Korea vs Sri Lanka: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Korea
0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Korea rank
153rd
Sri Lanka rank
156th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Korea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 153rd and Sri Lanka ranks 156th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Korea or Sri Lanka?
- Korea, at 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Korea ranks 153rd and Sri Lanka ranks 156th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.