Sri Lanka vs Vietnam: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Sri Lanka
5.03 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Vietnam
5.94 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
113th
Vietnam rank
111th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Sri Lanka
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 5.94 BoP, current US$ per person against 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.91 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 113th and Vietnam ranks 111th of 192 countries.
Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.14 BoP, current US$ per person | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 3.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.93 BoP, current US$ per person | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 1.9 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.98 BoP, current US$ per person | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Sri Lanka or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 5.94 BoP, current US$ 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$), per capita between Sri Lanka and Vietnam?
- 0.91 BoP, current US$ per person, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Vietnam?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Vietnam rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 113th and Vietnam ranks 111th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.