Libya vs Sri Lanka: GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Penn World Table
Libya
14,118 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2025
Sri Lanka
14,583 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2025
Libya rank
116th
Sri Lanka rank
114th
GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Penn World Table over time
- Libya
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 14,583 international-$ in 2021 prices against 14,118 international-$ in 2021 prices in Libya, a difference of 465 international-$ in 2021 prices.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 116th and Sri Lanka ranks 114th of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,397 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5,383 international-$ in 2021 prices | 13,014 international-$ in 2021 prices | Libya |
| 2000s | 19,582 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7,480 international-$ in 2021 prices | 12,102 international-$ in 2021 prices | Libya |
| 2010s | 15,169 international-$ in 2021 prices | 12,820 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,349 international-$ in 2021 prices | Libya |
| 2020s | 12,208 international-$ in 2021 prices | 13,815 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,607 international-$ in 2021 prices | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and penn world table, Libya or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 14,583 international-$ in 2021 prices against 14,118 international-$ in 2021 prices in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and penn world table between Libya and Sri Lanka?
- 465 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sri Lanka?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Libya and Sri Lanka rank globally for gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and penn world table?
- Libya ranks 116th and Sri Lanka ranks 114th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Penn World Table. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.