Rwanda vs Sri Lanka: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita

Rwanda
7.02 current US$ per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
7.58 current US$ per person
in 2024
Rwanda rank
164th
Sri Lanka rank
163rd

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita over time

  • Rwanda
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 7.58 current US$ per person against 7.02 current US$ per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.56 current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Rwanda ranks 164th and Sri Lanka ranks 163rd of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 1.1 current US$ per person 0.7135 current US$ per person 0.3852 current US$ per person Rwanda
2000s 3.61 current US$ per person 8.65 current US$ per person 5.04 current US$ per person Sri Lanka
2010s 7.75 current US$ per person 39.26 current US$ per person 31.5 current US$ per person Sri Lanka
2020s 6.05 current US$ per person 19.1 current US$ per person 13.05 current US$ per person Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita, Rwanda or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 7.58 current US$ per person against 7.02 current US$ per person in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita between Rwanda and Sri Lanka?
0.56 current US$ per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sri Lanka?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Sri Lanka rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per capita?
Rwanda ranks 164th and Sri Lanka ranks 163rd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 9,677 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, paid (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.