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

Australia
0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.2284 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Australia rank
168th
Sri Lanka rank
167th

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

  • Australia
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.2284 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Australia, a difference of 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Australia ranks 168th and Sri Lanka ranks 167th of 193 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.141 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2677 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1267 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1970s 0.1347 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3204 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1857 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1980s 0.1657 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4064 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2407 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1990s 0.1849 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.426 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2411 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2000s 0.2148 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4077 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1929 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2010s 0.2154 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2731 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0577 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2020s 0.2109 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2317 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0208 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 (current us$), per unit of gdp, Australia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.2284 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Australia and Sri Lanka?
0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sri Lanka?
61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Australia and Sri Lanka rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Australia ranks 168th and Sri Lanka ranks 167th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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 (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 11,441 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (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.