Euro area vs Sri Lanka: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Euro area
-44.43 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka
114.26 % change on previous year
in 2024
Euro area rank
34th
Sri Lanka rank
37th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Euro area
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 114.26 % change on previous year against -44.43 % change on previous year in Euro area, a difference of 158.69 % change on previous year.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.6 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Euro area ahead.
Euro area ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 37th of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.52 % change on previous year | 35.79 % change on previous year | 13.72 % change on previous year | Euro area |
| 1990s | 28.35 % change on previous year | 87.86 % change on previous year | 59.52 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 20.28 % change on previous year | 48.88 % change on previous year | 28.6 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | -1.3 % change on previous year | 42.98 % change on previous year | 44.27 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -6.71 % change on previous year | 65.02 % change on previous year | 71.72 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Euro area or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 114.26 % change on previous year against -44.43 % change on previous year in Euro area as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Euro area and Sri Lanka?
- 158.69 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Sri Lanka?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Euro area and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Euro area ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 37th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.