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

Malawi
767.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
832.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
91st
Sri Lanka rank
89th

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

  • Malawi
  • Sri Lanka
-2.0k02.0k4.0k197519992023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 832.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 767.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 65.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Malawi ranks 91st and Sri Lanka ranks 89th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi 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 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 22.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 195.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 172.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 48.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 400.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 351.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s -69.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,295 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,364 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s -58.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 398.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 457.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Malawi or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 832.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 767.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Malawi and Sri Lanka?
65.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sri Lanka?
41 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Malawi ranks 91st and Sri Lanka ranks 89th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.