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

Liberia
921.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
832.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Liberia rank
87th
Sri Lanka rank
89th

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

  • Liberia
  • Sri Lanka
-10.0k-5.0k05.0k10.0k15.0k197519992023

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 921.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 832.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 88.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 15 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Liberia ranks 87th and Sri Lanka ranks 89th of 188 countries.

Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
1980s 908.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 896.56 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Liberia
1990s 638.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 122.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 516.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Liberia
2000s 2,401 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 400.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,001 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Liberia
2010s 3,545 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,295 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,250 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Liberia
2020s 673.78 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 398.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 275.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Liberia or Sri Lanka?
Liberia, at 921.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 832.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Liberia and Sri Lanka?
88.79 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sri Lanka?
45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Liberia and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Liberia ranks 87th and Sri Lanka ranks 89th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.