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

Latvia
0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Latvia rank
157th
Sri Lanka rank
156th

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

  • Latvia
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latvia, a difference of 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.5 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 157th and Sri Lanka ranks 156th of 200 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0552 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0422 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Latvia
2000s 0.0413 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Latvia
2010s 0.0316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Latvia
2020s 0.0464 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0384 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Latvia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Latvia and Sri Lanka?
0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sri Lanka?
30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Latvia and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Latvia ranks 157th and Sri Lanka ranks 156th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.