Lao PDR - FDI Inflows 1997
5.21%
−3.32% from 1996
Lao PDR's fdi inflows was 5.21% in 1997, decreased +3.32% from 8.53% in 1996. This was the 35th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1997▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Liberia | 72.26% | 187.2% |
| 2nd | Azerbaijan | 28.14% | 42.5% |
| 3rd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 26.59% | 106.7% |
| 4th | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.42% | 182.3% |
| 5th | Singapore | 15.68% | 32.1% |
| 6th | Panama | 13.05% | 180.1% |
| 7th | Aruba | 12.91% | 109.6% |
| 8th | Equatorial Guinea | 12.08% | -92.5% |
| 9th | Lebanon | 11.42% | 1,855.1% |
| 10th | Vanuatu | 11.08% | -11.5% |
| 11th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 9.22% | 43.8% |
| 12th | Brunei Darussalam | 9.00% | 5.6% |
| 13th | Seychelles | 8.92% | 65.6% |
| 14th | Hungary | 8.79% | 25.1% |
| 15th | Grenada | 8.54% | 84.8% |
| 16th | Viet Nam | 8.27% | -14.9% |
| 17th | Myanmar | 8.20% | 61.7% |
| 18th | Latvia | 7.47% | 30.8% |
| 19th | Samoa | 7.00% | 1,408.6% |
| 20th | Dominica | 6.97% | 14.4% |
| 21st | Guyana | 6.94% | -17.0% |
| 22nd | Georgia | 6.91% | 2,070.7% |
| 23rd | Solomon Islands | 6.43% | 452.5% |
| 24th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 6.41% | -2.1% |
| 25th | Chile | 6.15% | 0.3% |
| 26th | Kazakhstan | 5.96% | 10.3% |
| 27th | Eritrea | 5.94% | 12.4% |
| 28th | St. Lucia | 5.93% | 154.2% |
| 29th | Cambodia | 5.92% | -29.3% |
| 30th | Cyprus | 5.72% | 145.2% |
| 31st | Angola | 5.38% | 124.4% |
| 32nd | Estonia | 5.32% | 53.4% |
| 33rd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 5.25% | -50.2% |
| 34th | Colombia | 5.21% | 62.8% |
| 35th | Lao PDR | 5.21% | -38.9% |
| 36th | Malaysia | 5.14% | 2.0% |
| 37th | Jordan | 4.98% | 2,124.2% |
| 38th | Zambia | 4.82% | 36.4% |
| 39th | Belgium | 4.75% | -5.7% |
| 40th | Kyrgyz Republic | 4.74% | 83.4% |
| 41st | China | 4.70% | 1.5% |
| 42nd | Nicaragua | 4.63% | 66.3% |
| 43rd | Bahrain | 4.56% | -84.5% |
| 44th | Bulgaria | 4.46% | 403.2% |
| 45th | Turkmenistan | 4.40% | -3.1% |
| 46th | West Bank and Gaza | 4.34% | -16.6% |
| 47th | Moldova | 4.08% | 191.3% |
| 48th | Sweden | 3.83% | 103.5% |
| 49th | Qatar | 3.70% | -1.0% |
| 50th | Peru | 3.68% | -41.4% |
| 51st | Malta | 3.62% | -55.8% |
| 52nd | Lithuania | 3.56% | 97.1% |
| 53rd | Guatemala | 3.55% | 623.4% |
| 54th | Romania | 3.42% | 379.7% |
| 55th | Bahamas, The | 3.32% | 36.3% |
| 56th | Lesotho | 3.27% | 6.6% |
| 57th | United Kingdom | 3.27% | 43.8% |
| 58th | Costa Rica | 3.25% | -11.2% |
| 59th | Armenia | 3.17% | 188.0% |
| 60th | Argentina | 3.13% | 22.5% |
| 61st | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.12% | 9.6% |
| 62nd | Poland | 3.07% | 9.7% |
