Finland vs Sri Lanka: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Finland
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Finland ranks 68th and Sri Lanka ranks 69th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.9% | -1.7% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | -1.9% | -7.7% | 5.8% | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.9% | -4.4% | 5.3% | Finland |
| 2000s | 5.4% | -3.5% | 8.9% | Finland |
| 2010s | -1.1% | -3.2% | 2.1% | Finland |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -0.8% | 0.2% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Finland or Sri Lanka?
- Finland, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Finland and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sri Lanka?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Sri Lanka rank globally for current account balance?
- Finland ranks 68th and Sri Lanka ranks 69th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.