Mauritania vs Sri Lanka: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per

Mauritania
1,091 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1,165 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
148th
Sri Lanka rank
145th

Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per over time

  • Mauritania
  • Sri Lanka
05001.0k1.5k197519992024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1,165 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,091 BoP, current US$ per person in Mauritania, a difference of 74 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 148th and Sri Lanka ranks 145th of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 283.83 BoP, current US$ per person 71.25 BoP, current US$ per person 212.58 BoP, current US$ per person Mauritania
1980s 367.09 BoP, current US$ per person 157.86 BoP, current US$ per person 209.23 BoP, current US$ per person Mauritania
1990s 268.61 BoP, current US$ per person 306.34 BoP, current US$ per person 37.73 BoP, current US$ per person Sri Lanka
2010s 890.76 BoP, current US$ per person 1,220 BoP, current US$ per person 329.5 BoP, current US$ per person Sri Lanka
2020s 1,040 BoP, current US$ per person 1,029 BoP, current US$ per person 11.59 BoP, current US$ per person Mauritania

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$), per, Mauritania or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 1,165 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,091 BoP, current US$ per person in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Mauritania and Sri Lanka?
74 BoP, current US$ per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sri Lanka?
37 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Sri Lanka rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
Mauritania ranks 148th and Sri Lanka ranks 145th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,801 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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