Sri Lanka Direct Investment Abroad
Key information about Sri Lanka Direct Investment Abroad
- Sri Lanka Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 8.5 USD mn in Sep 2023, compared with a growth of 8.5 USD mn in the previous quarter.
- Sri Lanka Direct Investment Abroad: USD mn data is updated quarterly.
- It is available from Mar 2012 to Sep 2023 and averaged 16.3 USD mn throughout the period.
- The data reached an all-time high of 59.2 USD mn in Dec 2016 and a record low of 3.6 USD mn in Dec 2020.
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka provides quarterly Direct Investment Abroad in USD.
Key information about Sri Lanka Direct Investment Abroad
- In the latest reports of Sri Lanka, Current Account recorded a surplus of 639.0 USD mn in Sep 2023.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 158.7 USD mn in Sep 2023.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 85.1 USD mn in Sep 2023.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 20.9 USD bn in Mar 2023.
View Sri Lanka's Direct Investment Abroad from Mar 2012 to Sep 2023 in the chart:
What was Sri Lanka's Direct Investment Abroad in Sep 2023?
Sri Lanka Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 8.5 USD mn in Sep 2023, compared with a growth of 8.5 USD mn in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
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8.5 Sep 2023 | 8.5 Jun 2023 | 3.6 Dec 2020 | 59.2 Dec 2016 | USD mn | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
Direct Investment Abroad by Country Comparison
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country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Albania (USD mn) | 66.7 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Sep 2023 |
Algeria (USD mn) | 70.6 2022 | yearly | 1970 - 2022 |
Argentina (USD mn) | 535.3 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Sep 2023 |
Armenia (USD mn) | 4.7 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2023 |
Australia (USD mn) | -1,011.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Dec 2023 |
Austria (USD mn) | 1,406.9 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Sep 2023 |
Azerbaijan (USD mn) | 1,857.2 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2023 |
Bahrain (USD mn) | 1,947.5 2022 | yearly | 1975 - 2022 |
Bangladesh (USD mn) | 0.0 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Sep 1997 - Sep 2023 |
Belarus (USD mn) | 1.8 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2023 |
Belgium (USD mn) | 4,957.1 Sep 2023 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Sep 2023 |
Bolivia (USD mn) | 31.8 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2023 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | 13.9 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2023 |
Botswana (USD mn) | -9.7 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2023 |
Brazil (USD mn) | 1,506.5 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Brunei (USD mn) | 504.0 2018 | yearly | 1970 - 2018 |
Bulgaria (USD mn) | 56.0 Nov 2023 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Nov 2023 |
Cambodia (USD mn) | 23.2 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2023 |
Canada (USD mn) | 11,891.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Dec 2023 |
Chile (USD mn) | 1,168.4 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2023 |
China (USD mn) | 43,300.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2023 |
Colombia (USD mn) | 644.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2023 |
Croatia (USD mn) | -498.9 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2022 |
Cyprus (USD mn) | -57.1 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Sep 2023 |
Czech Republic (USD mn) | 2,028.2 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2023 |
Denmark (USD mn) | 3,176.7 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2023 |
Egypt (USD mn) | 112.8 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2023 |
Estonia (USD mn) | 118.1 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2023 |
European Union (USD mn) | -79,004.1 Dec 2023 | monthly | Apr 1999 - Dec 2023 |
Finland (USD mn) | 1,080.0 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Dec 2023 |
France (USD mn) | 6,263.9 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Dec 2023 |
Georgia (USD mn) | 141.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2023 |
Germany (USD mn) | 10,618.7 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1971 - Dec 2023 |
Ghana (USD mn) | 2.7 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2022 |
Greece (USD mn) | -236.6 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | 9,862.3 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2023 |
Hungary (USD mn) | 929.8 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Sep 1992 - Sep 2023 |
Iceland (USD mn) | 61.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2023 |
India (USD mn) | 2,271.5 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2023 |
Indonesia (USD mn) | 1,803.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2023 |
Iran (USD mn) | 156.0 2018 | yearly | 1997 - 2018 |
Ireland (USD mn) | 14,165.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2023 |
Israel (USD mn) | 2,570.0 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2023 |
Italy (USD mn) | 3,951.5 Nov 2023 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Nov 2023 |
Japan (USD mn) | 21,009.0 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Dec 2023 |
Jordan (USD mn) | 14.8 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Sep 2023 |
Kazakhstan (USD mn) | -96.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Dec 2023 |
Kenya (USD mn) | 49.2 2022 | yearly | 2009 - 2022 |
South Korea (USD mn) | 5,830.3 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Dec 2023 |
Kosovo (USD mn) | 64.7 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Sep 2023 |
Kuwait (USD mn) | 4,557.2 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | 0.9 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2022 |
Latvia (USD mn) | 104.7 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Lebanon (USD mn) | 5.0 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2022 |
