Sri Lanka vs Upper middle income: GNI, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP
Sri Lanka
3.35 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Upper middle income
2.32 current international $ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
28th
Upper middle income rank
27th
GNI, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP over time
- Sri Lanka
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 3.35 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 2.32 current international $ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 1.03 current international $ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.4 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 27th of 203 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 2.77 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 2.03 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 4.65 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 2.67 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.98 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 3.01 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.88 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.13 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 3.55 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 2.16 current international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.4 current international $ per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp, Sri Lanka or Upper middle income?
- Sri Lanka, at 3.35 current international $ per US$ of GDP against 2.32 current international $ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gni, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp between Sri Lanka and Upper middle income?
- 1.03 current international $ per US$ of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Upper middle income?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Upper middle income rank globally for gni, ppp (current international $), per unit of gdp?
- Sri Lanka ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 27th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI, PPP (current international $), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GNI, PPP (current international $) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.