Sri Lanka vs Tanzania: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Sri Lanka
0.224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Tanzania
0.2144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
179th
Tanzania rank
182nd

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Tanzania
0.10.20.30.40.5197519992024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 179th and Tanzania ranks 182nd of 199 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Tanzania Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1903 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1980s 0.4065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2912 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1990s 0.4233 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1874 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2000s 0.4099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1891 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2010s 0.2822 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2448 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0374 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2020s 0.2343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1883 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.046 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$), per unit of gdp, Sri Lanka or Tanzania?
Sri Lanka, at 0.224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Sri Lanka and Tanzania?
0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tanzania?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Tanzania rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Sri Lanka ranks 179th and Tanzania ranks 182nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,722 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.