Portfolio investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities (US) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Portfolio investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities (US) was 300.77 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Portfolio investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities in Sri Lanka, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, portfolio investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities in Sri Lanka stood at 300.77 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 67.7% on the previous year and down 85.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, portfolio investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities in Sri Lanka peaked at 2.31 billion in 2019 and was at its lowest, -2.38 billion, in 2020.
That places Sri Lanka 74th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Portfolio investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities (US) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -215.50 million | — |
| 2006 | -304.00 million | +41.1% |
| 2007 | 647.59 million | -313.0% |
| 2008 | 21.10 million | -96.7% |
| 2009 | 1.91 billion | +8952.6% |
| 2010 | 1.13 billion | -40.9% |
| 2011 | 1.06 billion | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 2.12 billion | +99.3% |
| 2013 | 2.07 billion | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 2.07 billion | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 686.44 million | -66.8% |
| 2016 | 992.99 million | +44.7% |
| 2017 | 1.77 billion | +78.4% |
| 2018 | 129.14 million | -92.7% |
| 2019 | 2.31 billion | +1691.2% |
| 2020 | -2.38 billion | -203.0% |
| 2021 | -1.55 billion | -35.1% |
| 2022 | 369.63 million | -123.9% |
| 2023 | 931.27 million | +151.9% |
| 2024 | 300.77 million | -67.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 300.77 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.40 million, 88.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Portfolio investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities (US) in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +8952.6% | 21.10 million | 1.91 billion |
| 2019 | +1691.2% | 129.14 million | 2.31 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 411.86 million | -304.00 million | 1.91 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.43 billion | 129.14 million | 2.31 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -465.77 million | -2.38 billion | 931.27 million | 5 |
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 portfolio investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities in Sri Lanka?
- Portfolio investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities in Sri Lanka was 300.77 million in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest portfolio investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 billion in 2019.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.38 billion in 2020.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for portfolio investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities?
- Sri Lanka ranks 74th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is portfolio investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Portfolio investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.