Lesotho – FDI Inflows 1985
1.82%
+1.10% from 1984
Lesotho's fdi inflows was 1.82% in 1985, increased +1.10% from 0.72% in 1984. This was the 24th highest globally.
Global Ranking – 1985▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | St. Kitts and Nevis | 7.21% | 18.4% |
| 2nd | Seychelles | 6.48% | 6.8% |
| 3rd | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.33% | 205.4% |
| 4th | St. Lucia | 5.98% | 25.2% |
| 5th | Singapore | 5.46% | -17.1% |
| 6th | Chad | 5.19% | 419.6% |
| 7th | Botswana | 4.81% | -4.0% |
| 8th | Equatorial Guinea | 3.93% | -8.9% |
| 9th | Cameroon | 3.70% | 1,431.6% |
| 10th | Angola | 3.68% | 236.1% |
| 11th | Vanuatu | 3.51% | -31.9% |
| 12th | Papua New Guinea | 3.44% | -24.1% |
| 13th | Eswatini | 3.23% | 218.2% |
| 14th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 3.02% | 40.5% |
| 15th | Colombia | 2.93% | 92.0% |
| 16th | Dominica | 2.51% | 19.2% |
| 17th | Grenada | 2.45% | 27.4% |
| 18th | Bahrain | 2.44% | -23.0% |
| 19th | Suriname | 2.44% | 129.7% |
| 20th | Cyprus | 2.38% | 3.1% |
| 21st | Zambia | 2.29% | 261.5% |
| 22nd | Malaysia | 2.23% | -5.2% |
| 23rd | Fiji | 1.90% | -4.0% |
| 24th | Lesotho | 1.82% | 151.4% |
| 25th | Costa Rica | 1.78% | 16.8% |
| 26th | Malta | 1.70% | -28.8% |
| 27th | Oman | 1.61% | -10.1% |
| 28th | Togo | 1.51% | 254.3% |
| 29th | Belize | 1.29% | 201.1% |
| 30th | Tunisia | 1.28% | -6.6% |
| 31st | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.24% | 19.2% |
| 32nd | Belgium | 1.22% | 160.9% |
| 33rd | Australia | 1.16% | 425.0% |
| 34th | Switzerland | 1.14% | 60.8% |
| 35th | United Kingdom | 1.12% | 1,587.2% |
| 36th | Spain | 1.09% | 5.7% |
| 37th | Netherlands | 1.04% | -12.3% |
| 38th | Argentina | 1.04% | 354.8% |
| 39th | Panama | 1.03% | 186.6% |
| 40th | Namibia | 1.02% | – |
| 41st | Mexico | 1.02% | 21.4% |
| 42nd | Portugal | 1.01% | 28.6% |
| 43rd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 0.96% | 332.9% |
| 44th | Maldives | 0.95% | 844.1% |
| 45th | Greece | 0.95% | -7.5% |
| 46th | New Zealand | 0.91% | 70.2% |
| 47th | Rwanda | 0.85% | -10.2% |
| 48th | Kiribati | 0.84% | – |
| 49th | Chile | 0.80% | 106.1% |
| 50th | Ireland | 0.77% | 27.5% |
| 51st | Iceland | 0.76% | 65.4% |
| 52nd | Mauritius | 0.73% | 56.3% |
| 53rd | Dominican Republic | 0.72% | 21.5% |
| 54th | Mauritania | 0.69% | -12.9% |
| 55th | Brazil | 0.68% | -19.3% |
| 56th | Nigeria | 0.66% | 155.8% |
| 57th | Guatemala | 0.64% | 58.4% |
| 58th | Honduras | 0.64% | 25.2% |
| 59th | Congo, Republic of | 0.59% | -63.1% |
| 60th | China | 0.54% | 10.8% |
| 61st | Jordan | 0.50% | -68.0% |
| 62nd | France | 0.47% | 3.8% |
| 63rd | Saudi Arabia | 0.47% | -88.3% |
| 64th | Kenya | 0.47% | 170.7% |
| 65th | Gabon | 0.45% | 98.1% |
| 66th | Samoa | 0.45% | 4,813.2% |
| 67th | Sri Lanka | 0.44% | -18.9% |
| 68th | Pakistan | 0.42% | 136.7% |
| 69th | Thailand | 0.42% | -56.3% |
| 70th | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.42% | 31.5% |
| 71st | Solomon Islands | 0.41% | -62.3% |
| 72nd | European Union | 0.40% | 6.1% |
| 73rd | Guyana | 0.40% | -61.1% |
| 74th | Israel | 0.39% | 33.0% |
| 75th | Guinea-Bissau | 0.39% | -39.5% |
| 76th | Libya | 0.38% | 760.0% |
