Liberia vs Sri Lanka: Economic Indicators Comparison
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Liberia |  Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $3.3B | $88.9B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 1.2% | 3% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 0.6% | 4.2% |
| Population | 4.7M | 21.4M |
| GDP per capita | $677 | $4.1k |
| GDP per capita growth | -1.23% | 2.13% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 0.52 | 49.49 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.52 | 0.3 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $1.4k | $13k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $2.9B | $87.9B |
| GNI per capita | $610 | $4.1k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $5.5B | $284.1B |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $1.1k | $13k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Liberia | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 25% | 24% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 25% | 28% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 23.4% | 4.3% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | -1.9% | 4.3% |
| Unemployment | 2% | 4.4% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 49 | 57.4 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 6.1 | 5.24 |
| Human Freedom Index | 6.6 | 5.69 |
| Property Rights Index | 31.1 | 47.7 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 37.9 | 39.2 |
| Business Freedom Index | 48.2 | 76.5 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 59.7 | 39.3 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 38.2 | 58.6 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 55 | 40 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 20 | 40 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 60.6 | 67.6 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 62.1 | 71.1 |
| Government Spending Index | 65.5 | 88.9 |
| Tax Burden Index | 86.1 | 84.8 |
| Government Integrity Index | 23.8 | 34.7 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 32 | 38 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 63.3 | 76.6 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 6.8 | 14.6 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 35.9 | 14.9 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 3.2 | 2.3 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | N/A | 2.3M |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Liberia | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 40.5% | 84.1% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | 44.7% | 60.8% |
| External debt stocks | $1.3B | $52.6B |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | 0% | 118.2% |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | 2.8% | 36% |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | -99% | 28.5% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | -64.1% | 25.5% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 12.9% | 28.6% |
| Total reserves including gold | $560.3M | $6.9B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $129.1M | $1.6B |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Liberia | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 26% | 22.8% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 94.3% | 30.1% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | -$674.1M | -$2.8B |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 15.7% | 13.3% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $436.2M | $182.6M |
| Personal remittances received | $459.9M | $7B |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 12.5% | 27% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 37.3% | 7.9% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | N/A | N/A |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | N/A | N/A |
| Expense, % of GDP | 16.5% | 16.2% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 33.9% | 19.2% |
