# Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) — LAO
> Latest: 38.34 million (2025). Change: +574670.5% vs 2022.
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1983–2025
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- Source: World Bank — BM.KLT.DINV.CD.WD — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BM.KLT.DINV.CD.WD
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Interactive chart: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-bm-klt-dinv-cd-wd/LAO
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2017 | 9.70M |
| 2018 | 10.00 |
| 2019 | 10.00 |
| 2022 | 6.67K |
| 2025 | 38.34M |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2025). Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) — LAO [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-bm-klt-dinv-cd-wd/LAO. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BM.KLT.DINV.CD.WD
## Full data
Full time series: https://econdash.org/docs/agent-payments (free API trial for core indicators of 10 major economies; otherwise an API key or pay per call)