Bank credit to bank deposits in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Bank credit to bank deposits was 83.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Bank credit to bank deposits in Sri Lanka, 1960–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 83.2% for bank credit to bank deposits in 2019.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank credit to bank deposits in Sri Lanka peaked at 108.8% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 1992.
Sri Lanka ranks 75th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Bank credit to bank deposits in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.2% | — |
| 1961 | 54.3% | +5.9% |
| 1962 | 49.7% | -8.4% |
| 1963 | 56.9% | +14.4% |
| 1964 | 57.8% | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 55.4% | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 62.0% | +12.0% |
| 1967 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 76.2% | +19.0% |
| 1969 | 84.3% | +10.7% |
| 1970 | 75.5% | -10.4% |
| 1971 | 76.8% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 78.5% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 80.6% | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 107.7% | +33.7% |
| 1975 | 108.8% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 94.3% | -13.3% |
| 1977 | 98.0% | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 104.6% | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 94.6% | -9.5% |
| 1980 | 67.7% | -28.5% |
| 1981 | 75.5% | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 76.2% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 82.8% | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 83.1% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 82.9% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 87.5% | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 86.3% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 94.8% | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 91.6% | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 92.8% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 38.5% | -58.6% |
| 1992 | 37.5% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 38.3% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 41.1% | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 95.2% | +131.8% |
| 1996 | 93.1% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 90.8% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 89.6% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 87.4% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 86.1% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 81.7% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 82.6% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 83.4% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 84.3% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 88.8% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 93.3% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 94.7% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 92.5% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 73.6% | -20.5% |
| 2010 | 79.5% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 89.2% | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 80.3% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 82.5% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 87.3% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 85.4% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 86.7% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 83.2% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.2% | 49.7% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 92.0% | 75.5% | 108.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.8% | 67.7% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.4% | 37.5% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.1% | 73.6% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 77.7% | 89.2% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is bank credit to bank deposits in Sri Lanka?
- Bank credit to bank deposits in Sri Lanka was 83.2% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 108.8% in 1975.
- What is the lowest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 1992.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for bank credit to bank deposits?
- Sri Lanka ranks 75th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank credit to bank deposits rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank credit to bank deposits (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25).