Stock market turnover ratio in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Stock market turnover ratio was 10.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Stock market turnover ratio 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 turnover ratio in Sri Lanka is 10.7%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 78.8% on the previous year and down 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market turnover ratio in Sri Lanka peaked at 26.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2019.
That places Sri Lanka 51st out of 90 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Stock market turnover ratio in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.2% | — |
| 2000 | 12.4% | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | -21.2% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | +91.5% |
| 2003 | 26.6% | +41.5% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | -42.6% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 22.6% | +76.6% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | -42.3% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | +92.2% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | -60.0% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -17.4% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +34.7% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -21.5% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -25.2% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | +96.5% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | -44.4% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +78.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 9.8% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 6.0% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Sri Lanka
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 42.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 213.23 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 20.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 43.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0466 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 211.59 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 42.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 211.84 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market turnover ratio in Sri Lanka?
- Stock market turnover ratio in Sri Lanka was 10.7% in 2020, according to Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
- What is the highest stock market turnover ratio recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest stock market turnover ratio recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for stock market turnover ratio?
- Sri Lanka ranks 51st out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
- Is stock market turnover ratio rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 turnover ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of the value of total shares traded to average real market capitalization, the denominator is deflated using the following method: Tt/P_at/{(0.5)*[Mt/P_et + Mt-1/P_et-1] where T is total value traded, M is stock market capitalization, P_e is end-of period CPI. (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF) and annual CPI (IFS line 64..ZF) are from the IMF’s International Financial Statistics.