Japan vs Sri Lanka: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit
Japan
0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Japan rank
181st
Sri Lanka rank
180th
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit over time
- Japan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 181st 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 | Japan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0228 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0146 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0165 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0041 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, Japan or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit between Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sri Lanka?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Sri Lanka rank globally for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Japan ranks 181st 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.