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
05.0k10.0k15.0k195019862023

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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Indicator
GDP per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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