Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2488 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1975–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.2488 current US$ per US$ of GDP for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.2999 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.0182 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1976.
That places Sri Lanka 16th out of 177 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1976 | -0.0182 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -155.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -157.7% |
| 1978 | 0.042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +300.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1772 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +322.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1952 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2136 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2288 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2165 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1973 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1916 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1944 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1976 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1983 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1925 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1965 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1607 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1677 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.174 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1662 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1725 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1583 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1774 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1624 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1659 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1653 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1843 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1666 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1763 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1813 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +52.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2509 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2757 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2999 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2798 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.248 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2488 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.2488 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0876 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.2488 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.2233 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +322.4% | 0.042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1772 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1978 | +300.0% | 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.042 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1976 | -155.7% | 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0182 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1977 | +157.7% | -0.0182 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0488 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0182 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1772 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.2038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1916 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2288 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1841 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1607 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1657 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1843 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2709 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.248 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2999 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.2488 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2488 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2488 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 13 Nepal 0.2544 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Tajikistan 0.2494 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Zambia 0.2488 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Algeria 0.2484 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Papua New Guinea 0.2426 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Azerbaijan 0.2425 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: net national savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka was 0.2488 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2999 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0182 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1976.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Sri Lanka ranks 16th out of 177 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. 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: net national savings (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Adjusted savings: net national savings Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.