Sri Lanka vs Western Asia: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate
Sri Lanka
18.76 % change on previous year
in 2024
Western Asia
6.59 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
10th
Western Asia rank
10th
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate over time
- Sri Lanka
- Western Asia
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 18.76 % change on previous year against 6.59 % change on previous year in Western Asia, a difference of 12.17 % change on previous year.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.8 times Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Western Asia ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 10th and Western Asia ranks 10th of 236 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and Western Asia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.52 % change on previous year | 26.04 % change on previous year | 20.51 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
| 1980s | 7.36 % change on previous year | 1.9 % change on previous year | 5.46 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 8.6 % change on previous year | 6.61 % change on previous year | 1.99 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 10.68 % change on previous year | 11.58 % change on previous year | 0.9003 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
| 2010s | 6.27 % change on previous year | 4.64 % change on previous year | 1.63 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 3.17 % change on previous year | 6.87 % change on previous year | 3.7 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate, Sri Lanka or Western Asia?
- Sri Lanka, at 18.76 % change on previous year against 6.59 % change on previous year in Western Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate between Sri Lanka and Western Asia?
- 12.17 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Western Asia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Western Asia rank globally for gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 10th and Western Asia ranks 10th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.