Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was 33.93 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Sri Lanka stood at 33.93 million USD.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 124.2% on the previous year and down 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Sri Lanka peaked at 236.81 million USD in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.001 million USD, in 2001.
That places Sri Lanka 107th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.82 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 4.52 million USD | +451.2% |
| 1992 | 1.63 million USD | -63.9% |
| 1993 | 6.9 million USD | +323.3% |
| 1994 | 8.26 million USD | +19.7% |
| 1995 | 5.6 million USD | -32.2% |
| 1996 | 6.92 million USD | +23.6% |
| 1997 | 5 million USD | -27.7% |
| 1998 | 13 million USD | +160.0% |
| 1999 | 24 million USD | +84.6% |
| 2000 | 2 million USD | -91.7% |
| 2001 | 0.001 million USD | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 11.45 million USD | +1144900.0% |
| 2003 | 27.31 million USD | +138.5% |
| 2004 | 6 million USD | -78.0% |
| 2005 | 38 million USD | +533.3% |
| 2006 | 29 million USD | -23.7% |
| 2007 | 55 million USD | +89.7% |
| 2008 | 61.7 million USD | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 20 million USD | -67.6% |
| 2010 | 42.5 million USD | +112.5% |
| 2011 | 60 million USD | +41.2% |
| 2012 | 63.93 million USD | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 65.07 million USD | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 66.82 million USD | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 52.99 million USD | -20.7% |
| 2016 | 236.81 million USD | +346.9% |
| 2017 | 71.79 million USD | -69.7% |
| 2018 | 67.86 million USD | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 77.36 million USD | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 14.54 million USD | -81.2% |
| 2021 | 17.44 million USD | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 15.13 million USD | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 33.93 million USD | +124.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 33.93 million USD is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.33 million USD, 64% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1144900.0% | 0.001 million USD | 11.45 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.66 million USD | 0.82 million USD | 24 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.05 million USD | 0.001 million USD | 61.7 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.51 million USD | 42.5 million USD | 236.81 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.26 million USD | 14.54 million USD | 33.93 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -66.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ 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$, gaps filled in Sri Lanka?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Sri Lanka was 33.93 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 236.81 million USD in 2016.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 million USD in 2001.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- Sri Lanka ranks 107th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.9%. 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$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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 outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.