| 77th | Indonesia | 0.36% | 38.9% |
| 78th | Ecuador | 0.36% | 22.3% |
| 79th | Central African Republic | 0.35% | -57.2% |
| 80th | Sweden | 0.34% | 29.7% |
| 81st | Barbados | 0.34% | -87.1% |
| 82nd | Canada | 0.34% | -78.4% |
| 83rd | Korea | 0.34% | 53.0% |
| 84th | El Salvador | 0.33% | -3.3% |
| 85th | Haiti | 0.24% | -0.3% |
| 86th | Austria | 0.24% | 43.8% |
| 87th | Italy | 0.24% | -21.3% |
| 88th | United States | 0.22% | -64.5% |
| 89th | Finland | 0.20% | -21.8% |
| 90th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.19% | 63.9% |
| 91st | Mali | 0.18% | -75.0% |
| 92nd | Denmark | 0.18% | 782.0% |
| 93rd | Türkiye | 0.15% | -21.9% |
| 94th | Morocco | 0.13% | -58.0% |
| 95th | Qatar | 0.13% | 158.1% |
| 96th | Ghana | 0.12% | 174.3% |
| 97th | Tanzania | 0.09% | 245.1% |
| 98th | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.09% | 31,910.9% |
| 99th | Germany | 0.07% | -11.0% |
| 100th | Djibouti | 0.07% | – |
| 101st | Brunei Darussalam | 0.05% | 402.5% |
| 102nd | Zimbabwe | 0.05% | 229.0% |
| 103rd | Burundi | 0.05% | -61.2% |
| 104th | India | 0.05% | 403.1% |
| 105th | Japan | 0.04% | 5,840.8% |
| 106th | Tonga | 0.03% | 12.0% |
| 107th | Philippines | 0.03% | 36.3% |
| 108th | Kuwait | 0.03% | 221.7% |
| 109th | Malawi | 0.03% | -98.0% |
| 110th | Nepal | 0.02% | -32.6% |
| 111th | Paraguay | 0.02% | -81.5% |
| 112th | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.02% | -98.9% |
| 113th | French Polynesia | 0.01% | -80.8% |
| 114th | Peru | 0.01% | 101.3% |
| 115th | Guinea | 0.00% | 28.2% |
| 116th | Algeria | 0.00% | -54.1% |
| 117th | Albania | 0.00% | – |
| 118th | Bulgaria | 0.00% | – |
| 119th | Comoros | 0.00% | – |
| 120th | Cabo Verde | 0.00% | – |
| 121st | Hungary | 0.00% | – |
| 122nd | Myanmar | 0.00% | -100.0% |
| 123rd | Mongolia | 0.00% | – |
| 124th | São Tomé and Principe | 0.00% | – |
| 125th | Nicaragua | 0.00% | -100.2% |
| 126th | Viet Nam | 0.00% | – |
| 127th | Iraq | 0.00% | 59.1% |
| 128th | Madagascar | 0.00% | -102.2% |
| 129th | Benin | -0.01% | -890.6% |
| 130th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -0.02% | -180.5% |
| 131st | Macao SAR, China | -0.03% | -103.9% |
| 132nd | Bangladesh | -0.03% | -922.3% |
| 133rd | Sudan | -0.04% | -143.3% |
| 134th | Liberia | -0.04% | -144.6% |
| 135th | Lao PDR | -0.07% | – |
| 136th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -0.08% | 95.7% |
| 137th | Burkina Faso | -0.09% | -180.5% |
| 138th | Uganda | -0.11% | – |
| 139th | Uruguay | -0.17% | -338.2% |
| 140th | Gambia, The | -0.22% | 76.9% |
| 141st | Senegal | -0.41% | -149.6% |
| 142nd | Jamaica | -0.43% | -183.4% |
| 143rd | United Arab Emirates | -0.54% | -233.6% |
| 144th | Norway | -0.65% | -126.9% |
| 145th | Niger | -0.65% | -758.0% |
| 146th | South Africa | -0.70% | -242.1% |
| 147th | Hong Kong SAR, China | -0.75% | -119.5% |
| 148th | Bahamas, The | -1.30% | -442.1% |
| 149th | Sierra Leone | -3.61% | -770.8% |
HistorySaid – pattern alert
Lesotho matched the Currency Crisis Pattern pattern in 1985. Historically: 128 occurrences, 35 successful (27%). Outcome 24 months later: 11.8%. View full analysis →
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