| 63rd | Senegal | 2.96% | 1,291.2% |
| 64th | New Zealand | 2.90% | -48.1% |
| 65th | Chad | 2.87% | 16.8% |
| 66th | Sri Lanka | 2.85% | 230.4% |
| 67th | Switzerland | 2.85% | 98.4% |
| 68th | Norway | 2.80% | 19.5% |
| 69th | Uganda | 2.79% | 39.4% |
| 70th | Morocco | 2.76% | 233.0% |
| 71st | Netherlands | 2.64% | -28.2% |
| 72nd | Thailand | 2.59% | 103.2% |
| 73rd | Ecuador | 2.57% | 29.8% |
| 74th | Belarus | 2.49% | 245.3% |
| 75th | Croatia | 2.47% | 21.0% |
| 76th | Mexico | 2.45% | 15.3% |
| 77th | Ireland | 2.45% | -29.1% |
| 78th | Cabo Verde | 2.36% | -58.5% |
| 79th | Canada | 2.32% | 65.8% |
| 80th | Paraguay | 2.32% | 62.2% |
| 81st | Portugal | 2.32% | 80.8% |
| 82nd | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.30% | 54.5% |
| 83rd | South Africa | 2.26% | 350.9% |
| 84th | Maldives | 2.24% | 8.5% |
| 85th | Namibia | 2.19% | -32.1% |
| 86th | Honduras | 2.18% | 15.2% |
| 87th | Mali | 2.18% | 199.6% |
| 88th | Indonesia | 2.17% | -20.4% |
| 89th | Brazil | 2.15% | 45.7% |
| 90th | Mongolia | 2.12% | 79.2% |
| 91st | Albania | 2.07% | -25.7% |
| 92nd | Czechia | 2.06% | -2.8% |
| 93rd | Dominican Republic | 2.04% | 177.5% |
| 94th | Botswana | 1.99% | 35.8% |
| 95th | Tajikistan | 1.95% | 13.3% |
| 96th | Finland | 1.93% | 239.1% |
| 97th | Iceland | 1.92% | 76.8% |
| 98th | Australia | 1.85% | 63.3% |
| 99th | Jamaica | 1.85% | 1.0% |
| 100th | Saudi Arabia | 1.83% | 357.7% |
| 101st | Tunisia | 1.65% | 35.8% |
| 102nd | Guinea-Bissau | 1.64% | 1,022.2% |
| 103rd | Slovenia | 1.61% | 99.9% |
| 104th | Denmark | 1.61% | 290.6% |
| 105th | Spain | 1.60% | 4.8% |
| 106th | France | 1.59% | 15.7% |
| 107th | Zimbabwe | 1.58% | 67.5% |
| 108th | European Union | 1.51% | 15.7% |
| 109th | Gambia, The | 1.45% | 15.6% |
| 110th | United States | 1.42% | 17.7% |
| 111th | Tanzania | 1.41% | -11.1% |
| 112th | Cameroon | 1.39% | 47.3% |
| 113th | Belize | 1.37% | -29.8% |
| 114th | Israel | 1.37% | 12.7% |
| 115th | Mozambique | 1.32% | -26.5% |
| 116th | Mauritius | 1.30% | 59.2% |
| 117th | Philippines | 1.30% | -19.0% |
| 118th | Austria | 1.26% | -31.2% |
| 119th | Ukraine | 1.24% | 6.2% |
| 120th | Russian Federation | 1.20% | 82.5% |
| 121st | Ghana | 1.19% | -31.4% |
| 122nd | Bermuda | 1.18% | - |
| 123rd | Pakistan | 1.15% | -21.2% |
| 124th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 1.14% | 20.7% |
| 125th | Uzbekistan | 1.13% | 75.3% |
| 126th | Barbados | 1.13% | 68.5% |
| 127th | India | 0.86% | 39.3% |
| 128th | Germany | 0.84% | 35.1% |
| 129th | Sudan | 0.84% | 18,795.6% |
| 130th | Niger | 0.83% | 130.7% |
| 131st | Greece | 0.71% | -4.5% |
| 132nd | Kiribati | 0.64% | -3.4% |
| 133rd | Slovak Republic | 0.63% | -49.0% |
| 134th | Djibouti | 0.62% | -6.6% |
