Sri Lanka vs Syria: Net financial account

Sri Lanka
891.97 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Syria
816.64 million BoP, current US$
in 2010
Sri Lanka rank
49th
Syria rank
50th

Net financial account over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Syria
-4.0B-2.0B02.0B197519992024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 891.97 million BoP, current US$ against 816.64 million BoP, current US$ in Syria, a difference of 75.33 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 49th and Syria ranks 50th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Syria Difference Ahead
1970s -32.44 million BoP, current US$ -187.13 million BoP, current US$ 154.69 million BoP, current US$ Sri Lanka
1980s -434.45 million BoP, current US$ -303.73 million BoP, current US$ 130.72 million BoP, current US$ Syria
1990s -368.94 million BoP, current US$ 292.80 million BoP, current US$ 661.74 million BoP, current US$ Syria
2000s -750.16 million BoP, current US$ 218.51 million BoP, current US$ 968.67 million BoP, current US$ Syria
2010s -1.79 billion BoP, current US$ 816.64 million BoP, current US$ 2.61 billion BoP, current US$ Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net financial account, Sri Lanka or Syria?
Sri Lanka, at 891.97 million BoP, current US$ against 816.64 million BoP, current US$ in Syria as of 2024.
What is the difference in net financial account between Sri Lanka and Syria?
75.33 million BoP, current US$, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Syria?
34 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2010.
How do Sri Lanka and Syria rank globally for net financial account?
Sri Lanka ranks 49th and Syria ranks 50th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net financial account (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net financial account (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
199 places, 7,792 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

The net financial account shows net acquisition and disposal of financial assets and liabilities. It measures how net lending to or borrowing from nonresidents is financed, and is conceptually equal to the sum of the balances on the current and capital accounts. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.