Lebanon vs Sri Lanka: GDP per capita

Lebanon
12,819 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Sri Lanka
12,740 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Lebanon rank
113th
Sri Lanka rank
114th

GDP per capita over time

  • Lebanon
  • Sri Lanka
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k195019862023

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 12,819 international-$ in 2021 prices against 12,740 international-$ in 2021 prices in Sri Lanka, a difference of 79 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lebanon ahead.

Lebanon ranks 113th and Sri Lanka ranks 114th of 184 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 6,809 international-$ in 2021 prices 3,519 international-$ in 2021 prices 3,290 international-$ in 2021 prices Lebanon
1980s 5,741 international-$ in 2021 prices 3,256 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,485 international-$ in 2021 prices Lebanon
1990s 4,126 international-$ in 2021 prices 4,658 international-$ in 2021 prices 532.17 international-$ in 2021 prices Sri Lanka
2000s 11,678 international-$ in 2021 prices 6,584 international-$ in 2021 prices 5,093 international-$ in 2021 prices Lebanon
2010s 21,337 international-$ in 2021 prices 13,196 international-$ in 2021 prices 8,141 international-$ in 2021 prices Lebanon
2020s 12,860 international-$ in 2021 prices 13,340 international-$ in 2021 prices 479.42 international-$ in 2021 prices Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Lebanon or Sri Lanka?
Lebanon, at 12,819 international-$ in 2021 prices against 12,740 international-$ in 2021 prices in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Lebanon and Sri Lanka?
79 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Sri Lanka?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Sri Lanka rank globally for gdp per capita?
Lebanon ranks 113th 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

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.