Jordan vs Sri Lanka: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Jordan
4.68 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
5.03 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Jordan rank
115th
Sri Lanka rank
113th

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

  • Jordan
  • Sri Lanka
-20-100102030197219982024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person against 4.68 BoP, current US$ per person in Jordan, a difference of 0.35 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.

The two have swapped places 25 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 115th and Sri Lanka ranks 113th of 192 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9355 BoP, current US$ per person 0 BoP, current US$ per person 0.9355 BoP, current US$ per person Jordan
1980s 0.9086 BoP, current US$ per person 0.0462 BoP, current US$ per person 0.8625 BoP, current US$ per person Jordan
1990s -3.46 BoP, current US$ per person 0.425 BoP, current US$ per person 3.89 BoP, current US$ per person Sri Lanka
2000s 3.69 BoP, current US$ per person 1.23 BoP, current US$ per person 2.45 BoP, current US$ per person Jordan
2010s 2.46 BoP, current US$ per person 3.8 BoP, current US$ per person 1.34 BoP, current US$ per person Sri Lanka
2020s 6.48 BoP, current US$ per person 1.9 BoP, current US$ per person 4.58 BoP, current US$ per person Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Jordan or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person against 4.68 BoP, current US$ per person in Jordan as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Jordan and Sri Lanka?
0.35 BoP, current US$ per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Sri Lanka?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Jordan and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Jordan ranks 115th and Sri Lanka ranks 113th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,039 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.