Central America vs Sri Lanka: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate (FDI annual growth)

Central America
-49.28 % change on previous year
in 2023
Sri Lanka
124.23 % change on previous year
in 2023
Central America rank
24th
Sri Lanka rank
24th

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate (FDI annual growth) over time

  • Central America
  • Sri Lanka
-2000200400600199120072023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 124.23 % change on previous year against -49.28 % change on previous year in Central America, a difference of 173.51 % change on previous year.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.5 times Central America's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Central America ranks 24th and Sri Lanka ranks 24th of 30 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Central America averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central America Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 74.09 % change on previous year 114.86 % change on previous year 40.77 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
2000s 50.38 % change on previous year 82.9 % change on previous year 32.52 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
2010s 48.2 % change on previous year 42.98 % change on previous year 5.22 % change on previous year Central America
2020s -92.43 % change on previous year 20.98 % change on previous year 113.41 % change on previous year Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate, Central America or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 124.23 % change on previous year against -49.28 % change on previous year in Central America as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate between Central America and Sri Lanka?
173.51 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Sri Lanka?
28 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Central America and Sri Lanka rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate?
Central America ranks 24th and Sri Lanka ranks 24th of 30 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 5,484 data points, 1991–2023
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI outflows — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.