Lebanon vs Sri Lanka: Foreign direct investment, net

Lebanon

-582.76 million BoP, current US$

in 2023

Sri Lanka

-650.82 million BoP, current US$

in 2024

Lebanon rank

109th

Sri Lanka rank

112th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

Lebanon
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports -582.76 million BoP, current US$ against -650.82 million BoP, current US$ in Sri Lanka, a difference of 68.05 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Globally, Lebanon ranks 109th and Sri Lanka ranks 112th of 196 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Unit: BoP, current US$
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 7,300 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.