International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) was -54.48 billion in 2024. ▼ Falling
International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) in Sri Lanka, 2011–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded -54.48 billion for international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in Sri Lanka peaked at -31.01 billion in 2011 and was at its lowest, -54.48 billion, in 2024.
Sri Lanka ranks 138th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -31.01 billion | — |
| 2012 | -36.41 billion | +17.4% |
| 2013 | -38.35 billion | +5.3% |
| 2014 | -41.63 billion | +8.5% |
| 2015 | -43.01 billion | +3.3% |
| 2016 | -44.59 billion | +3.7% |
| 2017 | -47.86 billion | +7.3% |
| 2018 | -49.29 billion | +3.0% |
| 2019 | -52.27 billion | +6.0% |
| 2022 | -49.27 billion | -5.7% |
| 2023 | -51.55 billion | +4.6% |
| 2024 | -54.48 billion | +5.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's -54.48 billion is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -6.32 billion, 8.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's -54.48 billion is below the median for South Asia, which is -29.21 billion, 1.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -42.71 billion | -52.27 billion | -31.01 billion | 9 |
| 2020s | -51.77 billion | -54.48 billion | -49.27 billion | 3 |
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 international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in Sri Lanka?
- International investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in Sri Lanka was -54.48 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was -31.01 billion in 2011.
- What is the lowest international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -54.48 billion in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for international investment position, net (assets less liabilities)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 138th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.