Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was -393.79 billion in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2015)
-393.79 billion
Change on year
down 199.7%
World rank
174th
of 178 countries
All-time high
327.60 billion
in 2009
All-time low
-393.79 billion
in 2015
Years of data
66
1950–2015
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 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% |
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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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 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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About this data
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.