Deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central was 97.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
97.1%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
57th
of 183 countries
All-time high
97.6%
in 2017
All-time low
40.1%
in 1980
Years of data
60
1960–2019
Deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central in Sri Lanka, 1960–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central in Sri Lanka stood at 97.1%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central in Sri Lanka peaked at 97.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 1980.
Sri Lanka ranks 57th of 183 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.
Deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 53.9% | — |
| 1961 | 50.4% | -6.5% |
| 1962 | 47.6% | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 47.5% | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 47.0% | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 50.3% | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 47.5% | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 47.8% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 46.0% | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 48.1% | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 50.5% | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 51.5% | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 54.7% | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 52.8% | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 59.4% | +12.4% |
| 1975 | 59.8% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 55.6% | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 57.1% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 61.7% | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 62.1% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 40.1% | -35.4% |
| 1981 | 43.9% | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 45.3% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 49.3% | +8.9% |
| 1984 | 58.7% | +18.9% |
| 1985 | 53.0% | -9.6% |
| 1986 | 52.5% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 55.9% | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 54.3% | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 61.6% | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 66.8% | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 49.4% | -26.1% |
| 1992 | 56.3% | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 71.8% | +27.6% |
| 1994 | 73.5% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 85.9% | +16.8% |
| 1996 | 87.1% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 91.7% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 92.1% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 88.6% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 82.0% | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 85.7% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 87.3% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 91.1% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 86.7% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 91.6% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 93.5% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 88.1% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 93.6% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 95.4% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 91.6% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 93.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 97.3% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 95.6% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.1% | -0.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 97.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.4%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 97.1% is below the median for South Asia, which is 97.6%, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.6% | 46.0% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.5% | 50.5% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.5% | 40.1% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.3% | 49.4% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.1% | 82.0% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 91.6% | 97.6% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central in Sri Lanka?
- Deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central in Sri Lanka was 97.1% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 1980.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central?
- Sri Lanka ranks 57th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 Deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central bank assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics (IFS lines 12 and 22, a-d).