South America vs Sri Lanka: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person
South America
1.2%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
4.0%
in 2025
South America rank
29th
Sri Lanka rank
26th
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person over time
- South America
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 4.0% against 1.2% in South America, a difference of 2.8%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 3.2 times South America's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
South America ranks 29th and Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 39 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, South America averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South America | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 4.1% | 3.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 4.4% | 4.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person, South America or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 4.0% against 1.2% in South America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person between South America and Sri Lanka?
- 2.8%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South America and Sri Lanka?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do South America and Sri Lanka rank globally for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- South America ranks 29th 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.