Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Laos

Foreign direct investment outflows in Laos in 2022 — 6,670 US$. Ranked 141 in the world out of 173. Since 1983, the indicator has risen by 100.7%.

2022 6,670 US$ +66,600% vs 2019
World rank 141of 173
Period maximum 39.7M US$2015
Period minimum -28.57M US$2013

Trend over time

1983–2022 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Laos, 1983–2022-40M-20M020M40M198319871991199519992003200720112015201920221983: -1,000,000 US$1984: -1,000,000 US$1985: -212,000 US$1986: -506,000 US$1987: 498,000 US$1988: 383,000 US$1989: 2,669,000 US$1990: 168,000 US$1991: 136,000 US$1992: 1,516,000 US$1993: 55,000 US$1994: 1,022,000 US$1995: 4,178,000 US$1996: 3,405,000 US$1997: 1,281,000 US$1998: 3,010,000 US$1999: 557,000 US$2000: 9,909,290 US$2001: 320,500 US$2002: 200,000 US$2003: -26,480 US$2004: 1,105,800 US$2005: -86,910 US$2006: 590 US$2007: 21,472,140 US$2008: -16,931,980 US$2009: 2,512,290 US$2010: 33,454,970 US$2011: 358,750 US$2012: -16,858,778 US$2013: -28,571,429 US$2014: 7,057,558 US$2015: 39,696,968 US$2016: 15,184,319 US$2017: 9,700,838 US$2018: 10 US$2019: 10 US$2022: 6,670 US$
Change over the period: +1.01M (+100.67%)

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Laos

Laos 6,670 US$
World 2.23T US$
South-Eastern Asia computed 97.84B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 26.26B US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2022 6,670
2019 10 +0 +0%
2018 10 −9.7M −100%
2017 9.7M −5.48M −36.11%
2016 15.18M −24.51M −61.75%
2015 39.7M +32.64M +462.47%
2014 7.06M +35.63M +124.7%
2013 -28.57M −11.71M −69.48%
2012 -16.86M −17.22M −4,799.31%
2011 358,750 −33.1M −98.93%
2010 33.45M +30.94M +1,231.65%
2009 2.51M +19.44M +114.84%
2008 -16.93M −38.4M −178.86%
2007 21.47M +21.47M +3,639,245.76%
2006 590 +87,500 +100.68%
2005 -86,910 −1.19M −107.86%
2004 1.11M +1.13M +4,275.98%
2003 -26,480 −226,480 −113.24%
2002 200,000 −120,500 −37.6%
2001 320,500 −9.59M −96.77%
2000 9.91M +9.35M +1,679.05%
1999 557,000 −2.45M −81.5%
1998 3.01M +1.73M +134.97%
1997 1.28M −2.12M −62.38%
1996 3.41M −773,000 −18.5%
1995 4.18M +3.16M +308.81%
1994 1.02M +967,000 +1,758.18%
1993 55,000 −1.46M −96.37%
1992 1.52M +1.38M +1,014.71%
1991 136,000 −32,000 −19.05%
1990 168,000 −2.5M −93.71%
1989 2.67M +2.29M +596.87%
1988 383,000 −115,000 −23.09%
1987 498,000 +1M +198.42%
1986 -506,000 −294,000 −138.68%
1985 -212,000 +788,000 +78.8%
1984 -1M +0 +0%
1983 -1M

About the indicator

Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.

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