The Congo vs Sri Lanka: Economic Indicators Comparison
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Congo |  Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $11.3B | $88.9B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 0.8% | 3% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 0.9% | 4.2% |
| Population | 5.3M | 21.4M |
| GDP per capita | $2.1k | $4.1k |
| GDP per capita growth | -1.55% | 2.13% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 210.64 | 49.49 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.38 | 0.3 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $6.8k | $13k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $8.6B | $87.9B |
| GNI per capita | $1.6k | $4.1k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $26.5B | $284.1B |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $5.1k | $13k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Congo | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 45% | 24% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 34% | 28% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 22.2% | 4.3% |
| Unemployment | 10.4% | 4.4% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 41.8 | 57.4 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 6.41 | 5.24 |
| Human Freedom Index | 5.55 | 5.69 |
| Property Rights Index | 40.7 | 47.7 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 30 | 39.2 |
| Business Freedom Index | 37.5 | 76.5 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 0.6 | 39.3 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 35.3 | 58.6 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 45 | 40 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 30 | 40 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 56.8 | 67.6 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 83.2 | 71.1 |
| Government Spending Index | 56.2 | 88.9 |
| Tax Burden Index | 63.3 | 84.8 |
| Government Integrity Index | 23.1 | 34.7 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 19 | 38 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 64 | 76.6 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 5.9 | 14.6 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 27.4 | 14.9 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 9.3 | 2.3 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 156k | 2.3M |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Congo | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 98.5% | 84.1% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | 51.1% | 60.8% |
| External debt stocks | $5.1B | $52.6B |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | 71.9% | 118.2% |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | 3.2% | 36% |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | -40.4% | 28.5% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | -4.4% | 25.5% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 18.2% | 28.6% |
| Total reserves including gold | $423.6M | $6.9B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $4.3B | $1.6B |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Congo | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 98.9% | 22.8% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 56% | 30.1% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | -$3.6B | -$2.8B |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 23.3% | 13.3% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $81.4M | $182.6M |
| Personal remittances received | $7.7M | $7B |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 52.9% | 27% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 7.1% | 7.9% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $3.8M | N/A |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $1.6M | N/A |
| Expense, % of GDP | 20.1% | 16.2% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 38.2% | 19.2% |
