Brazil vs Sri Lanka: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Brazil
0.5267 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1.62 % change on previous year
in 2024
Brazil rank
90th
Sri Lanka rank
87th
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Brazil
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.62 % change on previous year against 0.5267 % change on previous year in Brazil, a difference of 1.09 % change on previous year.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 3.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 90th and Sri Lanka ranks 87th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -11.56 % change on previous year | -220.99 % change on previous year | 209.43 % change on previous year | Brazil |
| 1980s | -38.51 % change on previous year | 1.04 % change on previous year | 39.55 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | -42.78 % change on previous year | -47.45 % change on previous year | 4.67 % change on previous year | Brazil |
| 2000s | -21.09 % change on previous year | -12.55 % change on previous year | 8.55 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | -8.23 % change on previous year | -15.15 % change on previous year | 6.92 % change on previous year | Brazil |
| 2020s | -3.63 % change on previous year | -5.14 % change on previous year | 1.5 % change on previous year | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Brazil or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.62 % change on previous year against 0.5267 % change on previous year in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Brazil and Sri Lanka?
- 1.09 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sri Lanka?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Brazil ranks 90th and Sri Lanka ranks 87th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.