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Laos vs Myanmar: Foreign direct investment, net outflows

Laos
6,670 BoP, current US$
in 2022
Myanmar
0 BoP, current US$
in 1989
Laos rank
153rd
Myanmar rank
155th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows over time

  • Laos
  • Myanmar
-20.0M020.0M40.0M197619992022

How they compare

Laos currently reports 6,670 BoP, current US$ against 0 BoP, current US$ in Myanmar, a difference of 6,670 BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Myanmar ahead.

Globally, Laos ranks 153rd and Myanmar ranks 155th of 191 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 10,019 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.