Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate
Bangladesh
17.58 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka
27.04 % change on previous year
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
6th
Sri Lanka rank
5th
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate over time
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 27.04 % change on previous year against 17.58 % change on previous year in Bangladesh, a difference of 9.46 % change on previous year.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.5 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 6th and Sri Lanka ranks 5th of 193 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.39 % change on previous year | 10.95 % change on previous year | 1.56 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 7.24 % change on previous year | 1.78 % change on previous year | 5.47 % change on previous year | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 1.64 % change on previous year | 0.0335 % change on previous year | 1.61 % change on previous year | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.8792 % change on previous year | 10.93 % change on previous year | 10.05 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 5.36 % change on previous year | 9.42 % change on previous year | 4.06 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 17.13 % change on previous year | 8.76 % change on previous year | 8.37 % change on previous year | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imf holdings of currency, sdr, annual growth rate, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 27.04 % change on previous year against 17.58 % change on previous year in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr, annual growth rate between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 9.46 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr, annual growth rate?
- Bangladesh ranks 6th and Sri Lanka ranks 5th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in IMF holdings of currency, SDR. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.