Sri Lanka vs Syria: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Sri Lanka
34.73 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Syria
35.15 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2011
Sri Lanka rank
143rd
Syria rank
142nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 35.15 BoP, current US$ per person against 34.73 BoP, current US$ per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.42 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Syria ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 143rd and Syria ranks 142nd of 202 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3763 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3732 BoP, current US$ per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 2.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9929 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.63 BoP, current US$ per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 8.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 17.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 35.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.44 BoP, current US$ per person | Syria |
| 2010s | 34.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 50.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 16.06 BoP, current US$ per person | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Sri Lanka or Syria?
- Syria, at 35.15 BoP, current US$ per person against 34.73 BoP, current US$ per person in Sri Lanka as of 2011.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Sri Lanka and Syria?
- 0.42 BoP, current US$ per person, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Syria?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
- How do Sri Lanka and Syria rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 143rd and Syria ranks 142nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.