Philippines vs Sri Lanka: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Philippines
0.0652 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Philippines rank
42nd
Sri Lanka rank
40th

Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Philippines
  • Sri Lanka
00.020.040.060.080.1197520002025

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0652 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Philippines, a difference of 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Philippines ahead.

Philippines ranks 42nd and Sri Lanka ranks 40th of 176 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1980s 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0512 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0458 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1990s 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0476 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2000s 0.0861 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0756 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Philippines
2010s 0.0727 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0789 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2020s 0.07 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0669 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Philippines or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0652 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Philippines as of 2024.
What is the difference in personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Philippines and Sri Lanka?
0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sri Lanka?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Philippines and Sri Lanka rank globally for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Philippines ranks 42nd and Sri Lanka ranks 40th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), 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 transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,237 data points, 1968–2025
Last refreshed

Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, 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.