Romania vs Sri Lanka: GDP per capita

Romania
7,543 international-$ in 1990 prices
in 2020
Sri Lanka
7,814 international-$ in 1990 prices
in 2020
Romania rank
69th
Sri Lanka rank
68th

GDP per capita over time

  • Romania
  • Sri Lanka
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k187019452020

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 7,814 international-$ in 1990 prices against 7,543 international-$ in 1990 prices in Romania, a difference of 271 international-$ in 1990 prices.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 69th and Sri Lanka ranks 68th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 11 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1870s 931.04 international-$ in 1990 prices 851.4 international-$ in 1990 prices 79.64 international-$ in 1990 prices Romania
1880s 1,112 international-$ in 1990 prices 830.52 international-$ in 1990 prices 281.48 international-$ in 1990 prices Romania
1890s 1,246 international-$ in 1990 prices 1,045 international-$ in 1990 prices 200.85 international-$ in 1990 prices Romania
1900s 1,415 international-$ in 1990 prices 1,290 international-$ in 1990 prices 124.61 international-$ in 1990 prices Romania
1910s 1,741 international-$ in 1990 prices 1,234 international-$ in 1990 prices 506.79 international-$ in 1990 prices Romania
1920s 1,212 international-$ in 1990 prices 1,261 international-$ in 1990 prices 48.77 international-$ in 1990 prices Sri Lanka
1930s 1,213 international-$ in 1990 prices 1,188 international-$ in 1990 prices 25.53 international-$ in 1990 prices Romania
1950s 1,380 international-$ in 1990 prices 1,295 international-$ in 1990 prices 84.93 international-$ in 1990 prices Romania
1960s 2,115 international-$ in 1990 prices 1,312 international-$ in 1990 prices 802.92 international-$ in 1990 prices Romania
1970s 3,307 international-$ in 1990 prices 1,513 international-$ in 1990 prices 1,794 international-$ in 1990 prices Romania
1980s 4,147 international-$ in 1990 prices 2,008 international-$ in 1990 prices 2,139 international-$ in 1990 prices Romania
1990s 3,365 international-$ in 1990 prices 2,720 international-$ in 1990 prices 645.39 international-$ in 1990 prices Romania
2000s 3,825 international-$ in 1990 prices 4,091 international-$ in 1990 prices 266 international-$ in 1990 prices Sri Lanka
2010s 5,838 international-$ in 1990 prices 6,556 international-$ in 1990 prices 717.5 international-$ in 1990 prices Sri Lanka
2020s 7,543 international-$ in 1990 prices 7,814 international-$ in 1990 prices 270.35 international-$ in 1990 prices Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Romania or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 7,814 international-$ in 1990 prices against 7,543 international-$ in 1990 prices in Romania as of 2020.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Romania and Sri Lanka?
271 international-$ in 1990 prices, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sri Lanka?
24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Romania and Sri Lanka rank globally for gdp per capita?
Romania ranks 69th and Sri Lanka ranks 68th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor 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 1990 prices
Source
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

GDP per capita expressed in international-$ at 1990 prices to account for inflation and differences in the cost of living between countries.