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

Sri Lanka
146.4 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Zambia
133.53 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
141st
Zambia rank
144th

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

  • Sri Lanka
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 146.4 BoP, current US$ per person against 133.53 BoP, current US$ per person in Zambia, a difference of 12.87 BoP, current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Zambia ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 141st and Zambia ranks 144th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 3.11 BoP, current US$ per person 30.86 BoP, current US$ per person 27.75 BoP, current US$ per person Zambia
1980s 11.51 BoP, current US$ per person 46.5 BoP, current US$ per person 34.99 BoP, current US$ per person Zambia
1990s 18.98 BoP, current US$ per person 44.21 BoP, current US$ per person 25.23 BoP, current US$ per person Zambia
2000s 27.37 BoP, current US$ per person 54 BoP, current US$ per person 26.62 BoP, current US$ per person Zambia
2010s 92.36 BoP, current US$ per person 55.61 BoP, current US$ per person 36.75 BoP, current US$ per person Sri Lanka
2020s 116.5 BoP, current US$ per person 85.74 BoP, current US$ per person 30.76 BoP, current US$ per person Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Sri Lanka or Zambia?
Sri Lanka, at 146.4 BoP, current US$ per person against 133.53 BoP, current US$ per person in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Sri Lanka and Zambia?
12.87 BoP, current US$ per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zambia?
42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Zambia rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
Sri Lanka ranks 141st and Zambia ranks 144th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.