Lao PDR - FDI Inflows 1998
3.59%
−1.62% from 1997
Lao PDR's fdi inflows was 3.59% in 1998, decreased +1.62% from 5.21% in 1997. This was the 66th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1998▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Equatorial Guinea | 74.12% | 513.4% |
| 2nd | Liberia | 52.92% | -26.8% |
| 3rd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 23.81% | -10.5% |
| 4th | Azerbaijan | 23.01% | -18.2% |
| 5th | Angola | 17.12% | 218.1% |
| 6th | Armenia | 12.27% | 287.3% |
| 7th | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.07% | -30.7% |
| 8th | Panama | 11.94% | -8.5% |
| 9th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 11.17% | 21.2% |
| 10th | Grenada | 10.92% | 27.8% |
| 11th | Estonia | 10.50% | 97.4% |
| 12th | Brunei Darussalam | 10.33% | 14.7% |
| 13th | El Salvador | 10.08% | 1,645.5% |
| 14th | Ireland | 9.83% | 301.3% |
| 15th | Eswatini | 9.68% | 1,185.7% |
| 16th | St. Lucia | 9.50% | 60.2% |
| 17th | Finland | 9.34% | 382.8% |
| 18th | Belgium | 8.78% | 84.9% |
| 19th | Sweden | 8.61% | 125.0% |
| 20th | Netherlands | 8.58% | 224.5% |
| 21st | St. Kitts and Nevis | 8.33% | 58.7% |
| 22nd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 8.25% | 28.8% |
| 23rd | Seychelles | 8.22% | -7.8% |
| 24th | Lithuania | 8.14% | 128.4% |
| 25th | Malta | 8.06% | 122.9% |
| 26th | Vanuatu | 7.77% | -29.9% |
| 27th | Georgia | 7.34% | 6.3% |
| 28th | Singapore | 6.95% | -55.7% |
| 29th | Guatemala | 6.94% | 95.6% |
| 30th | Zimbabwe | 6.94% | 338.2% |
| 31st | Aruba | 6.81% | -47.2% |
| 32nd | Hungary | 6.69% | -23.9% |
| 33rd | Kyrgyz Republic | 6.64% | 40.0% |
| 34th | United Kingdom | 6.61% | 102.2% |
| 35th | Lebanon | 6.58% | -42.4% |
| 36th | Thailand | 6.43% | 148.1% |
| 37th | Viet Nam | 6.14% | -25.7% |
| 38th | Guyana | 6.13% | -11.7% |
| 39th | São Tomé and Principe | 5.81% | 1,235.2% |
| 40th | Chile | 5.64% | -8.2% |
| 41st | Zambia | 5.60% | 16.1% |
| 42nd | Czechia | 5.51% | 167.7% |
| 43rd | Latvia | 5.33% | -28.7% |
| 44th | Kazakhstan | 5.20% | -12.7% |
| 45th | West Bank and Gaza | 5.14% | 18.5% |
| 46th | Portugal | 4.90% | 111.5% |
| 47th | Romania | 4.87% | 42.6% |
| 48th | Myanmar | 4.87% | -40.6% |
| 49th | Nicaragua | 4.71% | 1.6% |
| 50th | Costa Rica | 4.49% | 38.4% |
| 51st | Moldova | 4.45% | 9.0% |
| 52nd | China | 4.40% | -6.3% |
| 53rd | Mozambique | 4.23% | 220.2% |
| 54th | North Macedonia | 4.01% | 897.9% |
| 55th | Canada | 3.94% | 70.0% |
| 56th | Jordan | 3.92% | -21.3% |
| 57th | Croatia | 3.88% | 57.2% |
| 58th | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.87% | 68.3% |
| 59th | Denmark | 3.77% | 134.2% |
| 60th | Switzerland | 3.74% | 31.3% |
| 61st | Cambodia | 3.71% | -37.2% |
| 62nd | Paraguay | 3.68% | 58.7% |
