Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 9,751 current LCU per person in 2019. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Sri Lanka, 1960β2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2019, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 9,751 current LCU per person.
That represents a change of up 932.5% on the previous year and down 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 20,342 current LCU per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, -17,364 current LCU per person, in 2015.
That places Sri Lanka 118th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.64 current LCU per person | -52.32 current LCU per person | 33.43 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.64 current LCU per person | -53.2 current LCU per person | 171.91 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -205.67 current LCU per person | -748.78 current LCU per person | 191.43 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,208 current LCU per person | -678.6 current LCU per person | 5,316 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,228 current LCU per person | 3,191 current LCU per person | 20,342 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -315.63 current LCU per person | -17,364 current LCU per person | 18,636 current LCU per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 115 Lesotho, Kingdom of 10,834 current LCU per person compare
- 116 Finland 10,808 current LCU per person compare
- 117 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 10,662 current LCU per person compare
- 119 Egypt 9,394 current LCU per person compare
- 120 France 9,153 current LCU per person compare
- 121 Tonga 8,920 current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for Sri Lanka
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 46.9% (2019)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.86 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 11.70 trillion current LCU (2019)
- Net foreign assets 212.60 billion current LCU (2019)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 47.0% (2019)
- Broad money 59.5% (2019)
- Claims on central government, etc. 21.2% (2019)
- Domestic credit to private sector 47.0% (2019)
- Official exchange rate 327.51 LCU per US$, period average (2023)
- Net migration -30,724 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Sri Lanka was 9,751 current LCU per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 20,342 current LCU per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -17,364 current LCU per person in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 118th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.1%. 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 Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- 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
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.