Nicaragua vs Sri Lanka: GDP growth

Nicaragua
4.9%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
5.0%
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
56th
Sri Lanka rank
55th

GDP growth over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Sri Lanka
-30-20-10010196119932025

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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Indicator
GDP growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
263 places, 14,354 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

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.