Sri Lanka vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.1712 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0962 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.075 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 203 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1393 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1609 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 0.1416 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1632 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 0.1789 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1222 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0567 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.1703 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0693 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.1775 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0993 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0781 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp, Sri Lanka or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.1712 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0962 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.075 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Sri Lanka ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufacturing, value added (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.