Bahamas vs Sri Lanka: Gross national expenditure
Bahamas
104.0%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
103.9%
in 2025
Bahamas rank
86th
Sri Lanka rank
87th
Gross national expenditure over time
- Bahamas
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 104.0% against 103.9% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Bahamas ranks 86th and Sri Lanka ranks 87th of 186 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.6% | 103.0% | 16.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 95.3% | 108.8% | 13.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 105.0% | 106.9% | 1.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 97.4% | 108.6% | 11.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 101.6% | 106.7% | 5.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 103.8% | 104.4% | 0.6% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure, Bahamas or Sri Lanka?
- Bahamas, at 104.0% against 103.9% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Bahamas and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sri Lanka?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Sri Lanka rank globally for gross national expenditure?
- Bahamas ranks 86th and Sri Lanka ranks 87th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.