Sri Lanka vs Tajikistan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Sri Lanka
0.8%
in 2024
Tajikistan
0.5%
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
154th
Tajikistan rank
157th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Sri Lanka
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.8% against 0.5% in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.6 times Tajikistan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 154th and Tajikistan ranks 157th of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and Tajikistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 5.8% | 4.5% | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 3.1% | 1.9% | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Sri Lanka or Tajikistan?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.8% against 0.5% in Tajikistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Sri Lanka and Tajikistan?
- 0.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tajikistan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Tajikistan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Sri Lanka ranks 154th and Tajikistan ranks 157th 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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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.