What is the difference in gdp per capita between Sri Lanka and Viet Nam?

316 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Viet Nam ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Viet Nam?

41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.

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.

Sri Lanka vs Viet Nam: GDP per capita

Sri Lanka

12,740 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Viet Nam

13,056 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Sri Lanka rank

114th

Viet Nam rank

112th

GDP per capita over time

Sri Lanka
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 13,056 international-$ in 2021 prices against 12,740 international-$ in 2021 prices in Sri Lanka, a difference of 316 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 114th and Viet Nam ranks 112th of 184 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3,392 international-$ in 2021 prices	1,430 international-$ in 2021 prices	1,963 international-$ in 2021 prices	Sri Lanka
1990s	4,658 international-$ in 2021 prices	2,071 international-$ in 2021 prices	2,587 international-$ in 2021 prices	Sri Lanka
2000s	6,584 international-$ in 2021 prices	4,079 international-$ in 2021 prices	2,506 international-$ in 2021 prices	Sri Lanka
2010s	13,196 international-$ in 2021 prices	8,951 international-$ in 2021 prices	4,245 international-$ in 2021 prices	Sri Lanka
2020s	13,340 international-$ in 2021 prices	12,559 international-$ in 2021 prices	780.88 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 Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 13,056 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 Sri Lanka and Viet Nam?: 316 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Viet Nam?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Viet Nam rank globally for gdp per capita?: Sri Lanka ranks 114th and Viet Nam ranks 112th 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: 27 August 2026

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