Small states vs Sri Lanka: Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate

Small states
9.27 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sri Lanka
36.87 % change on previous year
in 2024
Small states rank
9th
Sri Lanka rank
8th

Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Small states
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 36.87 % change on previous year against 9.27 % change on previous year in Small states, a difference of 27.6 % change on previous year.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 4.0 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 23 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Small states ahead.

Small states ranks 9th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 44 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Small states averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Small states Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 27.23 % change on previous year 33.63 % change on previous year 6.4 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
1980s 7.05 % change on previous year 10.02 % change on previous year 2.96 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
1990s 7.81 % change on previous year 9.96 % change on previous year 2.15 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
2000s 11.91 % change on previous year 6.58 % change on previous year 5.34 % change on previous year Small states
2010s 6.42 % change on previous year 8.24 % change on previous year 1.82 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
2020s 10.75 % change on previous year 18.66 % change on previous year 7.91 % change on previous year Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate, Small states or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 36.87 % change on previous year against 9.27 % change on previous year in Small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate between Small states and Sri Lanka?
27.6 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Sri Lanka?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Small states and Sri Lanka rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), annual growth rate?
Small states ranks 9th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial service imports (current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,466 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Commercial service imports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.