Libya vs Sri Lanka: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

Libya
14,118 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2025
Sri Lanka
14,583 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2025
Libya rank
116th
Sri Lanka rank
114th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Libya
  • Sri Lanka
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199020072025

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 14,583 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 14,118 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Libya, a difference of 465 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

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 per person 5,383 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 13,014 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Libya
2000s 19,582 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 7,480 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 12,102 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Libya
2010s 15,169 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 12,820 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,349 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Libya
2020s 12,208 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 13,815 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,607 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Libya or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 14,583 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 14,118 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Libya as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Libya and Sri Lanka?
465 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, 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 gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Libya ranks 116th and Sri Lanka ranks 114th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 6,959 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.