Nepal vs Sri Lanka: Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP

Nepal
3.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sri Lanka
3.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Nepal rank
14th
Sri Lanka rank
16th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP over time

  • Nepal
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 3.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 3.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.19 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Nepal ranks 14th and Sri Lanka ranks 16th of 180 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 14.82 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 22.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 8.07 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1970s 9.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 15.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 5.7 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1980s 6.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 8.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 2.34 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1990s 7.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 6.82 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.9129 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Nepal
2000s 5.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 5.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.1006 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Nepal
2010s 4.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 3.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.5318 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Nepal
2020s 3.81 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 3.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.1254 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp, Nepal or Sri Lanka?
Nepal, at 3.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 3.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp between Nepal and Sri Lanka?
0.19 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sri Lanka?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Nepal and Sri Lanka rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp?
Nepal ranks 14th and Sri Lanka ranks 16th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
180 places, 9,590 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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