Nigeria vs Sri Lanka: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Nigeria
5 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Sri Lanka
5.03 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
114th
Sri Lanka rank
113th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Nigeria
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person against 5 BoP, current US$ per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.03 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Nigeria ranks 114th and Sri Lanka ranks 113th of 192 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per person | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.8447 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0462 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7985 BoP, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 2.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.425 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.54 BoP, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.44 BoP, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 4.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.13 BoP, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 3.56 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.66 BoP, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Nigeria or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person against 5 BoP, current US$ per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Nigeria and Sri Lanka?
- 0.03 BoP, current US$ per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sri Lanka?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 114th and Sri Lanka ranks 113th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.