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Lesotho - FDI Inflows 1987

Name: Lesotho FDI Inflows 1987
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows as % of GDP · World Bank

1.47% +0.76% from 1986 Global rank: 36th

Lesotho's fdi inflows was 1.47% in 1987, increased +0.76% from 0.71% in 1986. This was the 36th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1987▾

FDI Inflows by Country - 1987
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Singapore	13.56%	47.3%
2nd	Hong Kong SAR, China	12.35%	168.6%
3rd	St. Kitts and Nevis	11.27%	60.0%
4th	Antigua and Barbuda	11.13%	46.5%
5th	Eswatini	9.64%	39.1%
6th	Vanuatu	9.24%	479.7%
7th	Dominica	8.90%	132.0%
8th	Seychelles	7.32%	14.0%
9th	Grenada	6.85%	186.6%
10th	Solomon Islands	6.76%	221.7%
11th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	6.31%	1,791.4%
12th	Sierra Leone	5.97%	120.9%
13th	Botswana	5.78%	14.3%
14th	St. Lucia	3.99%	-6.5%
15th	Chile	3.94%	139.7%
16th	Maldives	3.61%	-5.1%
17th	Zambia	3.29%	93.4%
18th	Papua New Guinea	2.96%	-13.6%
19th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	2.83%	-38.3%
20th	Gabon	2.74%	-15.5%
21st	Australia	2.74%	-6.9%
22nd	Comoros	2.41%	-
23rd	Egypt, Arab Republic of	2.34%	-20.6%
24th	Guatemala	2.12%	122.9%
25th	Canada	1.98%	177.6%
26th	Congo, Republic of	1.89%	55.8%
27th	Belize	1.85%	25.0%
28th	Equatorial Guinea	1.80%	-75.6%
29th	Mexico	1.79%	0.1%
30th	Costa Rica	1.77%	28.3%
31st	United Kingdom	1.75%	23.1%
32nd	Jamaica	1.62%	1,072.8%
33rd	Belgium	1.58%	159.2%
34th	Dominican Republic	1.53%	87.0%
35th	Angola	1.47%	-55.5%
36th	Lesotho	1.47%	108.2%
37th	Spain	1.43%	4.4%
38th	Cyprus	1.40%	-6.4%
39th	Fiji	1.37%	120.4%
40th	Malaysia	1.31%	-25.5%
41st	United States	1.30%	92.7%
42nd	Netherlands	1.23%	-20.7%
43rd	Guyana	1.23%	168.8%
44th	Cabo Verde	1.18%	25,951.5%
45th	Switzerland	1.16%	-12.7%
46th	Nigeria	1.16%	228.8%
47th	Malta	1.11%	-27.4%
48th	Greece	1.05%	24.5%
49th	Central African Republic	0.99%	36.3%
50th	Portugal	0.97%	57.3%
51st	Ireland	0.95%	9.1%
52nd	Tunisia	0.95%	32.8%
53rd	Mauritius	0.90%	79.7%
54th	Sri Lanka	0.89%	91.9%
55th	Cameroon	0.89%	216.1%
56th	Ecuador	0.88%	66.8%
57th	Colombia	0.88%	-54.5%
58th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	0.88%	247.0%
59th	Côte d'Ivoire	0.87%	12.3%
60th	China	0.85%	36.0%
61st	Rwanda	0.81%	-10.0%
62nd	Philippines	0.81%	117.4%
63rd	Honduras	0.77%	20.7%
64th	Kiribati	0.74%	81.4%
65th	Chad	0.70%	-73.4%
66th	Thailand	0.70%	14.3%
67th	Gambia, The	0.69%	164.5%
68th	Trinidad and Tobago	0.69%	327.9%
69th	Uruguay	0.68%	8.1%
70th	New Zealand	0.59%	-53.8%
71st	Jordan	0.58%	64.5%
72nd	France	0.55%	30.4%
73rd	Korea	0.55%	-3.2%
74th	European Union	0.53%	32.2%
75th	Israel	0.52%	30.1%
76th	Italy	0.52%	2,275.6%
77th	Indonesia	0.51%	57.1%
78th	Kenya	0.49%	9.3%
79th	Samoa	0.49%	348.5%
80th	El Salvador	0.46%	-27.7%
81st	Oman	0.45%	-76.7%
82nd	Guinea	0.43%	49.5%
