Stock market total value traded to GDP in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Stock market total value traded to GDP was 2.1% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Stock market total value traded to GDP in Sri Lanka, 1993–2020
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, stock market total value traded to gdp in Sri Lanka stood at 2.1%.
The figure is up 88.4% on the previous year and down 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market total value traded to gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 8.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1996.
That places Sri Lanka 55th out of 97 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Stock market total value traded to GDP in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 3.7% | — |
| 1994 | 5.9% | +62.5% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -89.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -35.3% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | +383.4% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | -13.0% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -25.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -38.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +130.2% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -29.2% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +63.8% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -21.8% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -20.4% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +24.5% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | +197.4% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -16.6% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -66.7% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +58.8% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -32.1% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -34.3% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +88.0% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -54.6% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +88.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 0.4% | 5.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 0.8% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 1.1% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market total value traded to gdp in Sri Lanka?
- Stock market total value traded to gdp in Sri Lanka was 2.1% in 2020, according to Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
- What is the highest stock market total value traded to gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest stock market total value traded to gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1996.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for stock market total value traded to gdp?
- Sri Lanka ranks 55th out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is stock market total value traded to gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 total value traded to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total value of all traded shares in a stock market exchange as a percentage of GDP. Following deflation method is use: {(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).