How does Sri Lanka rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Sri Lanka ranks 40th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.

Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka

Name: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sri Lanka: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 7.0%

World rank

40th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2014

All-time low

0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1975

Years of data

1975–2024

Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1975–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.

That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1975.

That places Sri Lanka 40th out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1975 to 2024.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1975	0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1976	0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+59.8%
1977	0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.8%
1978	0.0143 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+217.1%
1979	0.0179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.0%
1980	0.0377 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+111.1%
1981	0.052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+37.9%
1982	0.0607 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.7%
1983	0.057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1984	0.0498 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
1985	0.0488 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1986	0.0509 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
1987	0.0524 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1988	0.0513 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1989	0.0512 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
1990	0.0499 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1991	0.0491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1992	0.0565 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.9%
1993	0.0612 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
1994	0.061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1995	0.0606 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1996	0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1997	0.0611 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
1998	0.0635 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1999	0.067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
2000	0.0688 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
2001	0.0734 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
2002	0.0778 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
2003	0.0749 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2004	0.0757 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
2005	0.0807 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
2006	0.0764 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
2007	0.0773 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
2008	0.0717 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
2009	0.0792 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.5%
2010	0.0702 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
2011	0.0759 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
2012	0.085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.9%
2013	0.0832 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2014	0.085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2015	0.082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2016	0.0823 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
2017	0.0759 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
2018	0.0743 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2019	0.0755 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
2020	0.0842 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.6%
2021	0.062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.4%
2022	0.0511 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.6%
2023	0.071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+38.9%
2024	0.066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.0%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

Sri Lanka's 0.066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0337 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Sri Lanka's 0.066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1978	+217.1%	0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0143 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1980	+111.1%	0.0179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0377 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1976	+59.8%	0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5
1980s	0.0512 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0377 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0607 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0756 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0688 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0807 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0789 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0702 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0669 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0511 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0842 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

37 Micronesia (country) 0.07 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
38 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0695 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
39 Jordan 0.0695 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
41 Fiji 0.0656 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
42 Philippines 0.0652 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
43 Serbia 0.0605 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka?: Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka was 0.066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 0.085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1975.
How does Sri Lanka rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Sri Lanka ranks 40th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 219 places, 6,237 data points, 1968–2025
Last refreshed: 28 September 2026

Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.