Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita was 1.38 SDR per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita in Sri Lanka, 1977–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 1.38 SDR per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.9% on the previous year and down 95.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 31.79 SDR per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 SDR per person, in 1977.
Sri Lanka ranks 110th of 159 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.
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0 SDR per person | — |
| 1978 | 0.5084 SDR per person | — |
| 1979 | 1.68 SDR per person | +229.8% |
| 1980 | 1.96 SDR per person | +16.8% |
| 1981 | 1.42 SDR per person | -27.3% |
| 1982 | 1.7 SDR per person | +19.8% |
| 1983 | 1.49 SDR per person | -12.6% |
| 1984 | 1.28 SDR per person | -14.0% |
| 1985 | 1.2 SDR per person | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 1.28 SDR per person | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 1.35 SDR per person | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 1.19 SDR per person | -11.6% |
| 1989 | 1.18 SDR per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.04 SDR per person | -12.2% |
| 1991 | 1.66 SDR per person | +60.0% |
| 1992 | 2.32 SDR per person | +39.7% |
| 1993 | 1.05 SDR per person | -54.8% |
| 1994 | 0.952 SDR per person | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 0.928 SDR per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8984 SDR per person | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7384 SDR per person | -17.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6886 SDR per person | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6993 SDR per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 3.67 SDR per person | +425.4% |
| 2001 | 2.87 SDR per person | -21.9% |
| 2002 | 2.76 SDR per person | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 2.32 SDR per person | -15.7% |
| 2004 | 2.34 SDR per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.96 SDR per person | +26.5% |
| 2006 | 3.46 SDR per person | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 4.29 SDR per person | +24.0% |
| 2008 | 4.65 SDR per person | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 22.67 SDR per person | +387.1% |
| 2010 | 15.1 SDR per person | -33.4% |
| 2011 | 15.23 SDR per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 22.4 SDR per person | +47.1% |
| 2013 | 28.03 SDR per person | +25.1% |
| 2014 | 29.73 SDR per person | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 26.11 SDR per person | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 28.75 SDR per person | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 30.39 SDR per person | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 27.23 SDR per person | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 31.79 SDR per person | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 12.9 SDR per person | -59.4% |
| 2021 | 5.63 SDR per person | -56.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9271 SDR per person | -83.5% |
| 2023 | 1.05 SDR per person | +13.6% |
| 2024 | 1.38 SDR per person | +30.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.38 SDR per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 76.06 SDR per person, 2% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 1.38 SDR per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 17.99 SDR per person, 8% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +425.4% | 0.6993 SDR per person | 3.67 SDR per person |
| 2009 | +387.1% | 4.65 SDR per person | 22.67 SDR per person |
| 1979 | +229.8% | 0.5084 SDR per person | 1.68 SDR per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7284 SDR per person | 0 SDR per person | 1.68 SDR per person | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.41 SDR per person | 1.18 SDR per person | 1.96 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 SDR per person | 0.6886 SDR per person | 2.32 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.2 SDR per person | 2.32 SDR per person | 22.67 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.48 SDR per person | 15.1 SDR per person | 31.79 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.38 SDR per person | 0.9271 SDR per person | 12.9 SDR per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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 gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita in Sri Lanka was 1.38 SDR per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 31.79 SDR per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 SDR per person in 1977.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 110th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gold reserves at market value International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.