Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square

Bangladesh
11,298 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
11,526 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
89th
Sri Lanka rank
87th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 11,526 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 11,298 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 228 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 89th and Sri Lanka ranks 87th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 17.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 98.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 81.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 16.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 649.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 632.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 428.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,473 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,045 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 4,055 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,604 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,548 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 15,770 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15,275 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 494.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
2020s 12,138 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,603 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,535 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 11,526 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 11,298 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
228 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Bangladesh ranks 89th and Sri Lanka ranks 87th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.