Somalia vs Sri Lanka: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

Somalia
765.00 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Sri Lanka
761.14 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Somalia rank
107th
Sri Lanka rank
109th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time

  • Somalia
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 765.00 million BoP, current US$ against 761.14 million BoP, current US$ in Sri Lanka, a difference of 3.85 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 107th and Sri Lanka ranks 109th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 3.41 million BoP, current US$ 4.95 million BoP, current US$ 1.54 million BoP, current US$ Sri Lanka
1980s -4.17 million BoP, current US$ 40.71 million BoP, current US$ 44.88 million BoP, current US$ Sri Lanka
1990s 1.10 million BoP, current US$ 155.10 million BoP, current US$ 154.00 million BoP, current US$ Sri Lanka
2000s 45.08 million BoP, current US$ 351.41 million BoP, current US$ 306.32 million BoP, current US$ Sri Lanka
2010s 269.73 million BoP, current US$ 950.77 million BoP, current US$ 681.04 million BoP, current US$ Sri Lanka
2020s 642.50 million BoP, current US$ 676.94 million BoP, current US$ 34.44 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 inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Somalia or Sri Lanka?
Somalia, at 765.00 million BoP, current US$ against 761.14 million BoP, current US$ in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Somalia and Sri Lanka?
3.85 million BoP, current US$, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sri Lanka?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Somalia and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Somalia ranks 107th and Sri Lanka ranks 109th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. 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 (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,316 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.