Sri Lanka vs United States of America: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Sri Lanka
186,878 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United States of America
220,505 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
81st
United States of America rank
78th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • United States of America
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k196119922023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 220,505 current US$ per square kilometre against 186,878 current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 33,627 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 81st and United States of America ranks 78th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 4,598 current US$ per square kilometre 2,947 current US$ per square kilometre 1,651 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1970s 7,067 current US$ per square kilometre 10,094 current US$ per square kilometre 3,027 current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
1980s 17,092 current US$ per square kilometre 25,584 current US$ per square kilometre 8,492 current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
1990s 50,873 current US$ per square kilometre 58,971 current US$ per square kilometre 8,097 current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
2000s 93,213 current US$ per square kilometre 100,142 current US$ per square kilometre 6,929 current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
2010s 164,381 current US$ per square kilometre 167,182 current US$ per square kilometre 2,802 current US$ per square kilometre United States of America
2020s 187,598 current US$ per square kilometre 198,526 current US$ per square kilometre 10,928 current US$ per square kilometre United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Sri Lanka or United States of America?
United States of America, at 220,505 current US$ per square kilometre against 186,878 current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Sri Lanka and United States of America?
33,627 current US$ per square kilometre, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States of America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and United States of America rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Sri Lanka ranks 81st and United States of America ranks 78th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 13,220 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.