Country comparison Sri Lanka vs United Kingdom

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20245.0%chart1.3%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
12,865K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€91,459Mchart€3,545,339M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$98,964Mchart$3,999,625M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€3,997chart€51,9352025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$4,325chart$58,5902025GDP per capita [+]
€878,215M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202492,228chart3,409,5802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202499,795chart3,689,3542024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024100.84%chart101.23%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,185chart€49,9462024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,529chart$54,0452024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-5,156chart-193,6322024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-5,580chart-209,5212024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.64%chart-5.75%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202417,670.1chart1,483,373.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202419,120.0chart1,605,091.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20231,414.8chart145,880.32022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20231,530.2chart156,486.72022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20247.22%chart10.64%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023957.4chart304,812.32024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20231,035.3chart302,871.92023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20236.33%chart20.05%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,303.7chart76,749.62024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,410.6chart84,184.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20237.02%chart5.25%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202419.32%chart44.04%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€802chart€21,7302024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$868chart$23,5132024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€63chart€2,1582022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$68chart$2,2742022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€42chart€4,3852024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$45chart$4,4212023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€57chart€1,1092024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$62chart$1,2002024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/23/2024Caa1Aa310/20/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]09/19/2025CCC+AA04/21/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]05/19/2022RDAA-03/27/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202334chart712023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201984ºchart9º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202488.2chart40.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]20244ºchart43º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202489ºchart5º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
5.2%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2022Q44.7%chart4.2%2024Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2022Q4398Kchart1,449K2024Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$54.1chart$2,608.12025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€83.9chart€2,512.12025NMW [+]
$52,2782019Average Wage [+]
€52,9242024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201770ºchart23º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Sri Lankan rupees [+]01/14/2019208.4879chart0.864103/16/2026Euro / British pounds [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/06/2026310.9100chart0.753003/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
4.77%03/16/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
18303/16/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/16/2026-7.37%chart4.53%03/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
3.0%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
0.3%November 2020HICP [+]
0.3%January 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
3.75%12/18/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202099ºchart8º2020Doing Business [+]
-2.9%December 2020IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20198,100chart3,762,680December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.44chart28.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
1,025,4742023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201570.09chart639.662021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202310.0%chart34.4%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20208.00%chart20.00%01/04/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202024.0%chart47.7%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022720,000chart30,741,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€11,015.2Mchart€481,864.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$11,910.7Mchart$521,039.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202314.23%chart15.46%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€15,547.2Mchart€732,010.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$16,811.2Mchart$791,522.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202320.08%chart23.49%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-4,532.0Mchart€-250,146.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-4,900.5Mchart$-270,611.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-5.85%chart-8.03%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
1.4%December 2020Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201546ºchart10º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023336chart2802023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024100ºchart34º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.80‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20177,189.9chart4,373.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.18%chart13.95%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20208.94%chart7.05%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202311.20‰chart10.02‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,278.2chart26,801.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20238.20‰chart9.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.97chart1.562023Fertility Rate [+]
4.40‰2016Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201914.3%chart18.6%2018% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202322,037,000chart68,265,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202040,254chart9,359,5872020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20201,960,025chart4,732,5102020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.780chart0.9402022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024122ºchart14º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202377.48chart81.242023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20157,319chart5,8672021Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]201534.90chart8.802021Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2019742chart6732020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20193.31chart1.002020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.97chart4.422023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
5942024Annual crude oil production [+]
2,500.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202415,194chart274,5942024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202416,621chart267,9802024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/22/202616,907chart232,11202/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/22/2026672,812chart25,112,86502/22/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]10/30/202214,752,827chart50,762,96809/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/22/2026767.21chart3,400.1602/22/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]10/30/202240,116,590chart151,248,82009/04/2022Doses administered [+]
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