China vs Sri Lanka: Personal transfers, receipts

China

6.20 billion BoP, current US$

in 2018

Sri Lanka

6.58 billion BoP, current US$

in 2024

China rank

23rd

Sri Lanka rank

20th

Personal transfers, receipts over time

China
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 6.58 billion BoP, current US$ against 6.20 billion BoP, current US$ in China, a difference of 378.96 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1982 it was China ahead.

Globally, China ranks 23rd and Sri Lanka ranks 20th of 176 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$)
Unit: BoP, current US$
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 219 places, 6,238 data points, 1968–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Personal transfers are current transfers, in cash or in kind, received by resident households from non-resident households. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.