Saudi Arabia vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Saudi Arabia
0.199 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
155th
Sri Lanka rank
157th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.199 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 155th and Sri Lanka ranks 157th of 203 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1591 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0782 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.145 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0701 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.2375 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3513 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.1977 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3747 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.1903 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3522 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1619 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.2005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2393 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.1738 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0356 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 (current us$), per unit of gdp, Saudi Arabia or Sri Lanka?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.199 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 155th and Sri Lanka ranks 157th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.