Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Afghanistan
0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
158th
Sri Lanka rank
157th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Afghanistan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 158th and Sri Lanka ranks 157th of 203 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4128 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3522 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0607 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.386 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2393 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1467 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.2793 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2118 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0675 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sri Lanka?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 158th and Sri Lanka ranks 157th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports (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.