How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sri Lanka?

30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.

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.

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

Latvia

0.5%

in 2025

Sri Lanka

0.8%

in 2024

Latvia rank

155th

Sri Lanka rank

154th

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

Latvia
Sri Lanka

How they compare

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

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.5 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 155th and Sri Lanka ranks 154th of 198 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.5%	1.3%	4.2%	Latvia
2000s	4.1%	1.3%	2.8%	Latvia
2010s	3.2%	1.2%	2.0%	Latvia
2020s	4.6%	0.8%	3.8%	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Latvia or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 0.8% against 0.5% in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Latvia and Sri Lanka?: 0.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sri Lanka?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Latvia and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?: Latvia ranks 155th 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: 27 August 2026

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