Japan vs Sri Lanka: Personal remittances oda

Japan
5.29 billion
in 2021
Sri Lanka
5.52 billion
in 2021
Japan rank
31st
Sri Lanka rank
30th

Personal remittances oda over time

  • Japan
  • Sri Lanka
02.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B197519982021

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 5.52 billion against 5.29 billion in Japan, a difference of 227.97 million.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 31st and Sri Lanka ranks 30th of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 126.67 million 39.19 million 87.47 million Japan
1980s 186.00 million 253.20 million 67.20 million Sri Lanka
1990s 680.78 million 777.00 million 96.22 million Sri Lanka
2000s 1.15 billion 1.95 billion 800.09 million Sri Lanka
2010s 3.28 billion 6.40 billion 3.12 billion Sri Lanka
2020s 5.09 billion 6.33 billion 1.24 billion Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances oda, Japan or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 5.52 billion against 5.29 billion in Japan as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances oda between Japan and Sri Lanka?
227.97 million, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sri Lanka?
39 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2021.
How do Japan and Sri Lanka rank globally for personal remittances oda?
Japan ranks 31st and Sri Lanka ranks 30th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Personal remittances oda. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Personal remittances oda
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,518 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed