Laos vs Sri Lanka: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita

Laos
149.61 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
146.4 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Laos rank
140th
Sri Lanka rank
141st

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Laos
  • Sri Lanka
050100150200197519992024

How they compare

Laos currently reports 149.61 BoP, current US$ per person against 146.4 BoP, current US$ per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 3.21 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Laos ranks 140th and Sri Lanka ranks 141st of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 0.5985 BoP, current US$ per person 13.48 BoP, current US$ per person 12.88 BoP, current US$ per person Sri Lanka
1990s 3.41 BoP, current US$ per person 18.31 BoP, current US$ per person 14.9 BoP, current US$ per person Sri Lanka
2000s 11.58 BoP, current US$ per person 27.37 BoP, current US$ per person 15.8 BoP, current US$ per person Sri Lanka
2010s 63.69 BoP, current US$ per person 92.36 BoP, current US$ per person 28.67 BoP, current US$ per person Sri Lanka
2020s 167.31 BoP, current US$ per person 116.5 BoP, current US$ per person 50.81 BoP, current US$ per person Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Laos or Sri Lanka?
Laos, at 149.61 BoP, current US$ per person against 146.4 BoP, current US$ per person in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Laos and Sri Lanka?
3.21 BoP, current US$ per person, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sri Lanka?
41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Laos and Sri Lanka rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
Laos ranks 140th and Sri Lanka ranks 141st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,548 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income payments (BoP, 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.