Sri Lanka vs Western Africa: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate (2015)
Sri Lanka
97.15 % change on previous year
in 2023
Western Africa
-76.75 % change on previous year
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
29th
Western Africa rank
27th
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate (2015) over time
- Sri Lanka
- Western Africa
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 97.15 % change on previous year against -76.75 % change on previous year in Western Africa, a difference of 173.9 % change on previous year.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Western Africa's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 29th and Western Africa ranks 27th of 180 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and Western Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.05 % change on previous year | 36.03 % change on previous year | 63.02 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 33.68 % change on previous year | 7.59 % change on previous year | 26.09 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 41.94 % change on previous year | 3.82 % change on previous year | 38.12 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 6.79 % change on previous year | 14.66 % change on previous year | 7.87 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate, Sri Lanka or Western Africa?
- Sri Lanka, at 97.15 % change on previous year against -76.75 % change on previous year in Western Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate between Sri Lanka and Western Africa?
- 173.9 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Western Africa?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Western Africa rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 29th and Western Africa ranks 27th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.