Foreign direct investment, net inflows (USD)
Money foreign companies invest to build or buy businesses here.
Source: World Bank Open Data · As of 2025 · View source
Chart of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (USD) over time. 0.17 USD bn (2000) → 1.04 USD bn (2025).
Table
| Period | USD bn |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.17 |
| 2001 | 0.17 |
| 2002 | 0.20 |
| 2003 | 0.23 |
| 2004 | 0.23 |
| 2005 | 0.27 |
| 2006 | 0.48 |
| 2007 | 0.60 |
| 2008 | 0.75 |
| 2009 | 0.40 |
| 2010 | 0.48 |
| 2011 | 0.96 |
| 2012 | 0.94 |
| 2013 | 0.93 |
| 2014 | 0.89 |
| 2015 | 0.68 |
| 2016 | 0.90 |
| 2017 | 1.37 |
| 2018 | 1.61 |
| 2019 | 0.74 |
| 2020 | 0.43 |
| 2021 | 0.59 |
| 2022 | 0.88 |
| 2023 | 0.71 |
| 2024 | 0.76 |
| 2025 | 1.04 |
Sri Lanka's current situation
The latest value is 1.04 USD bn (2025). That is 0.28 USD bn compared with a year earlier and 0.61 USD bn compared with five years ago. Current status: No rating. Healthy range: . Bangladesh: 1.78 · India: 40.79 · Vietnam: 21.99
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Money foreign companies invest to build or buy businesses here.