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

Eastern Africa
-47.12 % change on previous year
in 2023
Sri Lanka
124.23 % change on previous year
in 2023
Eastern Africa rank
23rd
Sri Lanka rank
24th

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

  • Eastern Africa
  • Sri Lanka
-2000200400600199120072023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 124.23 % change on previous year against -47.12 % change on previous year in Eastern Africa, a difference of 171.35 % change on previous year.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.6 times Eastern Africa's.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Eastern Africa ranks 23rd and Sri Lanka ranks 24th of 30 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eastern Africa averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Africa Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 11.58 % change on previous year 104.29 % change on previous year 92.71 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
2000s 44.97 % change on previous year 45.86 % change on previous year 0.8918 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
2010s 75.88 % change on previous year 42.98 % change on previous year 32.91 % change on previous year Eastern Africa
2020s 19.47 % change on previous year 12.43 % change on previous year 7.04 % change on previous year Eastern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate, Eastern Africa or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 124.23 % change on previous year against -47.12 % change on previous year in Eastern Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate between Eastern Africa and Sri Lanka?
171.35 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Sri Lanka?
32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Eastern Africa and Sri Lanka rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate?
Eastern Africa ranks 23rd and Sri Lanka ranks 24th of 30 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 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.