Guyana vs Sri Lanka: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Guyana
6.86 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
5.03 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Guyana rank
110th
Sri Lanka rank
113th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Guyana
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 6.86 BoP, current US$ per person against 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.83 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.4 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Guyana ranks 110th and Sri Lanka ranks 113th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0146 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0146 BoP, current US$ per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | -0.6936 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.486 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.18 BoP, current US$ per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.8209 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2425 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.5784 BoP, current US$ per person | Guyana |
| 2010s | 13.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.3 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.45 BoP, current US$ per person | Guyana |
| 2020s | 11.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.28 BoP, current US$ per person | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Guyana or Sri Lanka?
- Guyana, at 6.86 BoP, current US$ per person against 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Guyana and Sri Lanka?
- 1.83 BoP, current US$ per person, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Sri Lanka?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Guyana ranks 110th and Sri Lanka ranks 113th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.