Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate (2015) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate was 97.15 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka is 97.15 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,660.1% on the previous year and up 3,239.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 469.63 % change on previous year in 2005 and was at its lowest, -99.95 % change on previous year, in 2001.
Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 413.04 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -65.04 % change on previous year | -115.7% |
| 1993 | 321.14 % change on previous year | -593.7% |
| 1994 | 11.59 % change on previous year | -96.4% |
| 1995 | -35.16 % change on previous year | -403.3% |
| 1996 | 18.78 % change on previous year | -153.4% |
| 1997 | -28.92 % change on previous year | -254.0% |
| 1998 | 162.15 % change on previous year | -660.7% |
| 1999 | 93.82 % change on previous year | -42.1% |
| 2000 | -91.49 % change on previous year | -197.5% |
| 2001 | -99.95 % change on previous year | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 128.87 % change on previous year | -228.9% |
| 2004 | -78.83 % change on previous year | -161.2% |
| 2005 | 469.63 % change on previous year | -695.8% |
| 2006 | -29.09 % change on previous year | -106.2% |
| 2007 | 77.06 % change on previous year | -364.9% |
| 2008 | -5.56 % change on previous year | -107.2% |
| 2009 | -67.52 % change on previous year | +1114.5% |
| 2010 | 94.81 % change on previous year | -240.4% |
| 2011 | 32.77 % change on previous year | -65.4% |
| 2012 | 11.31 % change on previous year | -65.5% |
| 2013 | -3.09 % change on previous year | -127.4% |
| 2014 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -162.1% |
| 2015 | -19.91 % change on previous year | -1135.9% |
| 2016 | 354.18 % change on previous year | -1879.3% |
| 2017 | -69.9 % change on previous year | -119.7% |
| 2018 | -3.42 % change on previous year | -95.1% |
| 2019 | 20.76 % change on previous year | -707.4% |
| 2020 | -81.1 % change on previous year | -490.7% |
| 2021 | 17.35 % change on previous year | -121.4% |
| 2022 | -6.23 % change on previous year | -135.9% |
| 2023 | 97.15 % change on previous year | -1660.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 97.15 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -3.18 % change on previous year. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +1879.3% | -19.91 % change on previous year | 354.18 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +1660.1% | -6.23 % change on previous year | 97.15 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.05 % change on previous year | -65.04 % change on previous year | 413.04 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 33.68 % change on previous year | -99.95 % change on previous year | 469.63 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 41.94 % change on previous year | -69.9 % change on previous year | 354.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.79 % change on previous year | -81.1 % change on previous year | 97.15 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 26 Saint Lucia 109.24 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Kyrgyzstan 100.3 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Samoa 99.48 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Yemen 92.57 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Luxembourg 92.43 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Cyprus 82.35 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -66.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ 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 outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka was 97.15 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 469.63 % change on previous year in 2005.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -99.95 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 29th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,239.3%. 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 outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.