Sri Lanka vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Sri Lanka
0.1375 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.1424 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
128th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
127th

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

  • Sri Lanka
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.050.10.150.20.250.3196019912023

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 0.1424 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1375 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 128th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 127th of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.188 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1284 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0596 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1970s 0.1401 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1646 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 0.1872 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1726 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0146 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1990s 0.2543 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1566 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0977 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2000s 0.2415 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1502 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0913 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2010s 0.128 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.164 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.036 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 0.1412 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1491 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Sri Lanka or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.1424 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1375 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Sri Lanka and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Sri Lanka ranks 128th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 127th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,888 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (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.