Papua New Guinea vs Sri Lanka: Outstanding Purchase (GRA), SDR, annual growth rate
Papua New Guinea
75.4 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka
39.29 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
3rd
Sri Lanka rank
4th
Outstanding Purchase (GRA), SDR, annual growth rate over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 75.4 % change on previous year against 39.29 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka, a difference of 36.11 % change on previous year.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.9 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 150 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -24.68 % change on previous year | 20.7 % change on previous year | 45.38 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 83.17 % change on previous year | 2.57 % change on previous year | 80.6 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | -8.33 % change on previous year | -76.1 % change on previous year | 67.77 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | -38.45 % change on previous year | 30.9 % change on previous year | 69.35 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 109.7 % change on previous year | 23.69 % change on previous year | 86 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outstanding purchase (gra), sdr, annual growth rate, Papua New Guinea or Sri Lanka?
- Papua New Guinea, at 75.4 % change on previous year against 39.29 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in outstanding purchase (gra), sdr, annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 36.11 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for outstanding purchase (gra), sdr, annual growth rate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 3rd and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Outstanding Purchase (GRA), SDR, 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 Outstanding Purchase (GRA), SDR. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.