Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka

Name: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)

0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 0.4%

World rank

177th

of 194 countries

All-time high

0.0364 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1970

All-time low

0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2013

Years of data

1970–2021

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1970–2021

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2021.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0364 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2013.

That places Sri Lanka 177th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1970 to 2021.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0364 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.4%
1972	0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1973	0.0319 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.0%
1974	0.0253 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.7%
1975	0.0258 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1976	0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.9%
1977	0.0211 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1978	0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
1979	0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
1980	0.0232 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
1981	0.0199 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.4%
1982	0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.7%
1983	0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
1984	0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.3%
1985	0.0219 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.3%
1986	0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
1987	0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
1988	0.0239 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.5%
1989	0.0258 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
1990	0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.9%
1991	0.0208 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.4%
1992	0.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1993	0.025 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.3%
1994	0.0258 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
1995	0.0237 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
1996	0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.5%
1997	0.0282 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1998	0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
1999	0.0247 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2000	0.0236 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2001	0.0232 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
2002	0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2003	0.0219 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
2004	0.0211 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
2005	0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
2006	0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
2007	0.0188 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2008	0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
2009	0.0172 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2010	0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2011	0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2012	0.0141 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.5%
2013	0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
2014	0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.2%
2015	0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.1%
2016	0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+36.1%
2017	0.0224 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
2018	0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-28.8%
2019	0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2020	0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
2021	0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

Sri Lanka's 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0376 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 43% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Sri Lanka's 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 54% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0364 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0175 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0258 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.024 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0282 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0206 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0172 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0236 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0172 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP	2

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

174 Eritrea 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
175 East Timor 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
176 Georgia 0.0163 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
178 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
179 Myanmar 0.0158 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
180 Bermuda 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 761.14 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 6.75 % change on previous year (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 34.73 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka?: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka was 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 0.0364 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013.
How does Sri Lanka rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Sri Lanka ranks 177th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Adjusted savings: education expenditure Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
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Indicator: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 194 places, 8,330 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 27 September 2026

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.