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

Nepal
30.07 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
27.81 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nepal rank
151st
Sri Lanka rank
152nd

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

  • Nepal
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 30.07 BoP, current US$ per person against 27.81 BoP, current US$ per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 2.26 BoP, current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 151st and Sri Lanka ranks 152nd of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6192 BoP, current US$ per person 1.31 BoP, current US$ per person 0.6905 BoP, current US$ per person Sri Lanka
1980s 0.6583 BoP, current US$ per person 3.68 BoP, current US$ per person 3.02 BoP, current US$ per person Sri Lanka
1990s 1.62 BoP, current US$ per person 8.35 BoP, current US$ per person 6.73 BoP, current US$ per person Sri Lanka
2000s 4.84 BoP, current US$ per person 9.11 BoP, current US$ per person 4.27 BoP, current US$ per person Sri Lanka
2010s 15.51 BoP, current US$ per person 10.14 BoP, current US$ per person 5.36 BoP, current US$ per person Nepal
2020s 22.72 BoP, current US$ per person 14.99 BoP, current US$ per person 7.73 BoP, current US$ per person Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita, Nepal or Sri Lanka?
Nepal, at 30.07 BoP, current US$ per person against 27.81 BoP, current US$ per person in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita between Nepal and Sri Lanka?
2.26 BoP, current US$ per person, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sri Lanka?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Nepal and Sri Lanka rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
Nepal ranks 151st and Sri Lanka ranks 152nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.