83rd	Barbados	0.42%	-16.8%
84th	Brazil	0.41%	207.0%
85th	Togo	0.41%	-0.7%
86th	Bahamas, The	0.40%	174.5%
87th	Pakistan	0.39%	17.0%
88th	Sweden	0.35%	-51.4%
89th	Austria	0.32%	72.0%
90th	Finland	0.30%	-45.8%
91st	Niger	0.29%	144.0%
92nd	Morocco	0.27%	9,600.0%
93rd	Tonga	0.24%	43.0%
94th	Haiti	0.23%	9.9%
95th	Aruba	0.22%	-
96th	São Tomé and Principe	0.21%	-
97th	Norway	0.20%	-84.4%
98th	Syrian Arab Republic	0.19%	28.8%
99th	Paraguay	0.13%	728.4%
100th	Türkiye	0.13%	-20.2%
101st	United Arab Emirates	0.13%	-60.5%
102nd	Mauritania	0.12%	-67.0%
103rd	Germany	0.12%	9.5%
104th	Burundi	0.12%	-4.7%
105th	Djibouti	0.11%	66.8%
106th	Madagascar	0.11%	-66.6%
107th	Sudan	0.10%	219.0%
108th	Ghana	0.09%	23.5%
109th	Peru	0.09%	-13.8%
110th	Liberia	0.09%	301.7%
111th	Denmark	0.08%	-58.3%
112th	India	0.08%	60.9%
113th	Nicaragua	0.06%	2,909.8%
114th	Burkina Faso	0.06%	-63.6%
115th	Nepal	0.05%	14.5%
116th	Japan	0.05%	299.5%
117th	Iceland	0.04%	-79.6%
118th	Viet Nam	0.03%	18,514.2%
119th	Guinea-Bissau	0.03%	-89.0%
120th	Bangladesh	0.01%	17.9%
121st	Benin	0.01%	-92.2%
122nd	Algeria	0.01%	-33.4%
123rd	Malawi	0.01%	103.1%
124th	Albania	0.00%	-
125th	Bulgaria	0.00%	-
126th	Hungary	0.00%	-
127th	Lao PDR	0.00%	-
128th	Mongolia	0.00%	-100.0%
129th	Romania	0.00%	-
130th	Uganda	0.00%	-
131st	Brunei Darussalam	0.00%	99.0%
132nd	French Polynesia	0.00%	-147.8%
133rd	Macao SAR, China	0.00%	-240.9%
134th	Tanzania	-0.01%	91.3%
135th	Namibia	-0.01%	-101.5%
136th	Iraq	-0.01%	-489.1%
137th	Argentina	-0.02%	-103.2%
138th	Kuwait	-0.03%	65.2%
139th	Qatar	-0.05%	-87.4%
140th	Senegal	-0.06%	61.0%
141st	Myanmar	-0.10%	-1,214.4%
142nd	South Africa	-0.20%	-188.5%
143rd	Iran, Islamic Republic of	-0.23%	-326.9%
144th	Mali	-0.25%	37.4%
145th	Libya	-0.37%	50.0%
146th	Zimbabwe	-0.45%	-477.9%
147th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	-0.72%	-1,148.6%
148th	Bahrain	-0.93%	-1.2%
149th	Saudi Arabia	-1.37%	-223.3%
150th	Panama	-6.56%	-453.6%
151st	Suriname	-13.22%	-95.1%

FAQ

What was Lesotho's fdi inflows in 1987?▾

Lesotho's fdi inflows in 1987 was 1.47%. This ranked 36th globally.

How did Lesotho's fdi inflows change in 1987?▾

Lesotho's fdi inflows increased by 108.2% in 1987 compared to 1986.

Which country had the highest fdi inflows in 1987?▾

Singapore had the highest fdi inflows in 1987 at 13.56%.

What is the fdi inflows of Lesotho in 1987?▾

The fdi inflows of Lesotho in 1987 was 1.47%. This ranked 36th globally.

How does 1987 compare to 1986 for Lesotho's fdi inflows?▾

Lesotho's fdi inflows went from 0.71% in 1986 to 1.47% in 1987, a 108.2% increase.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Lesotho matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 1987. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). Outcome 24 months later: 14.7%. View full analysis →

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