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

Latest (2021)
14.8%
Change on year
down 17.5%
World rank
158th
of 170 countries
All-time high
18.7%
in 2014
All-time low
12.1%
in 2016
Years of data
11
2011–2021

Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Sri Lanka, 2011–2021

051015202011201620212011: 14.7 %2012: 14.1 %2013: 16.4 %2014: 18.7 %2015: 13.5 %2016: 12.1 %2017: 12.3 %2018: 17 %2019: 17.5 %2020: 17.9 %2021: 14.8 %

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

Annual values for Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) in Sri Lanka, 2011 to 2021.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 15.1% 12.1% 18.7% 9
2020s 16.4% 14.8% 17.9% 2

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 155 Mexico 18.3% compare
  2. 156 Belgium 17.0%
  3. 157 Tunisia 16.2%
  4. 159 Bangladesh 14.7% compare
  5. 160 Burkina Faso 14.7% compare
  6. 161 Chad 14.6% compare

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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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Indicator
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
170 places, 3,231 data points, 2000–2021
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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.