| 63rd | Jamaica | 3.67% | 97.8% |
| 64th | Norway | 3.66% | 30.8% |
| 65th | Poland | 3.64% | 18.6% |
| 66th | Lao PDR | 3.59% | -31.2% |
| 67th | Bulgaria | 3.57% | -19.9% |
| 68th | Qatar | 3.39% | -8.5% |
| 69th | Cyprus | 3.37% | -41.1% |
| 70th | Brazil | 3.34% | 55.4% |
| 71st | Sudan | 3.30% | 293.2% |
| 72nd | Bermuda | 3.28% | 177.3% |
| 73rd | New Zealand | 3.25% | 11.9% |
| 74th | Uganda | 3.19% | 14.3% |
| 75th | Ecuador | 3.11% | 20.9% |
| 76th | Dominican Republic | 3.09% | 51.2% |
| 77th | Philippines | 3.07% | 136.4% |
| 78th | Lesotho | 3.05% | -6.7% |
| 79th | Malaysia | 3.00% | -41.6% |
| 80th | Tunisia | 2.98% | 80.7% |
| 81st | Peru | 2.96% | -19.5% |
| 82nd | Gabon | 2.96% | 237.3% |
| 83rd | Saudi Arabia | 2.92% | 59.4% |
| 84th | Papua New Guinea | 2.89% | 403.5% |
| 85th | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.88% | -7.7% |
| 86th | Colombia | 2.87% | -44.9% |
| 87th | Gambia, The | 2.82% | 94.3% |
| 88th | European Union | 2.77% | 83.0% |
| 89th | Bahrain | 2.55% | -44.0% |
| 90th | Spain | 2.54% | 58.8% |
| 91st | Namibia | 2.48% | 13.5% |
| 92nd | Argentina | 2.44% | -22.0% |
| 93rd | Turkmenistan | 2.39% | -45.7% |
| 94th | United States | 2.33% | 63.6% |
| 95th | Mexico | 2.29% | -6.6% |
| 96th | Tajikistan | 2.27% | 16.1% |
| 97th | Ghana | 2.24% | 88.5% |
| 98th | Slovak Republic | 2.16% | 239.9% |
| 99th | Bahamas, The | 2.15% | -35.2% |
| 100th | Maldives | 2.13% | -5.0% |
| 101st | Austria | 2.11% | 67.1% |
| 102nd | Dominica | 2.02% | -71.0% |
| 103rd | Botswana | 1.99% | -0.2% |
| 104th | France | 1.97% | 24.0% |
| 105th | Solomon Islands | 1.92% | -70.1% |
| 106th | Belize | 1.90% | 38.7% |
| 107th | Australia | 1.90% | 2.4% |
| 108th | Iceland | 1.78% | -7.0% |
| 109th | Ukraine | 1.77% | 42.8% |
| 110th | Albania | 1.73% | -16.4% |
| 111th | Mongolia | 1.68% | -20.6% |
| 112th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.62% | - |
| 113th | Honduras | 1.61% | -26.4% |
| 114th | Korea | 1.51% | 169.1% |
| 115th | Israel | 1.44% | 5.4% |
| 116th | Tanzania | 1.42% | 0.0% |
| 117th | Belarus | 1.33% | -46.4% |
| 118th | Germany | 1.31% | 56.4% |
| 119th | Cabo Verde | 1.30% | -44.8% |
| 120th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 1.27% | 11.7% |
| 121st | Algeria | 1.26% | 133.3% |
| 122nd | Chad | 1.24% | -56.6% |
| 123rd | Fiji | 1.23% | 142.7% |
| 124th | Sri Lanka | 1.23% | -56.9% |
| 125th | Samoa | 1.11% | -84.1% |
| 126th | Senegal | 1.09% | -63.1% |
| 127th | Barbados | 1.04% | -8.3% |
| 128th | Russian Federation | 1.02% | -15.2% |
| 129th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 0.99% | 235.5% |
| 130th | Slovenia | 0.98% | -39.4% |
| 131st | Uzbekistan | 0.93% | -17.7% |
| 132nd | Suriname | 0.82% | 182.5% |
| 133rd | Pakistan | 0.81% | -29.1% |
