Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) was -278.44 million in 2021. ▼ Falling
Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Sri Lanka, 2015–2021
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded -278.44 million for contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
That places Sri Lanka 43rd out of 79 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -229.03 million | — |
| 2016 | -232.25 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | -216.35 million | -6.8% |
| 2018 | -203.71 million | -5.8% |
| 2019 | -278.82 million | +36.9% |
| 2020 | -275.37 million | -1.2% |
| 2021 | -278.44 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -232.03 million | -278.82 million | -203.71 million | 5 |
| 2020s | -276.90 million | -278.44 million | -275.37 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More financial sector data for Sri Lanka
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 536,545 current LCU per person (2019)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 131.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.91 % change on previous year (2019)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 528,500 SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 30.21 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 4.64 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 4.64 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 4.67 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 4.67 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 213.23 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Sri Lanka?
- Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Sri Lanka was -278.44 million in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was -203.71 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -278.82 million in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 43rd out of 79 countries with data for 2021.
- Is contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal value), Total (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social Security). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.