Botswana vs Sri Lanka: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit
Botswana
0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Botswana rank
182nd
Sri Lanka rank
180th
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit over time
- Botswana
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Botswana, a difference of 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 182nd and Sri Lanka ranks 180th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0258 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.0302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0074 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.0187 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit, Botswana or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit between Botswana and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sri Lanka?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Sri Lanka rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Botswana ranks 182nd and Sri Lanka ranks 180th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, 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
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.