Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0117 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0117 million USD per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.2% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0269 million USD per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre, in 1990.
Sri Lanka ranks 77th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | +43.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0041 million USD per square kilometre | +77.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0065 million USD per square kilometre | +57.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0052 million USD per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | -62.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre | +96.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0122 million USD per square kilometre | +220.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre | -65.1% |
| 1999 | 0.006 million USD per square kilometre | +40.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0074 million USD per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0033 million USD per square kilometre | -55.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0075 million USD per square kilometre | +127.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0066 million USD per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0061 million USD per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0063 million USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0118 million USD per square kilometre | +87.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0157 million USD per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 2008 | 0.013 million USD per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0089 million USD per square kilometre | -31.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0057 million USD per square kilometre | -36.1% |
| 2011 | 0.018 million USD per square kilometre | +216.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0223 million USD per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0161 million USD per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 2014 | 0.021 million USD per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0123 million USD per square kilometre | -41.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0123 million USD per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0224 million USD per square kilometre | +81.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0269 million USD per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0131 million USD per square kilometre | -51.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0077 million USD per square kilometre | -41.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0103 million USD per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0166 million USD per square kilometre | +61.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0117 million USD per square kilometre | -29.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0117 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0085 million USD per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0117 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0102 million USD per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0122 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0087 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0033 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0157 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.017 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0057 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0269 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0116 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0077 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0166 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 74 Oman 0.0124 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 75 Sao Tome and Principe 0.012 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 76 New Zealand 0.0119 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 78 Senegal 0.0115 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 79 Guatemala 0.0115 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 80 Uganda 0.0112 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -66.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0483 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -68.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 33.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0295 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.0117 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0269 million USD per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 77th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.