Least Developed Countries (LDCs) vs Sri Lanka: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person
Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
1.4%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
4.0%
in 2025
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank
25th
Sri Lanka rank
26th
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person over time
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 4.0% against 1.4% in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.8 times Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 25th and Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 39 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Least Developed Countries (LDCs) averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least Developed Countries (LDCs) | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 4.1% | 0.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 4.4% | 2.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Least Developed Countries (LDCs) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person, Least Developed Countries (LDCs) or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 4.0% against 1.4% in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person between Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Sri Lanka?
- 2.6%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Sri Lanka?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 25th 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.