Myanmar vs Sri Lanka: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita

Myanmar
25.88 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2019
Sri Lanka
27.81 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Myanmar rank
155th
Sri Lanka rank
152nd

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

  • Myanmar
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 27.81 BoP, current US$ per person against 25.88 BoP, current US$ per person in Myanmar, a difference of 1.93 BoP, current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Myanmar ranks 155th and Sri Lanka ranks 152nd of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1642 BoP, current US$ per person 1.31 BoP, current US$ per person 1.15 BoP, current US$ per person Sri Lanka
1980s 0.2141 BoP, current US$ per person 3.68 BoP, current US$ per person 3.47 BoP, current US$ per person Sri Lanka
1990s 0.2559 BoP, current US$ per person 8.35 BoP, current US$ per person 8.1 BoP, current US$ per person Sri Lanka
2000s 1.62 BoP, current US$ per person 9.11 BoP, current US$ per person 7.49 BoP, current US$ per person Sri Lanka
2010s 14.16 BoP, current US$ per person 10.14 BoP, current US$ per person 4.02 BoP, current US$ per person Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita, Myanmar or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 27.81 BoP, current US$ per person against 25.88 BoP, current US$ per person in Myanmar as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita between Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
1.93 BoP, current US$ per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
44 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.
How do Myanmar and Sri Lanka rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
Myanmar ranks 155th and Sri Lanka ranks 152nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income receipts (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
246 places, 9,331 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income receipts (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.