Total reserves in months of imports in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Total reserves in months of imports was 2.86 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Sri Lanka, 1975–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 2.86 for total reserves in months of imports in 2024.
The figure is up 20.2% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Sri Lanka peaked at 5.34 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.8312, in 1975.
Sri Lanka ranks 125th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.8312 | — |
| 1976 | 1.57 | +88.5% |
| 1977 | 4.41 | +181.4% |
| 1978 | 4.38 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 4.14 | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 1.49 | -63.9% |
| 1981 | 1.94 | +29.7% |
| 1982 | 1.96 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.66 | -15.3% |
| 1984 | 2.8 | +68.1% |
| 1985 | 2.26 | -19.2% |
| 1986 | 1.83 | -18.9% |
| 1987 | 1.42 | -22.3% |
| 1988 | 1.06 | -25.5% |
| 1989 | 1.14 | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 1.66 | +46.2% |
| 1991 | 2.29 | +37.4% |
| 1992 | 2.88 | +25.9% |
| 1993 | 4.28 | +48.7% |
| 1994 | 4.39 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 4 | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 3.68 | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 3.51 | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 3.39 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 2.76 | -18.7% |
| 2000 | 1.59 | -42.4% |
| 2001 | 2.17 | +36.8% |
| 2002 | 2.76 | +27.2% |
| 2003 | 3.49 | +26.3% |
| 2004 | 2.79 | -19.9% |
| 2005 | 3.14 | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 2.76 | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 3.11 | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 1.86 | -40.2% |
| 2009 | 5.22 | +180.5% |
| 2010 | 5.34 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 3.46 | -35.2% |
| 2012 | 3.69 | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 3.85 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 3.92 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 3.48 | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 2.8 | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 3.42 | +22.4% |
| 2018 | 2.82 | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 3.36 | +19.4% |
| 2020 | 3.29 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.59 | -51.5% |
| 2022 | 1.06 | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 2.38 | +123.9% |
| 2024 | 2.86 | +20.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.07 | 0.8312 | 4.41 | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.76 | 1.06 | 2.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.28 | 1.66 | 4.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.89 | 1.59 | 5.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.62 | 2.8 | 5.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.24 | 1.06 | 3.29 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 122 Antigua and Barbuda 3 compare
- 123 Saint Lucia 2.99 compare
- 124 San Marino 2.89 compare
- 126 Ecuador 2.86 compare
- 127 United States of America 2.84 compare
- 128 El Salvador 2.45 compare
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 total reserves in months of imports in Sri Lanka?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Sri Lanka was 2.86 in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 5.34 in 2010.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8312 in 1975.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Sri Lanka ranks 125th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This item is expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [X/(Imports/12)].