Papua New Guinea vs Sri Lanka: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP
Papua New Guinea
0.0269 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.0295 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
29th
Sri Lanka rank
26th
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0295 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0269 units per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 29th and Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0558 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0558 units per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.0136 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0875 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0739 units per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.031 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0997 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0688 units per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.0415 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0368 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0523 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0329 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0194 units per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.01 units per US$ of GDP | 0.025 units per US$ of GDP | 0.015 units per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0172 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0257 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0085 units per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp, Papua New Guinea or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0295 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0269 units per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 29th and Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, 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
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.