Sri Lanka vs Uganda: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Sri Lanka
11,526 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
14,929 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
87th
Uganda rank
85th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Sri Lanka
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 14,929 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 11,526 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 3,403 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uganda ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 87th and Uganda ranks 85th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 75.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 649.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 646.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 2,473 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 454.58 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,019 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 5,604 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,193 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,411 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 15,275 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,649 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10,626 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 10,603 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10,954 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 351.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Sri Lanka or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 14,929 BoP, current US$ 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$), per square between Sri Lanka and Uganda?
- 3,403 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uganda?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Uganda rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Sri Lanka ranks 87th and Uganda ranks 85th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.