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

India
0.1904 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.1915 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
India rank
165th
Sri Lanka rank
163rd

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

  • India
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.1915 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1904 current US$ per US$ of GDP in India, a difference of 0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

India ranks 165th and Sri Lanka ranks 163rd of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0461 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2049 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1587 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1970s 0.0422 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1825 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1403 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1980s 0.0589 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3387 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2798 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
1990s 0.0813 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3369 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2000s 0.1374 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3251 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1878 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2010s 0.2057 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2189 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0132 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2020s 0.1833 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2087 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit, India or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.1915 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1904 current US$ per US$ of GDP in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between India and Sri Lanka?
0.0011 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sri Lanka?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do India and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
India ranks 165th and Sri Lanka ranks 163rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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 imports 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, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports 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.