Japan vs Sri Lanka: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Japan
0.225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Japan rank
177th
Sri Lanka rank
179th
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Japan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Japan ranks 177th and Sri Lanka ranks 179th of 199 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0878 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4325 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3447 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.1199 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.29 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.1681 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2822 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.2075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0268 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Japan or Sri Lanka?
- Japan, at 0.225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Sri Lanka rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Japan ranks 177th and Sri Lanka ranks 179th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), 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
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.