Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets was 3.91 million 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 3.91 million.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and down 94.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Sri Lanka peaked at 68.92 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.72 million, in 2024.
That places Sri Lanka 76th out of 91 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 66.31 million | — |
| 2016 | 64.33 million | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 68.15 million | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 66.56 million | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 66.18 million | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 68.92 million | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 66.98 million | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 3.80 million | -94.3% |
| 2023 | 3.83 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 3.72 million | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 3.91 million | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.31 million | 64.33 million | 68.15 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 25.19 million | 3.72 million | 68.92 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 73 Cambodia 30.12 million compare
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More financial sector data for Sri Lanka
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 536,545 current LCU per person (2019)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 131.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.91 % change on previous year (2019)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 528,500 SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 30.21 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 4.64 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 4.64 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 4.67 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 4.67 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 213.23 SDR per person (2024)
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 3.91 million 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 68.92 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.72 million in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Sri Lanka ranks 76th out of 91 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 94.1%. 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 IMF reserve position (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social Se. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.