Azerbaijan vs Sri Lanka: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP

Azerbaijan
0.5%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.8%
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
156th
Sri Lanka rank
154th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.8% against 0.5% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.6 times Azerbaijan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 156th and Sri Lanka ranks 154th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 13.9% 1.4% 12.5% Azerbaijan
2000s 24.3% 1.3% 22.9% Azerbaijan
2010s 6.3% 1.2% 5.1% Azerbaijan
2020s -1.4% 0.8% 2.2% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Azerbaijan or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.8% against 0.5% in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka?
0.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
Azerbaijan ranks 156th and Sri Lanka ranks 154th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Unit
% of GDP
Source
IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 9,280 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.