Adjusted savings: gross savings in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 33.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Sri Lanka, 1975–2020
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2020, adjusted savings: gross savings in Sri Lanka stood at 33.1%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Sri Lanka peaked at 38.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1976.
Sri Lanka ranks 30th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 8.5% | — |
| 1976 | 3.4% | -59.7% |
| 1977 | 6.0% | +74.9% |
| 1978 | 12.2% | +103.9% |
| 1979 | 22.7% | +86.4% |
| 1980 | 25.5% | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 26.9% | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 28.0% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 26.8% | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 24.9% | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 23.8% | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 23.8% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 24.3% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 24.8% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 23.8% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 23.9% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 23.8% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 24.5% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 25.6% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 24.5% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 21.1% | -14.0% |
| 1996 | 21.9% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 22.5% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 23.0% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 23.8% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 22.5% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 23.4% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 21.6% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 21.9% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | -22.7% |
| 2009 | 24.2% | +31.1% |
| 2015 | 32.8% | +35.6% |
| 2016 | 35.3% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 38.2% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 36.0% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 32.9% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 33.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.6% | 3.4% | 22.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 25.2% | 23.8% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.5% | 21.1% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 18.5% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 32.8% | 38.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 33.1% | 33.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 27 Uzbekistan 33.5% compare
- 28 Azerbaijan 33.5% compare
- 29 Maldives 33.1% compare
- 31 Cape Verde 33.0% compare
- 32 Luxembourg 32.8% compare
- 33 Nepal 32.5% 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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 57.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 285,530 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2134 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,067 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 18.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2077 current US$ 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 33.1% in 2020, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1976.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Sri Lanka ranks 30th 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 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). 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. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.