| 135th | Togo | 0.58% | 431.8% |
| 136th | El Salvador | 0.58% | 35.5% |
| 137th | Papua New Guinea | 0.57% | -73.1% |
| 138th | Korea | 0.56% | 27.1% |
| 139th | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.55% | -14.5% |
| 140th | Algeria | 0.54% | -6.2% |
| 141st | Benin | 0.54% | 186.5% |
| 142nd | Kenya | 0.47% | -47.5% |
| 143rd | Uruguay | 0.47% | -29.2% |
| 144th | Nepal | 0.47% | 10.6% |
| 145th | São Tomé and Principe | 0.44% | 83.8% |
| 146th | North Macedonia | 0.40% | 66.6% |
| 147th | Burkina Faso | 0.40% | -36.4% |
| 148th | Malawi | 0.38% | -19.4% |
| 149th | French Polynesia | 0.38% | 348.2% |
| 150th | Oman | 0.36% | 2.7% |
| 151st | Madagascar | 0.33% | 59.4% |
| 152nd | Guinea | 0.31% | -25.6% |
| 153rd | Türkiye | 0.31% | 5.8% |
| 154th | Italy | 0.30% | 9.7% |
| 155th | United Arab Emirates | 0.29% | -27.8% |
| 156th | Bangladesh | 0.29% | 891.6% |
| 157th | Nigeria | 0.23% | -13.0% |
| 158th | Sierra Leone | 0.21% | 200.3% |
| 159th | Central African Republic | 0.16% | -85.3% |
| 160th | Rwanda | 0.14% | -12.9% |
| 161st | Haiti | 0.12% | -15.0% |
| 162nd | Kuwait | 0.07% | -94.1% |
| 163rd | Japan | 0.06% | 7,234.1% |
| 164th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 0.05% | -30.8% |
| 165th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.05% | 115.4% |
| 166th | Macao SAR, China | 0.03% | -61.6% |
| 167th | Iraq | 0.01% | 129.1% |
| 168th | Comoros | 0.01% | -95.8% |
| 169th | Tonga | 0.00% | -103.8% |
| 170th | Mauritania | -0.16% | -686.7% |
| 171st | Bhutan | -0.20% | -143.1% |
| 172nd | Libya | -0.22% | 44.8% |
| 173rd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -0.73% | -269.5% |
| 174th | Eswatini | -0.89% | -165.8% |
| 175th | Suriname | -0.99% | -144.8% |
| 176th | Yemen, Republic of | -2.03% | -118.9% |
| 177th | Congo, Republic of | -2.12% | -186.2% |
| 178th | Gabon | -2.15% | 57.0% |
| 179th | Fiji | -2.88% | 15.1% |
FAQ
What was Lao PDR's fdi inflows in 1997?▾
Lao PDR's fdi inflows in 1997 was 5.21%. This ranked 35th globally.
How did Lao PDR's fdi inflows change in 1997?▾
Lao PDR's fdi inflows decreased by 38.9% in 1997 compared to 1996.
Which country had the highest fdi inflows in 1997?▾
Liberia had the highest fdi inflows in 1997 at 72.26%.
What is the fdi inflows of Lao PDR in 1997?▾
The fdi inflows of Lao PDR in 1997 was 5.21%. This ranked 35th globally.
How does 1997 compare to 1996 for Lao PDR's fdi inflows?▾
Lao PDR's fdi inflows went from 8.53% in 1996 to 5.21% in 1997, a 38.9% decrease.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Lao PDR matched the Currency Crisis Pattern pattern in 1997. Historically: 128 occurrences, 35 successful (27%). Outcome 24 months later: 125.3%. View full analysis →
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