Mexico vs Sri Lanka: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Mexico
2.02 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1.62 % change on previous year
in 2024
Mexico rank
85th
Sri Lanka rank
87th
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Mexico
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 2.02 % change on previous year against 1.62 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.4 % change on previous year.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Mexico ranks 85th and Sri Lanka ranks 87th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -13.05 % change on previous year | 1.04 % change on previous year | 14.09 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | -23.76 % change on previous year | -60.32 % change on previous year | 36.56 % change on previous year | Mexico |
| 2000s | -3.25 % change on previous year | -12.55 % change on previous year | 9.29 % change on previous year | Mexico |
| 2010s | 7.85 % change on previous year | -16.95 % change on previous year | 24.8 % change on previous year | Mexico |
| 2020s | -10.56 % change on previous year | -5.14 % change on previous year | 5.43 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Mexico or Sri Lanka?
- Mexico, at 2.02 % change on previous year against 1.62 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Mexico and Sri Lanka?
- 0.4 % change on previous year, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sri Lanka?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Mexico ranks 85th and Sri Lanka ranks 87th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), 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.