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Lao PDR - FDI Outflows 2008

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Foreign direct investment, net outflows as % of GDP · World Bank

-0.31% −0.82% from 2007 Global rank: 12th

Lao PDR's fdi outflows was -0.31% in 2008, decreased +0.82% from 0.51% in 2007. This was the 12th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2008▾

FDI Outflows by Country - 2008
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Iceland	-20.71%	-144.5%
2nd	Liberia	-6.43%	-124.4%
3rd	Benin	-1.29%	13.9%
4th	Botswana	-0.85%	-384.4%
5th	Gabon	-0.82%	-274.1%
6th	Congo, Republic of	-0.79%	-53.3%
7th	Burkina Faso	-0.75%	81.8%
8th	South Africa	-0.67%	-174.9%
9th	Antigua and Barbuda	-0.59%	-20,000.9%
10th	Niger	-0.47%	-21.9%
11th	St. Lucia	-0.46%	-170.7%
12th	Lao PDR	-0.31%	-161.1%
13th	Dominican Republic	-0.29%	-122.1%
14th	Fiji	-0.25%	-31.1%
15th	Eswatini	-0.25%	-135.9%
16th	Dominica	-0.19%	-74.1%
17th	Cabo Verde	-0.14%	-779.2%
18th	Sierra Leone	-0.11%	-257.2%
19th	West Bank and Gaza	-0.06%	-109.7%
20th	Afghanistan	-0.02%	-178.5%
21st	Cameroon	-0.01%	75.2%
22nd	Kyrgyz Republic	0.00%	90.7%
23rd	Uzbekistan	0.01%	-15.3%
24th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	0.02%	-21.3%
25th	Kiribati	0.02%	201.0%
26th	Pakistan	0.02%	-54.5%
27th	Iraq	0.03%	187.1%
28th	Ghana	0.03%	351.9%
29th	Guatemala	0.03%	-93.2%
30th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	0.03%	-86.3%
31st	Burundi	0.04%	1,296.7%
32nd	Iran, Islamic Republic of	0.05%	-51.4%
33rd	São Tomé and Principe	0.05%	-97.6%
34th	Belarus	0.05%	50.0%
35th	Jordan	0.06%	-79.9%
36th	Mauritania	0.06%	295.1%
37th	Mexico	0.06%	-92.2%
38th	Côte d'Ivoire	0.06%	4.7%
39th	Tonga	0.07%	-90.5%
40th	Guinea-Bissau	0.07%	148.5%
41st	Uruguay	0.08%	-83.7%
42nd	Vanuatu	0.08%	-33.0%
43rd	Namibia	0.08%	115.1%
44th	Tunisia	0.09%	80.4%
45th	Aruba	0.10%	-93.3%
46th	Grenada	0.11%	164.8%
47th	Mongolia	0.11%	-63.1%
48th	North Macedonia	0.11%	-71.8%
49th	Jamaica	0.12%	-75.5%
50th	Kenya	0.12%	8.1%
51st	Romania	0.15%	-61.7%
52nd	Sri Lanka	0.15%	-10.9%
53rd	Belize	0.16%	174.5%
54th	Cambodia	0.17%	1,456.5%
55th	Algeria	0.18%	70.8%
56th	Zimbabwe	0.18%	209.3%
57th	Paraguay	0.19%	134.2%
58th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.21%	-49.6%
59th	Bangladesh	0.21%	23.4%
60th	Nicaragua	0.22%	7.9%
61st	Congo, Democratic Republic of	0.24%	205.9%
62nd	Togo	0.24%	-28.2%
63rd	St. Kitts and Nevis	0.24%	2,862.5%
64th	Malawi	0.24%	13.3%
65th	Armenia	0.26%	170.8%
66th	Viet Nam	0.30%	27.3%
67th	Nigeria	0.31%	-0.7%
68th	Morocco	0.31%	-57.3%
69th	Türkiye	0.33%	7.0%
70th	Argentina	0.38%	-26.5%
71st	Mozambique	0.39%	139.6%
72nd	Madagascar	0.42%	-7.9%
73rd	French Polynesia	0.42%	103.4%
74th	Ukraine	0.42%	-35.4%
75th	El Salvador	0.44%	-21.1%
76th	Solomon Islands	0.49%	-72.3%
77th	Moldova	0.52%	87.3%
78th	Mauritius	0.52%	-28.1%
79th	Slovak Republic	0.52%	-72.6%
80th	Serbia	0.61%	-71.1%
81st	Peru	0.61%	851.0%
82nd	New Zealand	0.63%	-78.4%
83rd	Costa Rica	0.64%	-60.1%
84th	Papua New Guinea	0.67%	68.4%
85th	Saudi Arabia	0.67%	2,176.0%
