Inward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), Debt instruments, All in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Inward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), Debt instruments, All was 833.13 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
833.13 million
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
124th
of 245 countries
All-time high
833.13 million
in 2024
All-time low
23.72 million
in 2009
Years of data
16
2009–2024

Inward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), Debt instruments, All in Sri Lanka, 2009–2024

0200.0M400.0M600.0M800.0M2009201620242009: 23.7M2010: 381.1M2011: 467.5M2012: 424.4M2013: 437.2M2014: 194.3M2015: 316.3M2016: 401.1M2017: 581.6M2018: 436.0M2019: 381.2M2020: 638.4M2021: 645.2M2022: 774.4M2023: 823.5M2024: 833.1M

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 833.13 million for inward direct investment, liabilities (gross), debt instruments, all in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 328.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inward direct investment, liabilities (gross), debt instruments, all in Sri Lanka peaked at 833.13 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.72 million, in 2009.

Sri Lanka ranks 124th of 245 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Inward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), Debt instruments, All in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Inward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), Debt instruments, All entities (World, Derived using counterparty information) in Sri Lanka, 2009 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2009 23.72 million
2010 381.06 million +1506.8%
2011 467.46 million +22.7%
2012 424.42 million -9.2%
2013 437.16 million +3.0%
2014 194.32 million -55.5%
2015 316.25 million +62.7%
2016 401.14 million +26.8%
2017 581.55 million +45.0%
2018 436.00 million -25.0%
2019 381.23 million -12.6%
2020 638.43 million +67.5%
2021 645.19 million +1.1%
2022 774.37 million +20.0%
2023 823.51 million +6.3%
2024 833.13 million +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.72 million 23.72 million 23.72 million 1
2010s 402.06 million 194.32 million 581.55 million 10
2020s 742.93 million 638.43 million 833.13 million 5

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  1. 121 Zimbabwe 848.15 million compare
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  5. 126 Yemen 793.05 million compare
  6. 127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 785.87 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is inward direct investment, liabilities (gross), debt instruments, all in Sri Lanka?
Inward direct investment, liabilities (gross), debt instruments, all in Sri Lanka was 833.13 million in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest inward direct investment, liabilities (gross), debt instruments, all recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 833.13 million in 2024.
What is the lowest inward direct investment, liabilities (gross), debt instruments, all recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 23.72 million in 2009.
How does Sri Lanka rank for inward direct investment, liabilities (gross), debt instruments, all?
Sri Lanka ranks 124th out of 245 countries with data for 2024.
Is inward direct investment, liabilities (gross), debt instruments, all rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 328.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Inward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), Debt instruments, All entities (World, Derived using counterparty information). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Inward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), Debt instruments, All entities (World, Derived using counterparty information)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
259 places, 4,144 data points, 2009–2024
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The Direct Investment Positions by Counterpart Economy dataset is based on information collected through an IMF-led global initiative on direct investment positions statistics (the Coordinated Direct Investment Survey, or CDIS). The purpose of this initiative is to enhance the quality and availability of direct investment position statistics by immediate counterpart economy and to support the objective of developing from-whom-to-whom cross-border data on direct investment positions. The DIP dataset includes (i) inward foreign direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investor and (ii) outward direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investment. In most instances the database contains separate data on net equity and net debt positions, as well as separate data on financial companies and fellow enterprises. The DIP dataset also includes mirror data which show values for the corresponding indicators as derived from data reported by the counterpart economies (referred to as data derived using counterparty information). These data can offer insights into inward and outward positions for economies that do not participate in the CDIS and/or do not collect direct investment positions by country or in total. For economies that do participate, these data can be used to cross-check and verify estimates and may help identify data gaps or errors at the counterpart economy level.