New Caledonia vs Sri Lanka: Foreign direct investment, net

New Caledonia
-702.86 million BoP, current US$
in 2016
Sri Lanka
-650.82 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
New Caledonia rank
114th
Sri Lanka rank
112th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • New Caledonia
  • Sri Lanka
-3.0B-2.0B-1.0B0197519992024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports -650.82 million BoP, current US$ against -702.86 million BoP, current US$ in New Caledonia, a difference of 52.04 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2002 it was New Caledonia ahead.

New Caledonia ranks 114th and Sri Lanka ranks 112th of 197 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Caledonia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s -509.04 million BoP, current US$ -365.05 million BoP, current US$ 143.99 million BoP, current US$ Sri Lanka
2010s -1.62 billion BoP, current US$ -741.34 million BoP, current US$ 874.83 million BoP, current US$ Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, New Caledonia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at -650.82 million BoP, current US$ against -702.86 million BoP, current US$ in New Caledonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between New Caledonia and Sri Lanka?
52.04 million BoP, current US$, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Sri Lanka?
15 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2016.
How do New Caledonia and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
New Caledonia ranks 114th and Sri Lanka ranks 112th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 7,322 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.