Lithuania (USD mn) | -5.1 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2023 |
Luxembourg (USD mn) | 8,883.6 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2023 |
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) | 814.9 2022 | yearly | 2002 - 2022 |
North Macedonia (USD mn) | -300.2 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2023 |
Malawi (USD mn) | -122.4 2021 | yearly | 2003 - 2021 |
Malaysia (USD mn) | 1,566.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2023 |
Malta (USD mn) | 3,217.1 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2023 |
Mauritius (USD mn) | 3,424.0 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2023 |
Mexico (USD mn) | -805.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2023 |
Moldova (USD mn) | 1.7 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Sep 2023 |
Mongolia (USD mn) | 3.1 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Jan 2024 |
Montenegro (USD mn) | 27.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2023 |
Morocco (USD mn) | 105.3 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2023 |
Mozambique (USD mn) | 51.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2023 |
Netherlands (USD mn) | -17,639.6 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Sep 2023 |
New Zealand (USD mn) | 64.1 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Sep 2023 |
Nigeria (USD mn) | 274.7 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2022 |
Norway (USD mn) | 270,940.0 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2023 |
Oman (USD mn) | 944.1 2022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
Pakistan (USD mn) | 14.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Dec 2023 |
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) | 0.0 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2023 |
Panama (USD mn) | 122.2 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2023 |
Paraguay (USD mn) | 157.0 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2022 |
Peru (USD mn) | 0.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2023 |
Philippines (USD mn) | 177.8 Sep 2023 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Sep 2023 |
Poland (USD mn) | 1,766.0 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2023 |
Portugal (USD mn) | 217.4 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Dec 2023 |
Qatar (USD mn) | 1,516.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2023 |
Romania (USD mn) | 96.0 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2023 |
Russia (USD mn) | 4,912.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2023 |
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | 4,968.2 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2023 |
Serbia (USD mn) | 40.6 Nov 2023 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Nov 2023 |
Singapore (USD mn) | 21,534.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Slovakia (USD mn) | -337.5 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Dec 2023 |
Slovenia (USD mn) | -334.4 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2023 |
South Africa (USD mn) | -772.8 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Sep 2023 |
Spain (USD mn) | -5,909.4 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Dec 2023 |
Sri Lanka (USD mn) | 8.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
Sudan (USD mn) | 0.0 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Dec 2022 |
Sweden (USD mn) | 9,773.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1982 - Sep 2023 |
Switzerland (USD mn) | 31,672.8 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Jun 2023 |
Taiwan (USD mn) | 10,002.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Dec 2023 |
Thailand (USD mn) | 2,522.9 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2023 |
Turkey (USD mn) | 721.0 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Dec 2023 |
Ukraine (USD mn) | 0.0 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jan 2024 |
United Arab Emirates (USD mn) | 22,545.9 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
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Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -10.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Sep 2023 |
Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 5,458.017 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 10.6 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2023 |
National Government Debt (USD mn) | 86,964.6 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2023 |
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 103.9 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2023 |
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LKR bn) | 4,472.550 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LKR bn) | 27,899.420 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
Forecast: Government Revenue (LKR bn) | 2,012.590 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) | 16,617,629.160 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2023 |
Government Debt: Foreign (LKR mn) | 11,402,380.792 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2023 |
Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) (LKR mn) | 1,172,712.077 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2023 |
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) | 1,002,143.567 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2023 |
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) | -371,009.687 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2023 |
Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending (LKR mn) | 170,568.510 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2023 |
Government Revenue & Grants: Revenue (LKR mn) | 795,600.830 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2023 |
Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 3.626 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
Trade Balance (USD mn) | -541.1 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1982 - Jan 2024 |
Total Exports (USD mn) | 970.7 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1982 - Jan 2024 |
Total Exports Growth (%) | -0.8 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Jan 2024 |
