Myanmar vs Sri Lanka: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Myanmar
1.84 % change on previous year
in 2019
Sri Lanka
1.62 % change on previous year
in 2024
Myanmar rank
86th
Sri Lanka rank
87th
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Myanmar
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 1.84 % change on previous year against 1.62 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.22 % change on previous year.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Myanmar ranks 86th and Sri Lanka ranks 87th of 195 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -13.28 % change on previous year | -51.43 % change on previous year | 38.15 % change on previous year | Myanmar |
| 2000s | -23.75 % change on previous year | -12.55 % change on previous year | 11.2 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | -23.11 % change on previous year | -15.15 % change on previous year | 7.97 % 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$), annual growth rate, Myanmar or Sri Lanka?
- Myanmar, at 1.84 % change on previous year against 1.62 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
- 0.22 % change on previous year, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
- How do Myanmar and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Myanmar ranks 86th and Sri Lanka ranks 87th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), 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.