Sri Lanka vs Vanuatu: Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Sri Lanka
68.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Vanuatu
57.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
47th
Vanuatu rank
50th

Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 68.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 57.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Vanuatu, a difference of 11.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 47th and Vanuatu ranks 50th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 10.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP 54.29 current LCU per US$ of GDP 44.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
1990s 22.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP 62.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP 39.99 current LCU per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
2000s 40.17 current LCU per US$ of GDP 61.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP 20.88 current LCU per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
2010s 42.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP 59.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP 17.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
2020s 62.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP 59.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP 3.04 current LCU 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 (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Sri Lanka or Vanuatu?
Sri Lanka, at 68.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 57.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Vanuatu as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Sri Lanka and Vanuatu?
11.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Vanuatu?
40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Vanuatu rank globally for imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Sri Lanka ranks 47th and Vanuatu ranks 50th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current LCU), 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 (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 9,037 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.