Sri Lanka vs Western Europe: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person
Sri Lanka
4.0%
in 2025
Western Europe
1.4%
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
26th
Western Europe rank
26th
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person over time
- Sri Lanka
- Western Europe
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 4.0% against 1.4% in Western Europe, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 3.0 times Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 26th and Western Europe ranks 26th of 200 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Western Europe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 0.6% | 3.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 0.8% | 3.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Western Europe |
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 Europe?
- Sri Lanka, at 4.0% against 1.4% in Western Europe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person between Sri Lanka and Western Europe?
- 2.6%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Western Europe?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Western Europe rank globally for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Sri Lanka ranks 26th and Western Europe ranks 26th 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.