Sri Lanka vs United States: Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), annual growth rate
Sri Lanka
4.19 % change on previous year
in 2025
United States
3.82 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
90th
United States rank
93rd
Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), annual growth rate over time
- Sri Lanka
- United States
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 4.19 % change on previous year against 3.82 % change on previous year in United States, a difference of 0.37 % change on previous year.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United States ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 90th and United States ranks 93rd of 178 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.35 % change on previous year | 3.38 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | United States |
| 1980s | 5.45 % change on previous year | 5.29 % change on previous year | 0.1588 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 9.67 % change on previous year | 7.62 % change on previous year | 2.06 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 3.64 % change on previous year | 2.93 % change on previous year | 0.7035 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 5.18 % change on previous year | 2.92 % change on previous year | 2.27 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.2 % change on previous year | 3.03 % change on previous year | 1.83 % change on previous year | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), annual growth rate, Sri Lanka or United States?
- Sri Lanka, at 4.19 % change on previous year against 3.82 % change on previous year in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), annual growth rate between Sri Lanka and United States?
- 0.37 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and United States rank globally for exports as a capacity to import (constant lcu), annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 90th and United States ranks 93rd of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.