Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square was 339,176 current US$ per square kilometre in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per square in Sri Lanka, 1975–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 339,176 current US$ per square kilometre for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 178.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in Sri Lanka peaked at 457,313 current US$ per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, -1,041 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1976.
Sri Lanka ranks 27th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1,974 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | -1,041 current US$ per square kilometre | -152.7% |
| 1977 | 686.62 current US$ per square kilometre | -166.0% |
| 1978 | 1,829 current US$ per square kilometre | +166.4% |
| 1979 | 9,510 current US$ per square kilometre | +419.9% |
| 1980 | 12,525 current US$ per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 1981 | 15,041 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 1982 | 17,396 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1983 | 17,844 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 19,011 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 18,268 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 19,860 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 21,032 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 22,864 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 22,021 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 25,404 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1991 | 27,624 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 31,135 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1993 | 34,787 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 36,718 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 33,394 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 37,164 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1997 | 41,865 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 41,773 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 43,226 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 41,904 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 44,562 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 42,826 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 49,958 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 54,482 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 71,734 current US$ per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 2006 | 75,113 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 90,928 current US$ per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2008 | 77,386 current US$ per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 121,600 current US$ per square kilometre | +57.1% |
| 2015 | 344,952 current US$ per square kilometre | +183.7% |
| 2016 | 391,959 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 457,313 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 427,192 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 356,733 current US$ per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 339,176 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 339,176 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21,758 current US$ per square kilometre, 15.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 339,176 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 267,222 current US$ per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +419.9% | 1,829 current US$ per square kilometre | 9,510 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2015 | +183.7% | 121,600 current US$ per square kilometre | 344,952 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1976 | -152.7% | 1,974 current US$ per square kilometre | -1,041 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1977 | +166.0% | -1,041 current US$ per square kilometre | 686.62 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +166.4% | 686.62 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,829 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,592 current US$ per square kilometre | -1,041 current US$ per square kilometre | 9,510 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 18,586 current US$ per square kilometre | 12,525 current US$ per square kilometre | 22,864 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 35,309 current US$ per square kilometre | 25,404 current US$ per square kilometre | 43,226 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 67,049 current US$ per square kilometre | 41,904 current US$ per square kilometre | 121,600 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 395,630 current US$ per square kilometre | 344,952 current US$ per square kilometre | 457,313 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2020s | 339,176 current US$ per square kilometre | 339,176 current US$ per square kilometre | 339,176 current US$ per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 24 Dominican Republic 412,081 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 25 Jamaica 376,940 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 26 China 351,400 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 28 Italy 333,163 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 29 Norway 297,096 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 30 France 276,768 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: net national savings (current us$), per square in Sri Lanka?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in Sri Lanka was 339,176 current US$ per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 457,313 current US$ per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,041 current US$ per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square?
- Sri Lanka ranks 27th out of 175 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 178.9%. 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: net national savings (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) 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: net national savings (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: net national savings Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) 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.