Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 76.04 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Sri Lanka, 1951–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 76.04 for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 105.12 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 14.26, in 1951.
Sri Lanka ranks 37th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 14.26 | — |
| 1952 | 20.38 | +42.9% |
| 1953 | 23.55 | +15.6% |
| 1954 | 21.69 | -7.9% |
| 1955 | 18.56 | -14.4% |
| 1956 | 20.38 | +9.8% |
| 1957 | 23.04 | +13.1% |
| 1958 | 25.2 | +9.3% |
| 1959 | 28.87 | +14.6% |
| 1960 | 33.37 | +15.6% |
| 1961 | 39.64 | +18.8% |
| 1962 | 39.28 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 35.6 | -9.4% |
| 1964 | 35.82 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 38.54 | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 41.62 | +8.0% |
| 1967 | 43.06 | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 45.95 | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 43.44 | -5.5% |
| 1970 | 40.44 | -6.9% |
| 1971 | 44.01 | +8.8% |
| 1972 | 45.12 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 43.82 | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 40.82 | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 42.98 | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 50.53 | +17.6% |
| 1977 | 68.15 | +34.9% |
| 1978 | 71.14 | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 66.52 | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 71.85 | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 73.58 | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 78.46 | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 78.29 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 66.56 | -15.0% |
| 1985 | 78.64 | +18.2% |
| 1986 | 85.02 | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 94.09 | +10.7% |
| 1988 | 97.68 | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 105.12 | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 93.38 | -11.2% |
| 1991 | 95.22 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 92.21 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 93.66 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 92.15 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 92.05 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 90.18 | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 82.98 | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 87.83 | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 91.91 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 93.7 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 99.8 | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 102.1 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 102.27 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 102.33 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 90.61 | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 87.88 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 85 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 81.37 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 86.06 | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 81.91 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 78.45 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 79.17 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 78.32 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 75.54 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 76.04 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 21.77 | 14.26 | 28.87 | 9 |
| 1960s | 39.63 | 33.37 | 45.95 | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.35 | 40.44 | 71.14 | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.93 | 66.56 | 105.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.16 | 82.98 | 95.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.11 | 81.37 | 102.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.24 | 75.54 | 81.91 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More external debt data for Sri Lanka
- IFC, private nonguaranteed -48.93 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -2.23 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0005 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -592.87 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.8% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 260.96 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 11.91 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0026 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 64.29 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 13.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Sri Lanka?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Sri Lanka was 76.04 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 105.12 in 1989.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.26 in 1951.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Sri Lanka ranks 37th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.