0853 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +58.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0521 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0542 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +51.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -63.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -81.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +280.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0542 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +435.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0766 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -45.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0546 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0391 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0606 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +76.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0569 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0653 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0747 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0588 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0988 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +68.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0749 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0403 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.1% |
| 2020 | 0.051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0569 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 0.047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +139.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.7% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +435.0% | 0.0101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0542 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0363 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0853 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0766 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0604 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0988 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0654 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 35 Senegal 0.0627 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Albania 0.0606 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Uganda 0.0604 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Bahrain 0.0572 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Guinea 0.0561 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Gabon 0.0548 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Laos
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.39 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 60.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0083 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 19.21 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 52.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 14.03 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Laos?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Laos was 0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1985.
- How does Laos rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Laos ranks 38th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.