Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre was 444,389 current US$ per square kilometre in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1975–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 444,389 current US$ per square kilometre for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in 2020.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 176.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 568,542 current US$ per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,666 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1976.
Sri Lanka ranks 46th of 176 countries on this measure, 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$), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 4,557 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 1,666 current US$ per square kilometre | -63.5% |
| 1977 | 3,359 current US$ per square kilometre | +101.6% |
| 1978 | 4,861 current US$ per square kilometre | +44.7% |
| 1979 | 12,166 current US$ per square kilometre | +150.3% |
| 1980 | 16,517 current US$ per square kilometre | +35.8% |
| 1981 | 18,853 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1982 | 21,507 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1983 | 21,997 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 23,269 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 22,598 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 24,191 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 25,748 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 27,491 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 26,274 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 30,358 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1991 | 33,890 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1992 | 37,837 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 42,235 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 45,554 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 43,283 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 47,871 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 53,433 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 57,042 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 58,387 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 57,551 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 57,650 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 56,198 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 65,206 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 72,880 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 94,037 current US$ per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2006 | 102,309 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 121,883 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2008 | 117,078 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 160,523 current US$ per square kilometre | +37.1% |
| 2015 | 440,796 current US$ per square kilometre | +174.6% |
| 2016 | 490,120 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 568,542 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 536,496 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 460,922 current US$ per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 444,389 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 444,389 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90,016 current US$ per square kilometre, 4.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 444,389 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 383,583 current US$ per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +174.6% | 160,523 current US$ per square kilometre | 440,796 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1979 | +150.3% | 4,861 current US$ per square kilometre | 12,166 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1977 | +101.6% | 1,666 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,359 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1976 | -63.5% | 4,557 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,666 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,322 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,666 current US$ per square kilometre | 12,166 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 22,845 current US$ per square kilometre | 16,517 current US$ per square kilometre | 27,491 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 44,989 current US$ per square kilometre | 30,358 current US$ per square kilometre | 58,387 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 90,532 current US$ per square kilometre | 56,198 current US$ per square kilometre | 160,523 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 499,375 current US$ per square kilometre | 440,796 current US$ per square kilometre | 568,542 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2020s | 444,389 current US$ per square kilometre | 444,389 current US$ per square kilometre | 444,389 current US$ per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 43 United States 461,333 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 44 Jamaica 459,240 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 45 Antigua and Barbuda 444,905 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 47 Poland 432,329 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 48 Vietnam 381,439 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 49 Cyprus 349,341 current US$ per square kilometre compare
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$), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 444,389 current US$ per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 568,542 current US$ per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,666 current US$ per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 46th out of 176 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 176.8%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: gross savings World Bank national accounts data files
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.