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

Sri Lanka
11,526 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Türkiye
13,847 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
87th
Türkiye rank
86th

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

  • Sri Lanka
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 13,847 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 11,526 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 2,321 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Türkiye ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 87th and Türkiye ranks 86th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and Türkiye in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 78.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 71.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 649.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 218.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 430.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 2,473 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,012 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 5,604 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,772 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,168 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Türkiye
2010s 15,275 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 17,173 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,898 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Türkiye
2020s 10,603 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14,500 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,897 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Sri Lanka or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 13,847 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 11,526 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Sri Lanka and Türkiye?
2,321 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Türkiye?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Türkiye rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Sri Lanka ranks 87th and Türkiye ranks 86th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.