Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities … unit in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities … unit was 0.0774 units per US$ of GDP in 2019. ▲ Rising
Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents in Sri Lanka, 2001–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0774 units per US$ of GDP for liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents in 2019.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 84.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.1043 units per US$ of GDP in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0419 units per US$ of GDP, in 2009.
That places Sri Lanka 61st out of 170 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities … unit in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0641 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2002 | 0.0523 units per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0457 units per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0516 units per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0583 units per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0606 units per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0632 units per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0457 units per US$ of GDP | -27.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0419 units per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.044 units per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0481 units per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0669 units per US$ of GDP | +39.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0844 units per US$ of GDP | +26.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0944 units per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1043 units per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0957 units per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.084 units per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0772 units per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0774 units per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0774 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0669 units per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0774 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0152 units per US$ of GDP, 5.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0537 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0419 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0641 units per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0776 units per US$ of GDP | 0.044 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1043 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More external debt data for Sri Lanka
- Net financial flows, IBRD 7.04 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- 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, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 6,637 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 3.73 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 38.79 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 47.74 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents in Sri Lanka?
- Liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents in Sri Lanka was 0.0774 units per US$ of GDP in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1043 units per US$ of GDP in 2015.
- What is the lowest liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0419 units per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents?
- Sri Lanka ranks 61st out of 170 countries with data for 2019.
- Is liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents (ODCS) (US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents (ODCS) (US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents (ODCS) (US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents (ODCS) (US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.