Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets was 19,900 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Sri Lanka, 2015–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Sri Lanka stood at 19,900.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.8% on the previous year and down 97.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Sri Lanka peaked at 715,722 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15,100, in 2022.
Sri Lanka ranks 70th of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 715,722 | — |
| 2016 | 715,722 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 715,722 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 638,652 | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 629,338 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 215,390 | -65.8% |
| 2021 | 95,878 | -55.5% |
| 2022 | 15,100 | -84.3% |
| 2023 | 15,100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15,100 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 19,900 | +31.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 683,031 | 629,338 | 715,722 | 5 |
| 2020s | 62,745 | 15,100 | 215,390 | 6 |
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 official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Sri Lanka?
- Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Sri Lanka was 19,900 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 715,722 in 2015.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,100 in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Sri Lanka ranks 70th out of 82 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.2%. 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 Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets (approximate market value), Official reserve assets, gold volume in millions of fine troy ounces (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Govern. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.