Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) was -393.79 billion in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Sri Lanka, 1950–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign assets, net foreign assets in Sri Lanka is -393.79 billion, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 199.7% on the previous year and down 304.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Sri Lanka peaked at 327.60 billion in 2009 and was at its lowest, -393.79 billion, in 2015.
Sri Lanka ranks 174th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 744.00 million | — |
| 1951 | 804.00 million | +8.1% |
| 1952 | 446.00 million | -44.5% |
| 1953 | 317.00 million | -28.9% |
| 1954 | 639.00 million | +101.6% |
| 1955 | 857.00 million | +34.1% |
| 1956 | 885.00 million | +3.3% |
| 1957 | 697.00 million | -21.2% |
| 1958 | 624.00 million | -10.5% |
| 1959 | 510.00 million | -18.3% |
| 1960 | 323.00 million | -36.7% |
| 1961 | 248.00 million | -23.2% |
| 1962 | 163.00 million | -34.3% |
| 1963 | 109.00 million | -33.1% |
| 1964 | 126.35 million | +15.9% |
| 1965 | 220.73 million | +74.7% |
| 1966 | -13.53 million | -106.1% |
| 1967 | -209.63 million | +1449.6% |
| 1968 | -339.56 million | +62.0% |
| 1969 | -628.55 million | +85.1% |
| 1970 | -629.64 million | +0.2% |
| 1971 | -393.75 million | -37.5% |
| 1972 | -434.94 million | +10.5% |
| 1973 | -139.98 million | -67.8% |
| 1974 | -384.50 million | +174.7% |
| 1975 | -720.83 million | +87.5% |
| 1976 | -633.07 million | -12.2% |
| 1977 | 1.74 billion | -375.5% |
| 1978 | 2.37 billion | +35.9% |
| 1979 | 2.51 billion | +5.7% |
| 1980 | -3.40 billion | -235.6% |
| 1981 | -4.39 billion | +29.2% |
| 1982 | -4.96 billion | +13.0% |
| 1983 | -5.46 billion | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 2.96 billion | -154.2% |
| 1985 | 1.08 billion | -63.6% |
| 1986 | 2.74 million | -99.7% |
| 1987 | -1.48 billion | -54061.5% |
| 1988 | -4.45 billion | +201.0% |
| 1989 | -12.17 billion | +173.5% |
| 1990 | -11.10 billion | -8.8% |
| 1991 | -6.05 billion | -45.5% |
| 1992 | -2.99 billion | -50.6% |
| 1993 | 13.77 billion | -560.3% |
| 1994 | 25.17 billion | +82.7% |
| 1995 | 56.23 billion | +123.4% |
| 1996 | 53.87 billion | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 82.21 billion | +52.6% |
| 1998 | 98.86 billion | +20.3% |
| 1999 | 94.87 billion | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 61.57 billion | -35.1% |
| 2001 | 68.80 billion | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 101.13 billion | +47.0% |
| 2003 | 156.89 billion | +55.1% |
| 2004 | 158.70 billion | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 192.18 billion | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 160.97 billion | -16.2% |
| 2007 | 217.21 billion | +34.9% |
| 2008 | 86.36 billion | -60.2% |
| 2009 | 327.60 billion | +279.3% |
| 2010 | 236.23 billion | -27.9% |
| 2011 | -93.92 billion | -139.8% |
| 2012 | -342.50 billion | +264.7% |
| 2013 | -327.30 billion | -4.4% |
| 2014 | -131.41 billion | -59.8% |
| 2015 | -393.79 billion | +199.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's -393.79 billion is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139.49 billion. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's -393.79 billion is below the median for South Asia, which is 126.25 billion. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | -54061.5% | 2.74 million | -1.48 billion |
| 1967 | -1449.6% | -13.53 million | -209.63 million |
| 1993 | +560.3% | -2.99 billion | 13.77 billion |
| 1977 | +375.5% | -633.07 million | 1.74 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 652.30 million | 317.00 million | 885.00 million | 10 |
| 1960s | -119,040 | -628.55 million | 323.00 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 328.45 million | -720.83 million | 2.51 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | -3.23 billion | -12.17 billion | 2.96 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.48 billion | -11.10 billion | 98.86 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 153.14 billion | 61.57 billion | 327.60 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | -175.45 billion | -393.79 billion | 236.23 billion | 6 |
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- 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 foreign assets, net foreign assets in Sri Lanka?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Sri Lanka was -393.79 billion in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 327.60 billion in 2009.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -393.79 billion in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Sri Lanka ranks 174th out of 178 countries with data for 2015.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 304.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.