Sri Lanka vs World: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Sri Lanka
16.39 % change on previous year
in 2024
World
6.19 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
26th
World rank
23rd
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Sri Lanka
- World
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 16.39 % change on previous year against 6.19 % change on previous year in World, a difference of 10.2 % change on previous year.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.6 times World's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 26th and World ranks 23rd of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and World in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.2 % change on previous year | 6.8 % change on previous year | 0.6064 % change on previous year | World |
| 1990s | 10.19 % change on previous year | 6.9 % change on previous year | 3.29 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 6.72 % change on previous year | 8.92 % change on previous year | 2.2 % change on previous year | World |
| 2010s | 8.73 % change on previous year | 5.09 % change on previous year | 3.64 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -0.4747 % change on previous year | 5.88 % change on previous year | 6.35 % change on previous year | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Sri Lanka or World?
- Sri Lanka, at 16.39 % change on previous year against 6.19 % change on previous year in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Sri Lanka and World?
- 10.2 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and World?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and World rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 26th and World ranks 23rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), 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.