Nicaragua vs Sri Lanka: GDP growth
GDP growth over time
- Nicaragua
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 5.0% against 4.9% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.6% | 4.7% | 2.9% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 4.2% | 3.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | -0.8% | 4.1% | 4.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 5.3% | 2.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 5.0% | 2.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 5.4% | 1.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 0.0% | 4.1% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp growth, Nicaragua or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 5.0% against 4.9% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp growth between Nicaragua and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Sri Lanka rank globally for gdp growth?
- Nicaragua ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 55th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.