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

Sri Lanka ranks 73rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka

Name: Secondary income 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: Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0661 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.0661 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 7.2%

World rank

73rd

of 198 countries

All-time high

0.0946 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1982

All-time low

0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1977

Years of data

1975–2024

Secondary income 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 0.0661 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0946 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1977.

Sri Lanka ranks 73rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1975 to 2024.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1975	0.0227 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1976	0.0197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
1977	0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1978	0.0346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+83.2%
1979	0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+73.2%
1980	0.0715 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.3%
1981	0.088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.1%
1982	0.0946 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
1983	0.0899 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
1984	0.0833 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1985	0.0784 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
1986	0.0785 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1987	0.0793 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
1988	0.0808 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1989	0.0782 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1990	0.0721 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
1991	0.0716 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1992	0.0753 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
1993	0.0769 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1994	0.0753 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1995	0.065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.7%
1996	0.0634 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1997	0.064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
1998	0.0669 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
1999	0.0686 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
2000	0.0702 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
2001	0.0734 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.4%
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	0.0857 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.9%
2013	0.0835 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
2014	0.0854 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2015	0.0823 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2016	0.0825 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2017	0.076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
2018	0.0744 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2019	0.0756 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
2020	0.0844 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.7%
2021	0.0621 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.4%
2022	0.0512 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.6%
2023	0.0712 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+39.2%
2024	0.0661 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.2%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Secondary income 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	+83.2%	0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1979	+73.2%	0.0346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0312 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5
1980s	0.0823 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0715 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0946 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0699 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0634 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0769 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0757 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0702 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0807 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0792 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0702 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0857 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0512 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0844 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

70 Curacao 0.0692 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
71 Ghana 0.0682 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
72 Madagascar 0.0681 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
74 Dominica 0.0659 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
75 Tunisia 0.065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
76 Kenya 0.0636 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka?: Secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka was 0.0661 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 0.0946 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1982.
What is the lowest secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977.
How does Sri Lanka rank for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Sri Lanka ranks 73rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
Is secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. 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 receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary income 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.

Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Secondary income 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: 245 places, 9,154 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 September 2026

Secondary income 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.