How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sri Lanka?

46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Somalia vs Sri Lanka: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita

Somalia

48.79 current LCU per person

in 2025

Sri Lanka

0 current LCU per person

in 2025

Somalia rank

187th

Sri Lanka rank

188th

General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time

Somalia
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 48.79 current LCU per person against 0 current LCU per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 48.79 current LCU per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Somalia ranks 187th and Sri Lanka ranks 188th of 195 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0 current LCU per person	0 current LCU per person	0 current LCU per person	—
1990s	0 current LCU per person	10,416 current LCU per person	10,416 current LCU per person	Sri Lanka
2000s	0 current LCU per person	31,319 current LCU per person	31,319 current LCU per person	Sri Lanka
2010s	9.17 current LCU per person	97,481 current LCU per person	97,472 current LCU per person	Sri Lanka
2020s	38.54 current LCU per person	170,872 current LCU per person	170,834 current LCU per person	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Somalia or Sri Lanka?: Somalia, at 48.79 current LCU per person against 0 current LCU per person in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Somalia and Sri Lanka?: 48.79 current LCU per person, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sri Lanka?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Somalia and Sri Lanka rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?: Somalia ranks 187th and Sri Lanka ranks 188th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Unit: current LCU per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 195 places, 8,943 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed: 26 August 2026

General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.