Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Laos
Laos: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps was 6,670 BoP, current US$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in Laos, 1983–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Laos is 6,670 BoP, current US$, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.9% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Laos peaked at 39.70 million BoP, current US$ in 2015 and was at its lowest, -28.57 million BoP, current US$, in 2013.
That places Laos 154th out of 192 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Laos, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | -1.00 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1984 | -1.00 million BoP, current US$ | -0.0% |
| 1985 | -212,000 BoP, current US$ | -78.8% |
| 1986 | -506,000 BoP, current US$ | +138.7% |
| 1987 | 498,000 BoP, current US$ | -198.4% |
| 1988 | 383,000 BoP, current US$ | -23.1% |
| 1989 | 2.67 million BoP, current US$ | +596.9% |
| 1990 | 168,000 BoP, current US$ | -93.7% |
| 1991 | 136,000 BoP, current US$ | -19.0% |
| 1992 | 1.52 million BoP, current US$ | +1014.7% |
| 1993 | 55,000 BoP, current US$ | -96.4% |
| 1994 | 1.02 million BoP, current US$ | +1758.2% |
| 1995 | 4.18 million BoP, current US$ | +308.8% |
| 1996 | 3.40 million BoP, current US$ | -18.5% |
| 1997 | 1.28 million BoP, current US$ | -62.4% |
| 1998 | 3.01 million BoP, current US$ | +135.0% |
| 1999 | 557,000 BoP, current US$ | -81.5% |
| 2000 | 9.91 million BoP, current US$ | +1679.0% |
| 2001 | 320,500 BoP, current US$ | -96.8% |
| 2002 | 200,000 BoP, current US$ | -37.6% |
| 2003 | -26,480 BoP, current US$ | -113.2% |
| 2004 | 1.11 million BoP, current US$ | -4276.0% |
| 2005 | -86,910 BoP, current US$ | -107.9% |
| 2006 | 590 BoP, current US$ | -100.7% |
| 2007 | 21.47 million BoP, current US$ | +3639239.0% |
| 2008 | -16.93 million BoP, current US$ | -178.9% |
| 2009 | 2.51 million BoP, current US$ | -114.8% |
| 2010 | 33.45 million BoP, current US$ | +1231.7% |
| 2011 | 358,750 BoP, current US$ | -98.9% |
| 2012 | -16.86 million BoP, current US$ | -4799.3% |
| 2013 | -28.57 million BoP, current US$ | +69.5% |
| 2014 | 7.06 million BoP, current US$ | -124.7% |
| 2015 | 39.70 million BoP, current US$ | +462.5% |
| 2016 | 15.18 million BoP, current US$ | -61.7% |
| 2017 | 9.70 million BoP, current US$ | -36.1% |
| 2018 | 10 BoP, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 10 BoP, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,230 BoP, current US$ | +22200.0% |
| 2021 | 4,450 BoP, current US$ | +99.6% |
| 2022 | 6,670 BoP, current US$ | +49.9% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 6,670 BoP, current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.88 million BoP, current US$, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Laos's 6,670 BoP, current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 52.88 million BoP, current US$, 0% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +3639239.0% | 590 BoP, current US$ | 21.47 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2020 | +22200.0% | 10 BoP, current US$ | 2,230 BoP, current US$ |
| 2012 | -4799.3% | 358,750 BoP, current US$ | -16.86 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2004 | +4276.0% | -26,480 BoP, current US$ | 1.11 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1994 | +1758.2% | 55,000 BoP, current US$ | 1.02 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2000 | +1679.0% | 557,000 BoP, current US$ | 9.91 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 118,857 BoP, current US$ | -1.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2.67 million BoP, current US$ | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.53 million BoP, current US$ | 55,000 BoP, current US$ | 4.18 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.85 million BoP, current US$ | -16.93 million BoP, current US$ | 21.47 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.00 million BoP, current US$ | -28.57 million BoP, current US$ | 39.70 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,450 BoP, current US$ | 2,230 BoP, current US$ | 6,670 BoP, current US$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 151 Algeria 264,865 BoP, current US$ compare
- 152 Guinea 30,000 BoP, current US$ compare
- 153 Kiribati 16,114 BoP, current US$ compare
- 155 Central African Republic 1,290 BoP, current US$ compare
- 156 Ecuador 0 BoP, current US$
- 156 Ethiopia 0 BoP, current US$
- 156 Lesotho 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 156 Maldives 0 BoP, current US$
- 156 Myanmar 0 BoP, current US$
- 156 Nepal 0 BoP, current US$
- 156 Syria 0 BoP, current US$
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 outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Laos?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Laos was 6,670 BoP, current US$ in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 39.70 million BoP, current US$ in 2015.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was -28.57 million BoP, current US$ in 2013.
- How does Laos rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Laos ranks 154th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) 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.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows 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
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 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.