Ethiopia vs Sri Lanka: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit

Ethiopia
0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
178th
Sri Lanka rank
180th

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sri Lanka
0.0050.010.0150.020.025199520092023

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 178th and Sri Lanka ranks 180th of 194 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0151 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2000s 0.0067 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0235 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0263 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0198 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 0.0014 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, Ethiopia or Sri Lanka?
Ethiopia, at 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit between Ethiopia and Sri Lanka?
0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sri Lanka?
19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Sri Lanka rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
Ethiopia ranks 178th 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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Indicator
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, 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
194 places, 4,539 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

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.