North America vs Sri Lanka: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$)
North America
3.73 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka
15.07 % change on previous year
in 2024
North America rank
34th
Sri Lanka rank
32nd
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) over time
- North America
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 15.07 % change on previous year against 3.73 % change on previous year in North America, a difference of 11.34 % change on previous year.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 4.0 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.64 % change on previous year | 20.17 % change on previous year | 1.54 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 9.78 % change on previous year | 6.63 % change on previous year | 3.16 % change on previous year | North America |
| 1990s | 7.49 % change on previous year | 9.94 % change on previous year | 2.45 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 5.84 % change on previous year | 6.74 % change on previous year | 0.9036 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 4.78 % change on previous year | 9.23 % change on previous year | 4.45 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 7.43 % change on previous year | -0.127 % change on previous year | 7.56 % change on previous year | North America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), North America or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 15.07 % change on previous year against 3.73 % change on previous year in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$) between North America and Sri Lanka?
- 11.34 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Sri Lanka?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do North America and Sri Lanka rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$)?
- North America ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), 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, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.