Sri Lanka vs Western Africa: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person
Sri Lanka
4.0%
in 2025
Western Africa
1.5%
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
26th
Western Africa rank
24th
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person over time
- Sri Lanka
- Western Africa
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 4.0% against 1.5% in Western Africa, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.6 times Western Africa's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 26th and Western Africa ranks 24th of 200 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.5% | 0.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 1.6% | 2.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.1% | -0.7% | 0.7% | 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, Sri Lanka or Western Africa?
- Sri Lanka, at 4.0% against 1.5% in Western Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person between Sri Lanka and Western Africa?
- 2.5%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Western Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Western Africa rank globally for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Sri Lanka ranks 26th and Western Africa ranks 24th of 200 countries.
- 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.