Nepal vs Sri Lanka: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP

Nepal
0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nepal rank
164th
Sri Lanka rank
166th

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Nepal
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 164th and Sri Lanka ranks 166th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nepal
2000s 0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0097 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2020s 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp, Nepal or Sri Lanka?
Nepal, at 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp between Nepal and Sri Lanka?
0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sri Lanka?
30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Nepal and Sri Lanka rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Nepal ranks 164th and Sri Lanka ranks 166th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
242 places, 9,632 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, paid (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.