Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) was 14.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Sri Lanka, 2011–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Sri Lanka is 14.8%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 17.5% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Sri Lanka peaked at 18.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2016.
That places Sri Lanka 158th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 14.7% | — |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | -27.6% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | +38.7% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | -17.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 14.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.4%, 44% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 14.8% is below the median for South Asia, which is 17.2%, 86% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.1% | 12.1% | 18.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 14.8% | 17.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 155 Mexico 18.3% compare
- 156 Belgium 17.0%
- 157 Tunisia 16.2%
- 159 Bangladesh 14.7% compare
- 160 Burkina Faso 14.7% compare
- 161 Chad 14.6% 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 liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Sri Lanka?
- Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Sri Lanka was 14.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for liquid assets to deposits and short term funding?
- Sri Lanka ranks 158th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid assets to deposits and short term funding rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2075 / data2030. Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.