Sri Lanka vs Vietnam: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Sri Lanka
1.62 % change on previous year
in 2024
Vietnam
2.39 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
87th
Vietnam rank
84th
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Sri Lanka
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 2.39 % change on previous year against 1.62 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.77 % change on previous year.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.5 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Vietnam ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 87th and Vietnam ranks 84th of 195 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -64.98 % change on previous year | 15.85 % change on previous year | 80.82 % change on previous year | Vietnam |
| 2000s | -12.55 % change on previous year | -25.25 % change on previous year | 12.7 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | -15.15 % change on previous year | -9.07 % change on previous year | 6.08 % change on previous year | Vietnam |
| 2020s | -5.14 % change on previous year | -5.33 % change on previous year | 0.1938 % 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$), annual growth rate, Sri Lanka or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 2.39 % change on previous year against 1.62 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Sri Lanka and Vietnam?
- 0.77 % change on previous year, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Vietnam?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Vietnam rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 87th and Vietnam ranks 84th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), 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.