Foreign direct investment inflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment inflows — Sri Lanka

Foreign direct investment inflows in Sri Lanka in 2024 — 761,144,546 US$. Ranked 107 in the world out of 195. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 253,814.8%.

2024 761M US$ +6.75% vs 2023
World rank 107of 195
Period maximum 1.61B US$2018
Period minimum -1.22M US$1977

Trend over time

1970–2024 · US$

Foreign direct investment inflows — Sri Lanka, 1970–2024-500M0500M1B1.5B2B19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: -300,000 US$1971: 300,000 US$1972: 300,000 US$1973: 500,000 US$1974: 1,400,000 US$1975: 142,711 US$1976: 1,000 US$1977: -1,218,567 US$1978: 1,474,392 US$1979: 46,911,742 US$1980: 43,010,507 US$1981: 49,264,554 US$1982: 63,567,609 US$1983: 37,778,898 US$1984: 32,612,391 US$1985: 26,162,080 US$1986: 29,723,120 US$1987: 59,504,202 US$1988: 45,722,529 US$1989: 19,741,313 US$1990: 43,355,120 US$1991: 48,349,174 US$1992: 122,625,843 US$1993: 194,479,070 US$1994: 166,412,940 US$1995: 55,995,588 US$1996: 119,874,350 US$1997: 430,056,152 US$1998: 193,424,023 US$1999: 176,410,171 US$2000: 172,941,410 US$2001: 171,790,000 US$2002: 196,500,000 US$2003: 228,720,000 US$2004: 232,800,000 US$2005: 272,400,000 US$2006: 479,700,000 US$2007: 603,000,000 US$2008: 752,200,000 US$2009: 404,000,000 US$2010: 477,559,000 US$2011: 955,920,000 US$2012: 941,116,591 US$2013: 932,551,318 US$2014: 893,628,980 US$2015: 679,655,644 US$2016: 897,049,376 US$2017: 1,372,723,043 US$2018: 1,614,044,009 US$2019: 743,466,231 US$2020: 434,075,668 US$2021: 592,289,970 US$2022: 884,150,491 US$2023: 713,015,365 US$2024: 761,144,546 US$
Change over the period: +761M (+253,814.85%)

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka 761M US$
World 1.57T US$
South Asia 30.04B US$
Southern Asia computed 34.16B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 153B US$
Foreign direct investment inflows — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 761M +48.13M +6.75%
2023 713M −171M −19.36%
2022 884M +292M +49.28%
2021 592M +158M +36.45%
2020 434M −309M −41.61%
2019 743M −871M −53.94%
2018 1.61B +241M +17.58%
2017 1.37B +476M +53.03%
2016 897M +217M +31.99%
2015 680M −214M −23.94%
2014 894M −38.92M −4.17%
2013 933M −8.57M −0.91%
2012 941M −14.8M −1.55%
2011 956M +478M +100.17%
2010 478M +73.56M +18.21%
2009 404M −348M −46.29%
2008 752M +149M +24.74%
2007 603M +123M +25.7%
2006 480M +207M +76.1%
2005 272M +39.6M +17.01%
2004 233M +4.08M +1.78%
2003 229M +32.22M +16.4%
2002 197M +24.71M +14.38%
2001 172M −1.15M −0.67%
2000 173M −3.47M −1.97%
1999 176M −17.01M −8.8%
1998 193M −237M −55.02%
1997 430M +310M +258.76%
1996 120M +63.88M +114.08%
1995 56M −110M −66.35%
1994 166M −28.07M −14.43%
1993 194M +71.85M +58.6%
1992 123M +74.28M +153.63%
1991 48.35M +4.99M +11.52%
1990 43.36M +23.61M +119.62%
1989 19.74M −25.98M −56.82%
1988 45.72M −13.78M −23.16%
1987 59.5M +29.78M +100.2%
1986 29.72M +3.56M +13.61%
1985 26.16M −6.45M −19.78%
1984 32.61M −5.17M −13.68%
1983 37.78M −25.79M −40.57%
1982 63.57M +14.3M +29.03%
1981 49.26M +6.25M +14.54%
1980 43.01M −3.9M −8.32%
1979 46.91M +45.44M +3,081.77%
1978 1.47M +2.69M +220.99%
1977 -1.22M −1.22M −121,956.72%
1976 1,000 −141,711 −99.3%
1975 142,711 −1.26M −89.81%
1974 1.4M +900,000 +180%
1973 500,000 +200,000 +66.67%
1972 300,000 +0 +0%
1971 300,000 +600,000 +200%
1970 -300,000

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Net inflows of foreign direct investment — investment by non-residents that gives them at least 10% of the voting shares of an enterprise: equity capital, reinvested earnings and intra-company loans. Values can be negative when capital is withdrawn. The figures are distorted by flows in transit through holding-company jurisdictions.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.