Sri Lanka vs Tunisia: Foreign direct investment, net

Sri Lanka
-650.82 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Tunisia
-725.01 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
112th
Tunisia rank
115th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Tunisia
-3.0B-2.0B-1.0B0197519992024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports -650.82 million BoP, current US$ against -725.01 million BoP, current US$ in Tunisia, a difference of 74.19 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 112th and Tunisia ranks 115th of 196 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Tunisia Difference Ahead
1970s -15.72 million BoP, current US$ -78.72 million BoP, current US$ 63.00 million BoP, current US$ Sri Lanka
1980s -39.97 million BoP, current US$ -156.75 million BoP, current US$ 116.78 million BoP, current US$ Sri Lanka
1990s -152.89 million BoP, current US$ -354.66 million BoP, current US$ 201.77 million BoP, current US$ Sri Lanka
2000s -326.51 million BoP, current US$ -1.27 billion BoP, current US$ 945.30 million BoP, current US$ Sri Lanka
2010s -870.26 million BoP, current US$ -959.55 million BoP, current US$ 89.29 million BoP, current US$ Sri Lanka
2020s -635.15 million BoP, current US$ -635.24 million BoP, current US$ 93,600 BoP, current US$ Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Sri Lanka or Tunisia?
Sri Lanka, at -650.82 million BoP, current US$ against -725.01 million BoP, current US$ in Tunisia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Sri Lanka and Tunisia?
74.19 million BoP, current US$, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tunisia?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Tunisia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
Sri Lanka ranks 112th and Tunisia ranks 115th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). 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
197 places, 7,300 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.