Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) was 0.0639 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Sri Lanka, 2011–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0639 US dollar per US$ of GDP for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.6% on the previous year and up 122.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0758 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0182 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
Sri Lanka ranks 144th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.0182 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2012 | 0.0229 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +25.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0184 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0287 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +55.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0307 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0344 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0357 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0397 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0432 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0728 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +68.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0758 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0639 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0302 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0182 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0432 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0708 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0639 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0758 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 141 Honduras 0.0779 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 142 Republic of Moldova 0.0701 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 143 Morocco 0.0641 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 145 Afghanistan 0.0623 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 146 Philippines 0.0619 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 147 Myanmar 0.0597 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
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 other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Sri Lanka?
- Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Sri Lanka was 0.0639 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0758 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0182 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 144th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.5%. 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 Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, 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.