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

Sri Lanka
0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Viet Nam
0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
126th
Viet Nam rank
123rd

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

  • Sri Lanka
  • Viet Nam
-0.00500.0050.01197519992024

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 126th and Viet Nam ranks 123rd of 191 countries.

Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Viet Nam Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Viet Nam
2010s 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Viet Nam
2020s 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Sri Lanka or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Sri Lanka and Viet Nam?
0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Viet Nam?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Viet Nam rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Sri Lanka ranks 126th and Viet Nam ranks 123rd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.