Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Laos
Laos: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Laos, 1983–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per person for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in 2022.
That represents a change of up 63,764.3% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Laos peaked at 5.84 BoP, current US$ per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, -4.32 BoP, current US$ per person, 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$), per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | -0.2824 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1984 | -0.2749 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | -0.0567 BoP, current US$ per person | -79.4% |
| 1986 | -0.1315 BoP, current US$ per person | +132.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1258 BoP, current US$ per person | -195.7% |
| 1988 | 0.094 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6368 BoP, current US$ per person | +577.2% |
| 1990 | 0.039 BoP, current US$ per person | -93.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0307 BoP, current US$ per person | -21.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3325 BoP, current US$ per person | +984.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0117 BoP, current US$ per person | -96.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2125 BoP, current US$ per person | +1710.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8476 BoP, current US$ per person | +298.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6748 BoP, current US$ per person | -20.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2486 BoP, current US$ per person | -63.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5735 BoP, current US$ per person | +130.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1043 BoP, current US$ per person | -81.8% |
| 2000 | 1.82 BoP, current US$ per person | +1649.4% |
| 2001 | 0.058 BoP, current US$ per person | -96.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0356 BoP, current US$ per person | -38.6% |
| 2003 | -0.0046 BoP, current US$ per person | -113.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1913 BoP, current US$ per person | -4215.5% |
| 2005 | -0.0148 BoP, current US$ per person | -107.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per person | -100.7% |
| 2007 | 3.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +3583327.2% |
| 2008 | -2.75 BoP, current US$ per person | -177.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4025 BoP, current US$ per person | -114.6% |
| 2010 | 5.28 BoP, current US$ per person | +1212.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0558 BoP, current US$ per person | -98.9% |
| 2012 | -2.59 BoP, current US$ per person | -4732.7% |
| 2013 | -4.32 BoP, current US$ per person | +67.1% |
| 2014 | 1.05 BoP, current US$ per person | -124.4% |
| 2015 | 5.84 BoP, current US$ per person | +454.3% |
| 2016 | 2.2 BoP, current US$ per person | -62.3% |
| 2017 | 1.38 BoP, current US$ per person | -37.1% |
| 2018 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per person | +63764.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person, 0% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.74 BoP, current US$ per person, 0% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +3583327.2% | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.55 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2022 | +63764.1% | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2012 | -4732.7% | 0.0558 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.59 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2004 | +4215.5% | -0.0046 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1913 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1994 | +1710.2% | 0.0117 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2125 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2000 | +1649.4% | 0.1043 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.82 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0159 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.2824 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6368 BoP, current US$ per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.3075 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0117 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8476 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3284 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8899 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 151 Uganda 0.008 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 152 Algeria 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 153 Guinea 0.002 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 155 Central African Republic 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 156 Ecuador 0 BoP, current US$ per person
- 156 Ethiopia 0 BoP, current US$ per person
- 156 Lesotho 0 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 156 Maldives 0 BoP, current US$ per person
- 156 Myanmar 0 BoP, current US$ per person
- 156 Nepal 0 BoP, current US$ per person
- 156 Syria 0 BoP, current US$ per person
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$), per capita in Laos?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Laos was 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 5.84 BoP, current US$ per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.32 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013.
- How does Laos rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Laos ranks 154th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita 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$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.