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

Burundi
0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Burundi rank
125th
Sri Lanka rank
126th

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

  • Burundi
  • Sri Lanka
-0.015-0.01-0.00500.005197520002025

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Burundi ranks 125th and Sri Lanka ranks 126th of 191 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s -0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1990s 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2000s -0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2010s -0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2020s 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Burundi or Sri Lanka?
Burundi, at 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Burundi and Sri Lanka?
0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sri Lanka?
27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Burundi ranks 125th and Sri Lanka ranks 126th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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