Foreign direct investment (UNCTAD)

Foreign direct investment into and out of Sri Lanka, flows and stock, annual. Annual, 1990–2025.

Published by the United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD); read from UNCTADstat (UNCTAD Data Hub).

Inward flow (UNCTAD)1.04US$ bn+37.5%
Inward flow, per cent of GDP (UNCTAD)1.01% of GDP+31.1%
Outward flow (UNCTAD)98.2US$ mn−10.9%
Outward flow, per cent of GDP (UNCTAD)0.09% of GDP−15.1%
Inward stock (UNCTAD)18.23US$ bn+9.8%
Inward stock, per cent of GDP (UNCTAD)17.61% of GDP+4.7%
Outward stock (UNCTAD)1.80US$ bn+5.8%
Outward stock, per cent of GDP (UNCTAD)1.74% of GDP+0.9%

Inward flow (UNCTAD)

US$ bn, annual. 2025: 1.04, +37.5% on a year earlier

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Published by the United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD); read from UNCTADstat (UNCTAD Data Hub).

* Calculated by Macro Lab from the published values.