China vs Sri Lanka: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
China
46,230 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
48,612 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
80th
Sri Lanka rank
79th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- China
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 48,612 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 46,230 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in China, a difference of 2,382 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
China ranks 80th and Sri Lanka ranks 79th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 96.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,190 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,093 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1,290 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,151 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,861 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 5,556 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8,837 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,282 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 27,317 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 31,511 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,194 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 44,583 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 38,888 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,695 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, China or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 48,612 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 46,230 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between China and Sri Lanka?
- 2,382 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sri Lanka?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
- How do China and Sri Lanka rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- China ranks 80th and Sri Lanka ranks 79th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.