Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
-70 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka
114.26 % change on previous year
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
39th
Sri Lanka rank
37th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Sri Lanka
-2000200400600800197119982025

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 114.26 % change on previous year against -70 % change on previous year in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 184.26 % change on previous year.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 39th and Sri Lanka ranks 37th of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 86.73 % change on previous year 35.79 % change on previous year 50.93 % change on previous year Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 130.94 % change on previous year 87.86 % change on previous year 43.08 % change on previous year Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 11.34 % change on previous year 64.84 % change on previous year 53.5 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
2010s 31.77 % change on previous year 42.98 % change on previous year 11.21 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
2020s 22.55 % change on previous year 56 % change on previous year 33.46 % 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$), annual, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 114.26 % change on previous year against -70 % change on previous year in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sri Lanka?
184.26 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sri Lanka?
37 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 39th and Sri Lanka ranks 37th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.