Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita was 1,254 current US$ per person in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Sri Lanka, 1975–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Sri Lanka is 1,254 current US$ per person, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 158.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 1,640 current US$ per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.57 current US$ per person, in 1976.
That places Sri Lanka 93rd out of 178 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 21.09 current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | 7.57 current US$ per person | -64.1% |
| 1977 | 14.99 current US$ per person | +98.0% |
| 1978 | 21.3 current US$ per person | +42.1% |
| 1979 | 52.33 current US$ per person | +145.7% |
| 1980 | 69.76 current US$ per person | +33.3% |
| 1981 | 78.3 current US$ per person | +12.2% |
| 1982 | 88.23 current US$ per person | +12.7% |
| 1983 | 89.64 current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 94.5 current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 91.17 current US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 96.43 current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 101.45 current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 107.22 current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 101.4 current US$ per person | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 116.42 current US$ per person | +14.8% |
| 1991 | 128.99 current US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 141.75 current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 155.56 current US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 165.36 current US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 154.54 current US$ per person | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 167.66 current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 183.62 current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 192.36 current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 193.27 current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 187.06 current US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 184.45 current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 177.94 current US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 204.95 current US$ per person | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 227.52 current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 291.7 current US$ per person | +28.2% |
| 2006 | 315.24 current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 372.98 current US$ per person | +18.3% |
| 2008 | 355.9 current US$ per person | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 484.98 current US$ per person | +36.3% |
| 2015 | 1,301 current US$ per person | +168.3% |
| 2016 | 1,430 current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 1,640 current US$ per person | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 1,532 current US$ per person | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 1,308 current US$ per person | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 1,254 current US$ per person | -4.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1,254 current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,391 current US$ per person, 90% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 1,254 current US$ per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 786.83 current US$ per person, 1.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +168.3% | 484.98 current US$ per person | 1,301 current US$ per person |
| 1979 | +145.7% | 21.3 current US$ per person | 52.33 current US$ per person |
| 1977 | +98.0% | 7.57 current US$ per person | 14.99 current US$ per person |
| 1976 | -64.1% | 21.09 current US$ per person | 7.57 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.46 current US$ per person | 7.57 current US$ per person | 52.33 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 91.81 current US$ per person | 69.76 current US$ per person | 107.22 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 159.95 current US$ per person | 116.42 current US$ per person | 193.27 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 280.27 current US$ per person | 177.94 current US$ per person | 484.98 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,442 current US$ per person | 1,301 current US$ per person | 1,640 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 1,254 current US$ per person | 1,254 current US$ per person | 1,254 current US$ per person | 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -66.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0483 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -68.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 33.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0295 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Sri Lanka was 1,254 current US$ per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1,640 current US$ per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.57 current US$ per person in 1976.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 93rd out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: gross savings World Bank national accounts data files
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.