China (People’s Republic of) vs Sri Lanka: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 20 - External financial

China (People’s Republic of)
-0.0016 Percentage of GDP
in 2022
Sri Lanka
0.0148 Percentage of GDP
in 2022
China (People’s Republic of) rank
130th
Sri Lanka rank
128th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 20 - External financial over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0148 Percentage of GDP against -0.0016 Percentage of GDP in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 0.0164 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 9.3 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 130th and Sri Lanka ranks 128th of 133 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 0.077 Percentage of GDP 1.66 Percentage of GDP 1.58 Percentage of GDP Sri Lanka
2010s -0.0042 Percentage of GDP 0.4911 Percentage of GDP 0.4953 Percentage of GDP Sri Lanka
2020s -0.0029 Percentage of GDP 0.1491 Percentage of GDP 0.1519 Percentage of GDP Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 20 - external financial, China (People’s Republic of) or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0148 Percentage of GDP against -0.0016 Percentage of GDP in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2022.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 20 - external financial between China (People’s Republic of) and Sri Lanka?
0.0164 Percentage of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Sri Lanka?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Sri Lanka rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 20 - external financial?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 130th and Sri Lanka ranks 128th of 133 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 20 - External financial inflows — Net Official Development Assistance (ODA) inflows. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 20 - External financial inflows — Net Official Development Assistance (ODA) inflows
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
196 places, 4,329 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed

The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. <br><br> Table 20 shows indicators of external financial flows in US dollars and as a percentage of GDP, including foreign direct investment, portfolio investment, net official development assistance, and remittances.