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

Japan
0.2649 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.2562 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Japan rank
177th
Sri Lanka rank
178th

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

  • Japan
  • Sri Lanka
0.10.20.30.40.50.6197520002025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.2649 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2562 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Japan ranks 177th and Sri Lanka ranks 178th of 199 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0982 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4587 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3605 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2000s 0.1281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4314 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2010s 0.1827 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1232 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2020s 0.2354 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.264 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0286 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, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per, Japan or Sri Lanka?
Japan, at 0.2649 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2562 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Japan and Sri Lanka?
0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sri Lanka?
29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Japan and Sri Lanka rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
Japan ranks 177th and Sri Lanka ranks 178th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), 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, services and primary income (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, 9,725 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods, services and primary income (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.