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$), per square over time
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 11,526 BoP, current US$ 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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About this data
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.