Philippines vs Sri Lanka: Net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$), per square

Philippines
12,371 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
18,736 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Philippines rank
15th
Sri Lanka rank
12th

Net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$), per square over time

  • Philippines
  • Sri Lanka
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k197019962023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 18,736 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre against 12,371 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre in Philippines, a difference of 6,365 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.5 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Philippines ahead.

Philippines ranks 15th and Sri Lanka ranks 12th of 121 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 310.8 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre 247.77 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre 63.02 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre Philippines
1980s 1,039 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre 1,586 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre 546.97 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 557.41 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre 3,075 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre 2,518 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 109.37 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre 3,161 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre 3,052 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 1,653 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre 4,939 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre 3,286 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 13,373 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre 13,611 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre 237.99 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net financial flows, multilateral (nfl, current us$), per square, Philippines or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 18,736 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre against 12,371 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre in Philippines as of 2023.
What is the difference in net financial flows, multilateral (nfl, current us$), per square between Philippines and Sri Lanka?
6,365 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sri Lanka?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Philippines and Sri Lanka rank globally for net financial flows, multilateral (nfl, current us$), per square?
Philippines ranks 15th and Sri Lanka ranks 12th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
NFL, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,126 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.