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

Azerbaijan
0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
158th
Sri Lanka rank
156th

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

  • Azerbaijan
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.6 times Azerbaijan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 158th and Sri Lanka ranks 156th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1393 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Azerbaijan
2000s 0.2425 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2294 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Azerbaijan
2010s 0.0628 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0511 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Azerbaijan
2020s -0.0139 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Azerbaijan or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka?
0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Azerbaijan ranks 158th and Sri Lanka ranks 156th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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