Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP was 0.2% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
0.2%
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
88th
of 90 countries
All-time high
2.9%
in 2014
All-time low
0.2%
in 2019
Years of data
18
1998–2020

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Sri Lanka, 1998–2020

01231998200920201998: 0.412 %1999: 0.415 %2002: 0.393 %2003: 0.344 %2004: 0.799 %2005: 0.676 %2006: 0.583 %2007: 0.51 %2008: 0.246 %2012: 0.731 %2013: 2.5 %2014: 2.9 %2015: 2.8 %2016: 2.8 %2017: 2 %2018: 0.483 %2019: 0.208 %2020: 0.217 %

Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.2% for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 2.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2019.

That places Sri Lanka 88th out of 90 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%) in Sri Lanka, 1998 to 2020.
Year % Change
1998 0.4%
1999 0.4% +0.9%
2002 0.4% -5.3%
2003 0.3% -12.4%
2004 0.8% +132.0%
2005 0.7% -15.3%
2006 0.6% -13.7%
2007 0.5% -12.6%
2008 0.2% -51.8%
2012 0.7% +197.5%
2013 2.5% +240.7%
2014 2.9% +15.2%
2015 2.8% -1.5%
2016 2.8% -2.2%
2017 2.0% -26.5%
2018 0.5% -76.2%
2019 0.2% -56.9%
2020 0.2% +4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.2% 0.8% 7
2010s 1.8% 0.2% 2.9% 8
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 85 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4% compare
  2. 86 Jordan 0.4% compare
  3. 87 Uruguay 0.4% compare
  4. 89 Egypt 0.1% compare
  5. 90 Fiji 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Sri Lanka?
Outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Sri Lanka was 0.2% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
What is the highest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2014.
What is the lowest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
How does Sri Lanka rank for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
Sri Lanka ranks 88th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
Is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 2,337 data points, 1980–2020
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Amount of private international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. (Table 12A (international debt amount: all issuers) - Table 12D (international debt amount: governments)) / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level intenational private debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators.End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.