86th	New Caledonia	0.70%	801.5%
87th	Mali	0.76%	-47.7%
88th	Thailand	0.80%	36.5%
89th	Kosovo	0.80%	-
90th	Oman	0.84%	1,187.3%
91st	Yemen, Republic of	0.85%	368.3%
92nd	Poland	0.87%	-50.7%
93rd	Greece	0.91%	-45.4%
94th	Guinea	0.91%	231.0%
95th	Panama	0.95%	-36.9%
96th	Latvia	1.00%	-61.6%
97th	Philippines	1.08%	-68.5%
98th	Senegal	1.09%	94.2%
99th	Indonesia	1.16%	6.9%
100th	Lithuania	1.16%	-47.3%
101st	Egypt, Arab Republic of	1.18%	131.4%
102nd	China	1.22%	155.4%
103rd	Colombia	1.27%	105.2%
104th	Seychelles	1.32%	-20.0%
105th	Georgia	1.36%	-31.4%
106th	Honduras	1.39%	321.7%
107th	Barbados	1.53%	-12.8%
108th	Brazil	1.54%	26.1%
109th	India	1.61%	14.8%
110th	Korea	1.79%	0.1%
111th	Croatia	2.04%	218.0%
112th	Bulgaria	2.05%	-6.3%
113th	Portugal	2.12%	-51.8%
114th	Japan	2.23%	39.6%
115th	United States	2.33%	-35.7%
116th	Slovenia	2.40%	-48.1%
117th	Montenegro	2.43%	-43.9%
118th	Trinidad and Tobago	2.51%	54,353,223.5%
119th	Germany	2.57%	-36.2%
120th	Angola	2.60%	108.4%
121st	Albania	2.76%	6,148.6%
122nd	Czechia	2.77%	8.6%
123rd	Kazakhstan	2.78%	-26.2%
124th	Italy	2.80%	-48.1%
125th	Australia	3.01%	79.0%
126th	Qatar	3.17%	-51.0%
127th	Israel	3.26%	-30.1%
128th	Russian Federation	3.35%	-2.8%
129th	Lebanon	3.39%	-0.8%
130th	Bahamas, The	3.89%	-10.0%
131st	Macao SAR, China	4.02%	145.3%
132nd	Singapore	4.11%	-81.8%
133rd	Spain	4.45%	-54.9%
134th	Bermuda	4.63%	198.5%
135th	France	4.65%	-6.7%
136th	Chile	4.70%	86.1%
137th	United Arab Emirates	5.01%	-11.2%
138th	Denmark	5.28%	-2.4%
139th	Estonia	5.30%	-50.2%
140th	Switzerland	5.34%	-61.1%
141st	Canada	5.71%	28.8%
142nd	Kuwait	6.17%	-27.7%
143rd	Bahrain	6.30%	-17.9%
144th	Austria	6.50%	-68.2%
145th	Malaysia	6.67%	9.3%
146th	Sweden	6.76%	-40.8%
147th	Libya	6.79%	17.5%
148th	European Union	7.24%	-34.5%
149th	Nauru	7.74%	-
150th	Norway	7.81%	37.2%
151st	Azerbaijan	9.27%	-68.2%
152nd	Finland	10.56%	63.8%
153rd	United Kingdom	12.11%	1.5%
154th	Luxembourg	19.55%	-85.9%
155th	Ireland	21.13%	2.0%
156th	Hong Kong SAR, China	26.03%	-18.9%
157th	Netherlands	28.46%	-59.3%
158th	Belgium	43.16%	143.5%
159th	Hungary	46.54%	-4.5%
160th	Cyprus	61.12%	1,060.3%
161st	Malta	176.92%	-4.4%
162nd	Cayman Islands	215.23%	56.3%

FAQ

What was Lao PDR's fdi outflows in 2008?▾

Lao PDR's fdi outflows in 2008 was -0.31%. This ranked 12th globally.

How did Lao PDR's fdi outflows change in 2008?▾

Lao PDR's fdi outflows decreased by 161.1% in 2008 compared to 2007.

Which country had the highest fdi outflows in 2008?▾

Cayman Islands had the highest fdi outflows in 2008 at 215.23%.

What is the fdi outflows of Lao PDR in 2008?▾

The fdi outflows of Lao PDR in 2008 was -0.31%. This ranked 12th globally.

How does 2008 compare to 2007 for Lao PDR's fdi outflows?▾

Lao PDR's fdi outflows went from 0.51% in 2007 to -0.31% in 2008, a 161.1% decrease.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Lao PDR matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2008. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 8.5%. View full analysis →

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