Financial Institutions Depth Index in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Financial Institutions Depth Index was 0.1506 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Financial Institutions Depth Index in Sri Lanka, 1980–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.1506 for financial institutions depth index in 2020. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 62.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial institutions depth index in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.1506 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0463, in 1991.
That places Sri Lanka 106th out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Financial Institutions Depth Index in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0524 | — |
| 1981 | 0.0588 | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0634 | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0682 | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0626 | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0655 | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.064 | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0654 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0706 | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0654 | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0636 | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0463 | -27.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0476 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0517 | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 0.057 | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0892 | +56.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0911 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0889 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0868 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0883 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0872 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0908 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0941 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0983 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1042 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.109 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1099 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1087 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0964 | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 0.086 | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0925 | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1143 | +23.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1074 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1077 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1138 | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.128 | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1356 | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1401 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1435 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1464 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1506 | +2.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.1506 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1919, 78% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.1506 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1705, 88% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Financial Institutions Depth Index in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +56.6% | 0.057 | 0.0892 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0636 | 0.0524 | 0.0706 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.071 | 0.0463 | 0.0911 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0985 | 0.086 | 0.1099 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1229 | 0.0925 | 0.1464 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1506 | 0.1506 | 0.1506 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 103 Seychelles 0.1604 compare
- 104 Kazakhstan 0.1599 compare
- 105 Indonesia 0.1571 compare
- 107 Paraguay 0.1394 compare
- 108 Papua New Guinea 0.1386 compare
- 109 Romania 0.1345 compare
More financial sector data for Sri Lanka
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.1797 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.1312 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.1797 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial institutions depth index in Sri Lanka?
- Financial institutions depth index in Sri Lanka was 0.1506 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest financial institutions depth index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1506 in 2020.
- What is the lowest financial institutions depth index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0463 in 1991.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for financial institutions depth index?
- Sri Lanka ranks 106th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is financial institutions depth index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Financial Institutions Depth Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset contains nine indices that summarize how developed financial institutions and financial markets are in terms of their depth, access, and efficiency. These indices are aggregated into an overall index of financial development. With the coverage of over 180 countries on annual frequency from 1980 onwards, the database should offer a useful analytical tool for researchers and policy makers.