How does Sri Lanka rank for secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per?

Sri Lanka ranks 183rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.

Is secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is down 85.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per in Sri Lanka

Name: Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per in Sri Lanka
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sri Lanka: Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per was 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 20.6%

World rank

183rd

of 197 countries

All-time high

0.0115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2002

All-time low

0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1975–2024

Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per in Sri Lanka, 1975–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per in Sri Lanka is 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.6% on the previous year and down 85.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

Sri Lanka ranks 183rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1975 to 2024.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1975	0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1976	0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.7%
1977	0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
1978	0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+230.1%
1979	0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-44.6%
1980	0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.0%
1981	0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+56.2%
1982	0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.4%
1983	0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.6%
1984	0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
1985	0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.9%
1986	0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.8%
1987	0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.4%
1988	0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1989	0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.6%
1990	0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.0%
1991	0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1992	0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+96.0%
1993	0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.9%
1994	0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.2%
1995	0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.1%
1996	0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
1997	0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1998	0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.6%
1999	0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.5%
2000	0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
2001	0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2002	0.0115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
2003	0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
2004	0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
2005	0.0095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
2006	0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2007	0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2008	0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
2009	0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.6%
2010	0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
2011	0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
2012	0.0092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.7%
2013	0.0102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.6%
2014	0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2015	0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
2016	0.0092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2017	0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
2018	0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
2019	0.0108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.4%
2020	0.0108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
2021	0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-71.7%
2022	0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.1%
2023	0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-53.9%
2024	0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.6%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

Sri Lanka's 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 13% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Sri Lanka's 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 71% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per 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	+230.1%	0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1992	+96.0%	0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5
1980s	0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

180 Paraguay 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
181 Egypt 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
182 Uganda 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
184 Yemen 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
185 Nepal 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
186 Zimbabwe 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka

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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 761.14 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 6.75 % change on previous year (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 34.73 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 38.34 % change on previous year (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per in Sri Lanka?: Secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per in Sri Lanka was 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 0.0115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002.
What is the lowest secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Sri Lanka rank for secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per?: Sri Lanka ranks 183rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is secondary income, other sectors, payments (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is down 85.2%. 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 Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary income, other sectors, payments (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.

Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Secondary income, other sectors, payments (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: 244 places, 8,626 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 25 September 2026

Secondary income, other sectors, payments (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.