Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … capita sectors in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … capita sectors was 73.59 US dollar per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions) in Sri Lanka, 2012–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Sri Lanka is 73.59 US dollar per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 120.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Sri Lanka peaked at 73.59 US dollar per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.21 US dollar per person, in 2012.
That places Sri Lanka 128th out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … capita sectors in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6.21 US dollar per person | — |
| 2013 | 16.62 US dollar per person | +167.4% |
| 2014 | 33.42 US dollar per person | +101.1% |
| 2015 | 27.7 US dollar per person | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 28.95 US dollar per person | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 41.61 US dollar per person | +43.7% |
| 2018 | 49.94 US dollar per person | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 49.82 US dollar per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 64.14 US dollar per person | +28.8% |
| 2023 | 70.91 US dollar per person | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 73.59 US dollar per person | +3.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 73.59 US dollar per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 640.38 US dollar per person, 11% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 73.59 US dollar per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 42.24 US dollar per person, 1.7× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.78 US dollar per person | 6.21 US dollar per person | 49.94 US dollar per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 69.55 US dollar per person | 64.14 US dollar per person | 73.59 US dollar per person | 3 |
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 other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Sri Lanka?
- Other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Sri Lanka was 73.59 US dollar per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 73.59 US dollar per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.21 US dollar per person in 2012.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 128th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.2%. 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, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.