Puerto Rico vs Sri Lanka: External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth
Puerto Rico
-62.81 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka
-62.31 % change on previous year
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
174th
Sri Lanka rank
173rd
External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth over time
- Puerto Rico
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports -62.31 % change on previous year against -62.81 % change on previous year in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.5 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 174th and Sri Lanka ranks 173rd of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -7.53 % change on previous year | -86.44 % change on previous year | 78.91 % change on previous year | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 62.08 % change on previous year | -23.2 % change on previous year | 85.29 % change on previous year | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 30.67 % change on previous year | -8.14 % change on previous year | 38.8 % change on previous year | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 9.76 % change on previous year | -16.04 % change on previous year | 25.8 % change on previous year | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | -11.54 % change on previous year | 3.43 % change on previous year | 14.97 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -7.77 % change on previous year | -6.96 % change on previous year | 0.8158 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external balance on goods and services (current us$), annual growth, Puerto Rico or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at -62.31 % change on previous year against -62.81 % change on previous year in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external balance on goods and services (current us$), annual growth between Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka?
- 0.5 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka rank globally for external balance on goods and services (current us$), annual growth?
- Puerto Rico ranks 174th and Sri Lanka ranks 173rd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External balance on goods and services (current US$), 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 External balance on goods and services (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.