Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) was 27.49 billion current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
27.49 billion current US$
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
60th
of 178 countries
All-time high
35.19 billion current US$
in 2017
All-time low
104.45 million current US$
in 1976
Years of data
41
1975–2020
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Sri Lanka, 1975–2020
Source: World Bank national accounts data files. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 27.49 billion current US$ for adjusted savings: gross savings in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 173.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Sri Lanka peaked at 35.19 billion current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 104.45 million current US$, in 1976.
Sri Lanka ranks 60th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 285.78 million current US$ | — |
| 1976 | 104.45 million current US$ | -63.5% |
| 1977 | 210.62 million current US$ | +101.6% |
| 1978 | 304.81 million current US$ | +44.7% |
| 1979 | 762.96 million current US$ | +150.3% |
| 1980 | 1.04 billion current US$ | +35.8% |
| 1981 | 1.18 billion current US$ | +14.1% |
| 1982 | 1.35 billion current US$ | +14.1% |
| 1983 | 1.38 billion current US$ | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 1.46 billion current US$ | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 1.42 billion current US$ | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 1.52 billion current US$ | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 1.61 billion current US$ | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 1.72 billion current US$ | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 1.65 billion current US$ | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 1.90 billion current US$ | +15.5% |
| 1991 | 2.13 billion current US$ | +11.6% |
| 1992 | 2.37 billion current US$ | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 2.65 billion current US$ | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 2.86 billion current US$ | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 2.71 billion current US$ | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 3.00 billion current US$ | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 3.35 billion current US$ | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 3.58 billion current US$ | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 3.66 billion current US$ | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 3.61 billion current US$ | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 3.62 billion current US$ | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 3.52 billion current US$ | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 4.09 billion current US$ | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 4.57 billion current US$ | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 5.90 billion current US$ | +29.0% |
| 2006 | 6.42 billion current US$ | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 7.64 billion current US$ | +19.1% |
| 2008 | 7.34 billion current US$ | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 10.07 billion current US$ | +37.1% |
| 2015 | 27.28 billion current US$ | +171.0% |
| 2016 | 30.34 billion current US$ | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 35.19 billion current US$ | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 33.19 billion current US$ | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 28.51 billion current US$ | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 27.49 billion current US$ | -3.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 27.49 billion current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.19 billion current US$, 3.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 27.49 billion current US$ is above the median for South Asia, which is 19.67 billion current US$, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) 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 | +171.0% | 10.07 billion current US$ | 27.28 billion current US$ |
| 1979 | +150.3% | 304.81 million current US$ | 762.96 million current US$ |
| 1977 | +101.6% | 104.45 million current US$ | 210.62 million current US$ |
| 1976 | -63.5% | 285.78 million current US$ | 104.45 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 333.73 million current US$ | 104.45 million current US$ | 762.96 million current US$ | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.43 billion current US$ | 1.04 billion current US$ | 1.72 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.82 billion current US$ | 1.90 billion current US$ | 3.66 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.68 billion current US$ | 3.52 billion current US$ | 10.07 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.90 billion current US$ | 27.28 billion current US$ | 35.19 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2020s | 27.49 billion current US$ | 27.49 billion current US$ | 27.49 billion current US$ | 1 |
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- 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 in Sri Lanka?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Sri Lanka was 27.49 billion current US$ in 2020, according to World Bank national accounts data files.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 35.19 billion current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 104.45 million current US$ in 1976.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Sri Lanka ranks 60th out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data files, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers.