Sri Lanka vs Thailand: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre

Sri Lanka
244,281 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
252,843 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
54th
Thailand rank
53rd

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Thailand
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922023

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 252,843 current US$ per square kilometre against 244,281 current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 8,562 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 54th and Thailand ranks 53rd of 200 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 4,203 current US$ per square kilometre 1,321 current US$ per square kilometre 2,882 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1970s 9,225 current US$ per square kilometre 5,736 current US$ per square kilometre 3,488 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 12,921 current US$ per square kilometre 21,027 current US$ per square kilometre 8,106 current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
1990s 27,834 current US$ per square kilometre 68,704 current US$ per square kilometre 40,869 current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 73,943 current US$ per square kilometre 113,325 current US$ per square kilometre 39,382 current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2010s 218,218 current US$ per square kilometre 229,521 current US$ per square kilometre 11,304 current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2020s 239,756 current US$ per square kilometre 258,616 current US$ per square kilometre 18,860 current US$ per square kilometre Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre, Sri Lanka or Thailand?
Thailand, at 252,843 current US$ per square kilometre against 244,281 current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre between Sri Lanka and Thailand?
8,562 current US$ per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Thailand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Thailand rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre?
Sri Lanka ranks 54th and Thailand ranks 53rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
248 places, 9,503 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Manufacturing, value added (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.