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

Paraguay
769.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
832.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Paraguay rank
90th
Sri Lanka rank
89th

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

  • Paraguay
  • Sri Lanka
-1.0k01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k197519992023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 832.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 769.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Paraguay, a difference of 62.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 14 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Paraguay ranks 90th and Sri Lanka ranks 89th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 15.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Paraguay
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 8.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 195.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 186.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 42.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 400.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 357.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 848.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,295 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 446.63 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 748.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 398.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 349.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Paraguay or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 832.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 769.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Paraguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Paraguay and Sri Lanka?
62.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Sri Lanka?
43 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Paraguay and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Paraguay ranks 90th and Sri Lanka ranks 89th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.