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
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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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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 6,839 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

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.