Sri Lanka vs United States of America: Annual growth of imports of goods and services

Sri Lanka
22.5%
in 2024
United States of America
5.8%
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
8th
United States of America rank
8th

Annual growth of imports of goods and services over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • United States of America
-20-1001020200020122024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 22.5% against 5.8% in United States of America, a difference of 16.7%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 3.9 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 8th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 4.5% 3.1% 1.4% Sri Lanka
2010s 3.4% 2.8% 0.5% Sri Lanka
2020s -0.9% 3.8% 4.7% United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual growth of imports of goods and services, Sri Lanka or United States of America?
Sri Lanka, at 22.5% against 5.8% in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual growth of imports of goods and services between Sri Lanka and United States of America?
16.7%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States of America?
19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and United States of America rank globally for annual growth of imports of goods and services?
Sri Lanka ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 8th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Annual growth of imports of goods and services (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual growth of imports of goods and services (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
218 places, 4,975 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed