Sri Lanka vs Tunisia: GDP per capita

Sri Lanka
12,740 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Tunisia
12,112 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
114th
Tunisia rank
117th

GDP per capita over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Tunisia
05.0k10.0k15.0k195019862023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 12,740 international-$ in 2021 prices against 12,112 international-$ in 2021 prices in Tunisia, a difference of 628 international-$ in 2021 prices.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 114th and Tunisia ranks 117th of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and Tunisia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Tunisia Difference Ahead
1960s 3,319 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,220 international-$ in 2021 prices 1,099 international-$ in 2021 prices Sri Lanka
1970s 3,519 international-$ in 2021 prices 4,070 international-$ in 2021 prices 551.18 international-$ in 2021 prices Tunisia
1980s 3,256 international-$ in 2021 prices 5,858 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,602 international-$ in 2021 prices Tunisia
1990s 4,658 international-$ in 2021 prices 8,743 international-$ in 2021 prices 4,085 international-$ in 2021 prices Tunisia
2000s 6,584 international-$ in 2021 prices 10,755 international-$ in 2021 prices 4,171 international-$ in 2021 prices Tunisia
2010s 13,196 international-$ in 2021 prices 13,023 international-$ in 2021 prices 172.8 international-$ in 2021 prices Sri Lanka
2020s 13,340 international-$ in 2021 prices 12,573 international-$ in 2021 prices 766.3 international-$ in 2021 prices Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Sri Lanka or Tunisia?
Sri Lanka, at 12,740 international-$ in 2021 prices against 12,112 international-$ in 2021 prices in Tunisia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Sri Lanka and Tunisia?
628 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tunisia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Tunisia rank globally for gdp per capita?
Sri Lanka ranks 114th and Tunisia ranks 117th 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.