Which has higher trade in services, Nepal or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 9.6% against 9.6% in Nepal as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sri Lanka?

50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nepal vs Sri Lanka: Trade in services (% of GDP)

Nepal

9.6%

in 2025

Sri Lanka

9.6%

in 2025

Nepal rank

164th

Sri Lanka rank

163rd

Trade in services (% of GDP) over time

Nepal
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 9.6% against 9.6% in Nepal, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 164th and Sri Lanka ranks 163rd of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	8.9%	8.0%	0.9%	Nepal
1980s	10.7%	13.1%	2.3%	Sri Lanka
1990s	17.3%	14.7%	2.6%	Nepal
2000s	11.0%	15.1%	4.1%	Sri Lanka
2010s	10.0%	11.6%	1.7%	Sri Lanka
2020s	8.2%	7.4%	0.7%	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher trade in services, Nepal or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 9.6% against 9.6% in Nepal as of 2025.
What is the difference in trade in services between Nepal and Sri Lanka?: 0.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sri Lanka?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do Nepal and Sri Lanka rank globally for trade in services?: Nepal ranks 164th and Sri Lanka ranks 163rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Trade in services (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 9,985 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.