New Zealand vs Sri Lanka: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
New Zealand
4.48 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Sri Lanka
5.03 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
New Zealand rank
116th
Sri Lanka rank
113th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person against 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.55 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 116th and Sri Lanka ranks 113th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.15 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 14.15 BoP, current US$ per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 69.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0462 BoP, current US$ per person | 69.71 BoP, current US$ per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 153.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.425 BoP, current US$ per person | 152.73 BoP, current US$ per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | -9.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.73 BoP, current US$ per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | -17.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 21.63 BoP, current US$ per person | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 43.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 41.28 BoP, current US$ per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, New Zealand or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person against 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
- 0.55 BoP, current US$ per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 116th and Sri Lanka ranks 113th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.