Ethiopia vs Sri Lanka: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Ethiopia
30.45 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
34.73 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
146th
Sri Lanka rank
143rd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Ethiopia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 34.73 BoP, current US$ per person against 30.45 BoP, current US$ per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 4.28 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 146th and Sri Lanka ranks 143rd of 202 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0587 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.02 BoP, current US$ per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.63 BoP, current US$ per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.59 BoP, current US$ per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 4.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.25 BoP, current US$ per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 19.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 44.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 25.1 BoP, current US$ per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 28.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 30.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 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$), per capita, Ethiopia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 34.73 BoP, current US$ per person against 30.45 BoP, current US$ per person in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Ethiopia and Sri Lanka?
- 4.28 BoP, current US$ per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sri Lanka?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 146th and Sri Lanka ranks 143rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.