Egypt vs Sri Lanka: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Egypt
5.88 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Sri Lanka
5.03 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Egypt rank
112th
Sri Lanka rank
113th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Egypt
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 5.88 BoP, current US$ per person against 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.85 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 112th and Sri Lanka ranks 113th of 192 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2556 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2556 BoP, current US$ per person | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.2332 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0462 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.187 BoP, current US$ per person | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.6916 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.425 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2667 BoP, current US$ per person | Egypt |
| 2000s | 4.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.09 BoP, current US$ per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 4.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2656 BoP, current US$ per person | Egypt |
| 2020s | 3.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.52 BoP, current US$ per person | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Egypt or Sri Lanka?
- Egypt, at 5.88 BoP, current US$ per person against 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Egypt and Sri Lanka?
- 0.85 BoP, current US$ per person, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sri Lanka?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Egypt ranks 112th and Sri Lanka ranks 113th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.