Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Sri Lanka

Foreign direct investment outflows in Sri Lanka in 2024 — 110,325,519 US$. Ranked 87 in the world out of 171.

2024 110M US$ +114.26% vs 2023
World rank 87of 171
Period maximum 237M US$2016
Period minimum 0 US$1975

Trend over time

1975–2024 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Sri Lanka, 1975–20240100M200M300M197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 0 US$1976: 0 US$1977: 0 US$1978: 0 US$1979: 0 US$1980: 0 US$1981: 0 US$1982: 0 US$1983: 0 US$1984: 0 US$1985: 1,363,307 US$1986: 535,247 US$1987: 1,336,332 US$1988: 2,098,879 US$1989: 2,039,900 US$1990: 822,429 US$1991: 4,523,528 US$1992: 1,625,405 US$1993: 6,897,767 US$1994: 8,255,008 US$1995: 5,596,670 US$1996: 6,918,890 US$1997: 5,000,000 US$1998: 13,000,000 US$1999: 24,000,000 US$2000: 2,000,000 US$2001: 1,000 US$2002: 11,450,000 US$2003: 27,310,000 US$2004: 5,790,000 US$2005: 38,400,000 US$2006: 29,300,000 US$2007: 55,000,000 US$2008: 61,700,000 US$2009: 20,000,000 US$2010: 42,500,000 US$2011: 60,000,000 US$2012: 63,925,649 US$2013: 65,073,330 US$2014: 66,823,330 US$2015: 52,987,324 US$2016: 236,808,137 US$2017: 71,791,376 US$2018: 67,856,571 US$2019: 77,362,784 US$2020: 14,542,784 US$2021: 17,440,715 US$2022: 15,133,593 US$2023: 51,491,509 US$2024: 110,325,519 US$
Change over the period: +110M

Comparison, 2024

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

Sri Lanka 110M US$
World 1.72T US$
South Asia 24.39B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 33.35B US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 110M +58.83M +114.26%
2023 51.49M +36.36M +240.25%
2022 15.13M −2.31M −13.23%
2021 17.44M +2.9M +19.93%
2020 14.54M −62.82M −81.2%
2019 77.36M +9.51M +14.01%
2018 67.86M −3.93M −5.48%
2017 71.79M −165M −69.68%
2016 237M +184M +346.91%
2015 52.99M −13.84M −20.71%
2014 66.82M +1.75M +2.69%
2013 65.07M +1.15M +1.8%
2012 63.93M +3.93M +6.54%
2011 60M +17.5M +41.18%
2010 42.5M +22.5M +112.5%
2009 20M −41.7M −67.59%
2008 61.7M +6.7M +12.18%
2007 55M +25.7M +87.71%
2006 29.3M −9.1M −23.7%
2005 38.4M +32.61M +563.21%
2004 5.79M −21.52M −78.8%
2003 27.31M +15.86M +138.52%
2002 11.45M +11.45M +1,144,900%
2001 1,000 −2M −99.95%
2000 2M −22M −91.67%
1999 24M +11M +84.62%
1998 13M +8M +160%
1997 5M −1.92M −27.73%
1996 6.92M +1.32M +23.63%
1995 5.6M −2.66M −32.2%
1994 8.26M +1.36M +19.68%
1993 6.9M +5.27M +324.37%
1992 1.63M −2.9M −64.07%
1991 4.52M +3.7M +450.02%
1990 822,429 −1.22M −59.68%
1989 2.04M −58,980 −2.81%
1988 2.1M +762,547 +57.06%
1987 1.34M +801,085 +149.67%
1986 535,247 −828,060 −60.74%
1985 1.36M +1.36M
1984 0 +0
1983 0 +0
1982 0 +0
1981 0 +0
1980 0 +0
1979 0 +0
1978 0 +0
1977 0 +0
1976 0 +0
1975 0

Southern Asia, 2024

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

About the indicator

Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.

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