Cape Verde vs Sri Lanka: GDP per capita growth
GDP per capita growth over time
- Cape Verde
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 5.8% against 5.7% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 20th and Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.3% | 2.9% | 1.4% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 3.7% | 4.4% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.1% | 1.8% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 4.8% | 2.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 0.1% | 2.8% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita growth, Cape Verde or Sri Lanka?
- Cape Verde, at 5.8% against 5.7% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita growth between Cape Verde and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sri Lanka?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Sri Lanka rank globally for gdp per capita growth?
- Cape Verde ranks 20th and Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita 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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.