Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Revenue, excluding grants

Bangladesh
9.5%
in 2021
Sri Lanka
11.1%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
150th
Sri Lanka rank
147th

Revenue, excluding grants over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Sri Lanka
05101520199020062023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 11.1% against 9.5% in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.6%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 150th and Sri Lanka ranks 147th of 157 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 8.9% 15.5% 6.6% Sri Lanka
2010s 9.7% 12.2% 2.4% Sri Lanka
2020s 9.1% 8.5% 0.6% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue, excluding grants, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 11.1% against 9.5% in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in revenue, excluding grants between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
1.6%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
How do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka rank globally for revenue, excluding grants?
Bangladesh ranks 150th and Sri Lanka ranks 147th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,652 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.