Sri Lanka - Private capital flows

Private capital flows, total (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Private capital flows, total (BoP, current US$) in Sri Lanka was $1,736,712,000.00 as of 2010. Over the past 35 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $2,246,700,000.00 in 2009 and ($1,191,721.00) in 1977.

Definition: Private capital flows consist of net foreign direct investment and portfolio investment. Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. The FDI included here is total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Portfolio investment excludes liabilities constituting foreign authorities' reserves and covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1975 $10,703,330.00
1976 $475,511.20
1977 ($1,191,721.00)
1978 $1,984,284.00
1979 $46,911,740.00
1980 $43,010,510.00
1981 $49,264,560.00
1982 $63,567,610.00
1983 $37,778,900.00
1984 $32,612,390.00
1985 $24,798,770.00
1986 $29,187,870.00
1987 $58,167,870.00
1988 $43,623,650.00
1989 $17,701,410.00
1990 $42,532,690.00
1991 $75,886,020.00
1992 $146,680,300.00
1993 $254,773,300.00
1994 $185,188,900.00
1995 $53,963,200.00
1996 $126,525,400.00
1997 $443,151,900.00
1998 $169,421,200.00
1999 $163,583,100.00
2000 $128,642,800.00
2001 $160,720,000.00
2002 $210,400,000.00
2003 $203,030,000.00
2004 $237,920,000.00
2005 $294,400,000.00
2006 $501,400,000.00
2007 $1,521,590,000.00
2008 $537,200,000.00
2009 $2,246,700,000.00
2010 $1,736,712,000.00

Private capital flows, total (% of GDP)

Private capital flows, total (% of GDP) in Sri Lanka was 3.50 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 5.34 in 2009, while its lowest value was -0.03 in 1977.

Definition: Private capital flows consist of net foreign direct investment and portfolio investment. Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. The FDI included here is total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Portfolio investment excludes liabilities constituting foreign authorities' reserves and covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1975 0.28
1976 0.01
1977 -0.03
1978 0.07
1979 1.39
1980 1.07
1981 1.12
1982 1.33
1983 0.73
1984 0.54
1985 0.41
1986 0.46
1987 0.87
1988 0.63
1989 0.25
1990 0.53
1991 0.84
1992 1.51
1993 2.46
1994 1.58
1995 0.41
1996 0.91
1997 2.94
1998 1.07
1999 1.04
2000 0.79
2001 1.02
2002 1.23
2003 1.08
2004 1.15
2005 1.21
2006 1.77
2007 4.70
2008 1.32
2009 5.34
2010 3.50

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments