Angola vs Sri Lanka: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Angola
0.1%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.1%
in 2024
Angola rank
127th
Sri Lanka rank
124th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Angola
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Angola, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Angola ranks 127th and Sri Lanka ranks 124th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | -0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% | Angola |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Angola |
| 2020s | -0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Angola or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Angola and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Sri Lanka?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Angola ranks 127th and Sri Lanka ranks 124th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.