Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) was 277.21 US dollar per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Sri Lanka, 2011–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 277.21 US dollar per person for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.3% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Sri Lanka peaked at 348.31 US dollar per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 84.05 US dollar per person, in 2022.
Sri Lanka ranks 127th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 293.74 US dollar per person | — |
| 2012 | 297.65 US dollar per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 316.84 US dollar per person | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 348.31 US dollar per person | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 308.55 US dollar per person | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 241.51 US dollar per person | -21.7% |
| 2017 | 324.34 US dollar per person | +34.3% |
| 2018 | 278.37 US dollar per person | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 303.35 US dollar per person | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 84.05 US dollar per person | -72.3% |
| 2023 | 196.19 US dollar per person | +133.4% |
| 2024 | 277.21 US dollar per person | +41.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 277.21 US dollar per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,629 US dollar per person, 17% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 277.21 US dollar per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 446.34 US dollar per person, 62% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 301.41 US dollar per person | 241.51 US dollar per person | 348.31 US dollar per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 185.82 US dollar per person | 84.05 US dollar per person | 277.21 US dollar per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 124 Angola 329.37 US dollar per person compare
- 125 Djibouti 288.24 US dollar per person compare
- 126 Uzbekistan 287.27 US dollar per person compare
- 128 Cote d'Ivoire 273.61 US dollar per person compare
- 129 Luxembourg 265.17 US dollar per person compare
- 130 Egypt 255.82 US dollar per person compare
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 reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Sri Lanka?
- Reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Sri Lanka was 277.21 US dollar per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 348.31 US dollar per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.05 US dollar per person in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 127th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) International Monetary Fund
- 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
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.