Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage was 25.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Sri Lanka, 1990–2020
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Sri Lanka is 25.7%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Sri Lanka peaked at 32.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2008.
Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.0% | — |
| 1991 | 20.5% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 21.0% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 22.6% | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 21.4% | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 17.7% | -17.3% |
| 1996 | 18.5% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 19.4% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 18.4% | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 18.9% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 17.4% | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 18.9% | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | -29.4% |
| 2009 | 19.2% | +46.8% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | +38.9% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 25.7% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.9% | 17.7% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 13.0% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 26.0% | 32.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 25.7% | 25.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,427 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 5,196 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 312.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 1.56 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Sri Lanka?
- Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage in Sri Lanka was 25.7% in 2020, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2008.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage?
- Sri Lanka ranks 8th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted net savings, excluding particulate emission damage (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide. This series excludes particulate emissions damage. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.