| 134th | Central African Republic | 0.75% | 372.6% |
| 135th | Guinea-Bissau | 0.75% | -54.7% |
| 136th | Morocco | 0.66% | -75.9% |
| 137th | Uruguay | 0.65% | 36.9% |
| 138th | Oman | 0.64% | 77.8% |
| 139th | India | 0.63% | -27.3% |
| 140th | Djibouti | 0.62% | 0.1% |
| 141st | Kiribati | 0.59% | -8.1% |
| 142nd | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.54% | -2.2% |
| 143rd | Togo | 0.50% | -14.4% |
| 144th | Cameroon | 0.49% | -64.7% |
| 145th | Malawi | 0.48% | 23.8% |
| 146th | Benin | 0.46% | -14.4% |
| 147th | Bangladesh | 0.38% | 31.6% |
| 148th | Madagascar | 0.38% | 15.0% |
| 149th | South Africa | 0.36% | -84.0% |
| 150th | Rwanda | 0.36% | 155.1% |
| 151st | Türkiye | 0.34% | 11.6% |
| 152nd | United Arab Emirates | 0.34% | 15.5% |
| 153rd | Guinea | 0.34% | 8.5% |
| 154th | Haiti | 0.29% | 141.2% |
| 155th | Mauritius | 0.29% | -77.9% |
| 156th | French Polynesia | 0.27% | -28.0% |
| 157th | Nepal | 0.25% | -47.2% |
| 158th | Mali | 0.25% | -88.7% |
| 159th | Kuwait | 0.23% | 249.3% |
| 160th | Italy | 0.21% | -30.0% |
| 161st | Kenya | 0.19% | -60.2% |
| 162nd | Burkina Faso | 0.16% | -60.6% |
| 163rd | Nigeria | 0.14% | -41.3% |
| 164th | Comoros | 0.11% | 1,815.2% |
| 165th | Japan | 0.06% | 10.7% |
| 166th | Greece | 0.05% | -92.8% |
| 167th | Iraq | 0.04% | 545.3% |
| 168th | Tonga | 0.02% | 587.3% |
| 169th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.02% | -53.2% |
| 170th | Sierra Leone | 0.02% | -92.6% |
| 171st | Mauritania | 0.01% | 104.1% |
| 172nd | Eritrea | 0.01% | -99.9% |
| 173rd | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 0.00% | -97.3% |
| 174th | Niger | -0.07% | -108.1% |
| 175th | Indonesia | -0.25% | -111.6% |
| 176th | Macao SAR, China | -0.26% | -928.1% |
| 177th | Libya | -0.47% | -112.2% |
| 178th | Yemen, Republic of | -3.47% | -71.3% |
| 179th | Congo, Republic of | -8.70% | -310.9% |
FAQ
What was Lao PDR's fdi inflows in 1998?▾
Lao PDR's fdi inflows in 1998 was 3.59%. This ranked 66th globally.
How did Lao PDR's fdi inflows change in 1998?▾
Lao PDR's fdi inflows decreased by 31.2% in 1998 compared to 1997.
Which country had the highest fdi inflows in 1998?▾
Equatorial Guinea had the highest fdi inflows in 1998 at 74.12%.
What is the fdi inflows of Lao PDR in 1998?▾
The fdi inflows of Lao PDR in 1998 was 3.59%. This ranked 66th globally.
How does 1998 compare to 1997 for Lao PDR's fdi inflows?▾
Lao PDR's fdi inflows went from 5.21% in 1997 to 3.59% in 1998, a 31.2% decrease.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Lao PDR matched the Orthodox Tightening Cycle pattern in 1998. Historically: 311 occurrences, 177 successful (57%). Outcome 24 months later: 25.1%. View full analysis →
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