Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.326 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1975–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka is 0.326 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.3729 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1976.
That places Sri Lanka 27th out of 178 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0754 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1976 | 0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -61.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0513 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +76.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +117.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +103.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2574 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2677 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2828 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2669 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2415 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 0.237 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2368 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2416 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.247 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2358 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.237 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2361 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2445 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2562 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2438 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 1996 | 0.216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.222 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2175 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2131 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2166 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2212 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2416 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 0.227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1803 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2393 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3206 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3447 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3729 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3514 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 0.326 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.326 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2276 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.326 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.3159 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +117.3% | 0.0513 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1115 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1979 | +103.3% | 0.1115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2268 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1977 | +76.4% | 0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0513 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1976 | -61.4% | 0.0754 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0988 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.2515 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2358 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2828 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2324 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2562 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2222 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1803 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2416 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.342 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3729 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.326 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.326 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.326 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 24 Tanzania 0.327 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 Azerbaijan 0.327 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Vietnam 0.3262 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 Nepal 0.3211 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Algeria 0.3198 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Macao 0.3161 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka was 0.326 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3729 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1976.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Sri Lanka ranks 27th out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: gross savings World Bank national accounts data files
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.