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 8,005.174 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 8,546.747 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 3,537.951 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,511.8 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1982 - Jan 2024 |
Total Imports Growth (%) | 6.2 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Jan 2024 |
Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 381,649.432 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 128,854.946 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 272.761 Nov 2023 | monthly | Jan 1978 - Nov 2023 |
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 36.519 Nov 2023 | monthly | Jan 1978 - Nov 2023 |
Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 24.920 Nov 2023 | monthly | Jan 2016 - Nov 2023 |
Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 377.199 Nov 2023 | monthly | Jan 2016 - Nov 2023 |
Exports: Germany (USD mn) | 742.000 2022 | yearly | 2003 - 2022 |
Imports: India (USD mn) | 4,738.000 2022 | yearly | 2003 - 2022 |
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) | 200.505 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jan 2024 |
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) | 169.493 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jan 2024 |
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) | 84.410 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jan 2024 |
Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 8.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 639.0 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Sep 2023 |
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 3.0 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2023 |
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 158.7 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Sep 2023 |
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 0.7 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2023 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | 85.052 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | 0.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | 5.0 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | 80.015 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
External Debt (USD mn) | 52,653.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2012 - Sep 2023 |
External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 74.7 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) | 7,545.9 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2012 - Sep 2023 |
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) | 11.5 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | -0.744 2022 | yearly | 1980 - 2022 |
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | -50,271.614 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2023 |
BoP: FA: Assets: Errors & Ommissions (USD mn) | 192.632 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2018 |
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) | 0.000 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2018 |
BoP: FA: Assets: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) | 0.000 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2018 |
IIP: Assets (USD mn) | 11,636.010 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2012 - Sep 2023 |
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) | -50,271.614 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2012 - Sep 2023 |
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) | 61,907.624 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2012 - Sep 2023 |
No of Registered Enterprises (Unit) | 6,298.000 2022 | yearly | 1994 - 2022 |
Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 4.5 2021 | yearly | 1998 - 2021 |
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 7.4 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2023 |
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 5,120.576 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2023 |
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 35,469.638 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2023 |
M2 Growth (%) | 9.4 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 4.0 Jun 2023 | monthly | Mar 1997 - Jun 2023 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 4,425.6 Jan 2024 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Jan 2024 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 2.9 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1982 - Jan 2024 |
Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 30.887 Jan 2024 | monthly | Dec 1977 - Jan 2024 |
Total Deposits (USD mn) | 45,118.862 Jul 2023 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Jul 2023 |
Total Deposits Growth (%) | 5.8 Jun 2023 | monthly | Dec 2003 - Jun 2023 |
Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 1,267.7 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Dec 2023 |
Domestic Credit Growth (%) | -97.5 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2023 |
Household Debt (USD mn) | 6,407.8 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2010 - Jun 2023 |
Total Loans (USD mn) | 25,800.594 Dec 2023 | monthly | Dec 1983 - Dec 2023 |
Total Loans Growth (%) | -0.51 Dec 2023 | monthly | Dec 1984 - Dec 2023 |
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 26.18 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2023 |
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) | 4,496.000 Jan 2024 | monthly | Nov 2013 - Jan 2024 |
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) | 4,425.613 Jan 2024 | monthly | Nov 2013 - Jan 2024 |
Commercial Banks: Loans: Personal Loans & Advances (LA) (LKR mn) | 1,969,066.000 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2010 - Jun 2023 |
Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | -8.2 May 2023 | monthly | May 2016 - May 2023 |
Business Sentiment Index: Business Condition: Current Quarter (Index) | 93.000 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2014 - Dec 2023 |
Purchasing Managers Index: Manufacturing (Index) | 52.700 Jan 2024 | monthly | May 2015 - Jan 2024 |
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