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

Middle Africa
-65.53 % change on previous year
in 2023
Sri Lanka
124.23 % change on previous year
in 2023
Middle Africa rank
25th
Sri Lanka rank
24th

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

  • Middle Africa
  • Sri Lanka
-2500250500750199120072023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 124.23 % change on previous year against -65.53 % change on previous year in Middle Africa, a difference of 189.76 % change on previous year.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.9 times Middle Africa's.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Middle Africa ranks 25th and Sri Lanka ranks 24th of 30 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle Africa Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 24.3 % change on previous year 106.74 % change on previous year 82.45 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
2000s 80.66 % change on previous year 61.35 % change on previous year 19.31 % change on previous year Middle Africa
2010s 114.3 % change on previous year 46.19 % change on previous year 68.11 % change on previous year Middle Africa
2020s -1.02 % change on previous year 12.43 % change on previous year 13.45 % 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$, annual growth rate, Middle Africa or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 124.23 % change on previous year against -65.53 % change on previous year in Middle Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate between Middle Africa and Sri Lanka?
189.76 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and Sri Lanka?
29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Middle Africa and Sri Lanka rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate?
Middle Africa ranks 25th and Sri Lanka ranks 24th of 30 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 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.