Sri Lanka vs Western Asia: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person
Sri Lanka
4.0%
in 2025
Western Asia
1.3%
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
26th
Western Asia rank
28th
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person over time
- Sri Lanka
- Western Asia
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 4.0% against 1.3% in Western Asia, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 3.1 times Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Western Asia ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 26th and Western Asia ranks 28th of 200 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Western Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.2% | 1.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 1.3% | 3.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Western Asia |
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 Asia?
- Sri Lanka, at 4.0% against 1.3% in Western Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person between Sri Lanka and Western Asia?
- 2.7%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Western Asia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Western Asia rank globally for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Sri Lanka ranks 26th and Western Asia ranks 28th 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.