Indonesia vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Indonesia
788.72 current US$ per person
in 2023
Sri Lanka
730.71 current US$ per person
in 2023
Indonesia rank
149th
Sri Lanka rank
151st

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

  • Indonesia
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 788.72 current US$ per person against 730.71 current US$ per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 58.01 current US$ per person.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

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

Indonesia ranks 149th and Sri Lanka ranks 151st of 206 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 5.78 current US$ per person 29.68 current US$ per person 23.9 current US$ per person Sri Lanka
1970s 29.05 current US$ per person 42.27 current US$ per person 13.22 current US$ per person Sri Lanka
1980s 80.83 current US$ per person 121.29 current US$ per person 40.46 current US$ per person Sri Lanka
1990s 154.39 current US$ per person 234.24 current US$ per person 79.85 current US$ per person Sri Lanka
2000s 253.72 current US$ per person 393.25 current US$ per person 139.53 current US$ per person Sri Lanka
2010s 640.38 current US$ per person 836.02 current US$ per person 195.64 current US$ per person Sri Lanka
2020s 715.84 current US$ per person 780.4 current US$ per person 64.56 current US$ per person Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Indonesia or Sri Lanka?
Indonesia, at 788.72 current US$ per person against 730.71 current US$ per person in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Indonesia and Sri Lanka?
58.01 current US$ per person, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Sri Lanka?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Indonesia ranks 149th and Sri Lanka ranks 151st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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