Guatemala vs Sri Lanka: GDP per capita
Guatemala
12,209 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Sri Lanka
12,740 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Guatemala rank
116th
Sri Lanka rank
114th
GDP per capita over time
- Guatemala
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 12,740 international-$ in 2021 prices against 12,209 international-$ in 2021 prices in Guatemala, a difference of 531 international-$ in 2021 prices.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Guatemala ranks 116th and Sri Lanka ranks 114th of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,576 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,146 international-$ in 2021 prices | 569.56 international-$ in 2021 prices | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 2,950 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,319 international-$ in 2021 prices | 368.92 international-$ in 2021 prices | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 3,988 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,519 international-$ in 2021 prices | 469.71 international-$ in 2021 prices | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 4,394 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,256 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,138 international-$ in 2021 prices | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 5,093 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,658 international-$ in 2021 prices | 434.79 international-$ in 2021 prices | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 6,658 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6,584 international-$ in 2021 prices | 73.97 international-$ in 2021 prices | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 9,183 international-$ in 2021 prices | 13,196 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,013 international-$ in 2021 prices | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 11,524 international-$ in 2021 prices | 13,340 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,816 international-$ in 2021 prices | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita, Guatemala or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 12,740 international-$ in 2021 prices against 12,209 international-$ in 2021 prices in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita between Guatemala and Sri Lanka?
- 531 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Sri Lanka?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guatemala and Sri Lanka rank globally for gdp per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 116th and Sri Lanka ranks 114th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.