Stock market capitalization to GDP in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Stock market capitalization to GDP was 19.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Stock market capitalization to GDP in Sri Lanka, 1999–2020
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stock market capitalization to gdp in Sri Lanka is 19.7%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market capitalization to gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 35.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2000.
Sri Lanka ranks 65th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Stock market capitalization to GDP in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.1% | — |
| 2000 | 6.6% | -35.0% |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +28.5% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | +20.2% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | +41.3% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | +23.3% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | +32.4% |
| 2006 | 27.5% | +17.2% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | -54.9% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | +115.6% |
| 2010 | 35.1% | +54.8% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 29.8% | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 6.6% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 17.7% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 19.7% | 19.7% | 1 |
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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 stock market capitalization to gdp in Sri Lanka?
- Stock market capitalization to gdp in Sri Lanka was 19.7% in 2020, according to Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
- What is the highest stock market capitalization to gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest stock market capitalization to gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for stock market capitalization to gdp?
- Sri Lanka ranks 65th out of 91 countries with data for 2020.
- Is stock market capitalization to gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's, published as part of Stock market capitalization to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Value of listed shares to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is stock market capitalization, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. End-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF) and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).