Africa vs Sri Lanka: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person
Africa
1.3%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
4.0%
in 2025
Africa rank
27th
Sri Lanka rank
26th
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person over time
- Africa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 4.0% against 1.3% in Africa, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 3.0 times Africa's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Africa ranks 27th and Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 39 groups.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 4.1% | 2.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 4.4% | 3.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -0.4% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person, Africa or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 4.0% against 1.3% in Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person between Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 2.7%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Africa and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Africa ranks 27th and Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 39 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.