Kiribati vs Sri Lanka: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Kiribati
30.49 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Sri Lanka
34.73 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Kiribati rank
145th
Sri Lanka rank
143rd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Kiribati
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 34.73 BoP, current US$ per person against 30.49 BoP, current US$ per person in Kiribati, a difference of 4.24 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Kiribati ranks 145th and Sri Lanka ranks 143rd of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.22 BoP, current US$ per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.62 BoP, current US$ per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 3.82 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.9 BoP, current US$ per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 11.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.95 BoP, current US$ per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | -5.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 44.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 50.25 BoP, current US$ per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 32.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 30.7 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.33 BoP, current US$ per person | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Kiribati or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 34.73 BoP, current US$ per person against 30.49 BoP, current US$ per person in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Kiribati and Sri Lanka?
- 4.24 BoP, current US$ per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Sri Lanka?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 145th and Sri Lanka ranks 143rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.