Sri Lanka vs Viet Nam: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Sri Lanka
0.1%
in 2024
Viet Nam
0.1%
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
124th
Viet Nam rank
121st
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Sri Lanka
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 124th and Viet Nam ranks 121st of 189 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Sri Lanka or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Sri Lanka and Viet Nam?
- 0.0%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Viet Nam?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Viet Nam rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Sri Lanka ranks 124th and Viet Nam ranks 121st 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.