Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita was 0.1797 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.1797 units per person for reserve tranche position, us dollar, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and down 94.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve tranche position, us dollar, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 3.7 units per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1961.
Sri Lanka ranks 151st of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.17 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0.0416 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 0.425 units per person | +921.1% |
| 1983 | 1.16 units per person | +173.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3796 units per person | -67.4% |
| 1985 | 0.424 units per person | +11.7% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0018 units per person | — |
| 1988 | 0.0025 units per person | +40.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0024 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0043 units per person | +79.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0043 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.66 units per person | +38103.6% |
| 1993 | 1.63 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.71 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 1.71 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.63 units per person | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 1.5 units per person | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 1.53 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 3.46 units per person | +125.4% |
| 2000 | 3.22 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 3.06 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 3.28 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 3.56 units per person | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 3.7 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 3.38 units per person | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 3.54 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 3.69 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 3.57 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 3.61 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 3.53 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 3.5 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 3.47 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 3.58 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 3.34 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 3.16 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 3.03 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 3.18 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 3.07 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 3.04 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 3.14 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 3.02 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1713 units per person | -94.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1738 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1699 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.1797 units per person | +5.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.1797 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.2 units per person, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.1797 units per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 2.15 units per person, 8% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +38103.6% | 0.0043 units per person | 1.66 units per person |
| 1982 | +921.1% | 0.0416 units per person | 0.425 units per person |
| 1983 | +173.6% | 0.425 units per person | 1.16 units per person |
| 1999 | +125.4% | 1.53 units per person | 3.46 units per person |
| 1961 | -100.0% | 1.17 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1986 | -100.0% | 0.424 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1165 units per person | 0 units per person | 1.17 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.244 units per person | 0 units per person | 1.16 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.48 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 3.46 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.46 units per person | 3.06 units per person | 3.7 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.29 units per person | 3.03 units per person | 3.58 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 units per person | 0.1699 units per person | 3.14 units per person | 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, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve tranche position, us dollar, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Reserve tranche position, us dollar, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.1797 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve tranche position, us dollar, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7 units per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest reserve tranche position, us dollar, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for reserve tranche position, us dollar, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 151st out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve tranche position, us dollar, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.3%. 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 Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve tranche position, 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 tranche position, US dollar ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar 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 tranche position, 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.