Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP was 76.6% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Sri Lanka, 1960–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Sri Lanka stood at 76.6%. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 112.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 76.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 1960.
Sri Lanka ranks 62nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.3% | — |
| 1961 | 12.5% | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 13.4% | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 14.3% | +7.3% |
| 1964 | 14.8% | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 15.9% | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 15.6% | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 16.5% | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 15.4% | -6.6% |
| 1969 | 16.2% | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 16.4% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 17.3% | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 18.8% | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 14.3% | -23.8% |
| 1974 | 15.0% | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 14.2% | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 15.6% | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 18.2% | +17.0% |
| 1978 | 22.2% | +21.9% |
| 1979 | 24.3% | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 18.5% | -23.9% |
| 1981 | 20.0% | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 21.3% | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 22.3% | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 21.2% | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 22.0% | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 21.3% | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 22.9% | +7.6% |
| 1988 | 25.3% | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 23.5% | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 24.2% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 12.5% | -48.2% |
| 1992 | 12.3% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 13.6% | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 14.5% | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 34.5% | +138.9% |
| 1996 | 33.7% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 34.1% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 33.9% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 34.7% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 34.3% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 38.3% | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 36.5% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 36.0% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 36.6% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 40.6% | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 43.4% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 42.0% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 37.3% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 36.1% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 39.1% | +21.1% |
| 2012 | 39.9% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 42.3% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 40.8% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | +22.6% |
| 2016 | 67.8% | +35.6% |
| 2017 | 70.9% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 74.6% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 76.6% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.7% | 12.3% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.6% | 14.2% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.8% | 18.5% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.8% | 12.3% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.1% | 34.3% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 32.3% | 76.6% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Sri Lanka?
- Deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Sri Lanka was 76.6% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 76.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for deposit money banks'' assets to gdp?
- Sri Lanka ranks 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is deposit money banks'' assets to gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 banks'' assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by deposit money banks as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is deposit money bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Deposit money bank assets (IFS lines 22, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).