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$), per square over time
- Sri Lanka
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 13,847 BoP, current US$ 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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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.