Latin America & Caribbean vs Sri Lanka: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Latin America & Caribbean
-46.85 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka
114.26 % change on previous year
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean rank
36th
Sri Lanka rank
37th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Sri Lanka
-2000200400600197119982025

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 114.26 % change on previous year against -46.85 % change on previous year in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 161.11 % change on previous year.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.4 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 36th and Sri Lanka ranks 37th of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 191.51 % change on previous year 35.79 % change on previous year 155.72 % change on previous year Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 23.86 % change on previous year 47.62 % change on previous year 23.77 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
2000s 50.06 % change on previous year 48.88 % change on previous year 1.18 % change on previous year Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 11.63 % change on previous year 42.98 % change on previous year 31.35 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
2020s 14.07 % change on previous year 56 % change on previous year 41.93 % 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$), annual, Latin America & Caribbean or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 114.26 % change on previous year against -46.85 % change on previous year in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Latin America & Caribbean and Sri Lanka?
161.11 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Sri Lanka?
37 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 36th and Sri Lanka ranks 37th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 8,350 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

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.