Small states vs Sri Lanka: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Small states
5.01 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sri Lanka
16.39 % change on previous year
in 2024
Small states rank
26th
Sri Lanka rank
26th
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Small states
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 16.39 % change on previous year against 5.01 % change on previous year in Small states, a difference of 11.38 % change on previous year.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 3.3 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Small states ranks 26th and Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Small states averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Small states | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.15 % change on previous year | 6.2 % change on previous year | 0.0467 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 7.06 % change on previous year | 10.19 % change on previous year | 3.13 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 9.62 % change on previous year | 6.72 % change on previous year | 2.9 % change on previous year | Small states |
| 2010s | 4.98 % change on previous year | 8.73 % change on previous year | 3.75 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 8.66 % change on previous year | -0.4747 % change on previous year | 9.14 % change on previous year | Small states |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Small states or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 16.39 % change on previous year against 5.01 % change on previous year in Small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Small states and Sri Lanka?
- 11.38 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Sri Lanka?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Small states and Sri Lanka rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Small states ranks 26th and Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), 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 Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.