Adjusted savings: net national savings in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 25.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Sri Lanka, 1975–2020
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2020, adjusted savings: net national savings in Sri Lanka stood at 25.3%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in Sri Lanka peaked at 30.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, -2.1%, in 1976.
That places Sri Lanka 18th 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 in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 3.7% | — |
| 1976 | -2.1% | -158.1% |
| 1977 | 1.2% | -157.2% |
| 1978 | 4.6% | +275.3% |
| 1979 | 17.8% | +287.2% |
| 1980 | 19.3% | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 21.5% | +11.2% |
| 1982 | 22.6% | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 21.8% | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 20.3% | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 19.2% | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 19.5% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 19.8% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 20.6% | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 19.9% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 20.0% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 19.4% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 20.2% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 21.1% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 19.8% | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 16.3% | -17.6% |
| 1996 | 17.0% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 17.6% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 16.9% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 17.6% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 16.4% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 18.1% | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 16.5% | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | -31.5% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | +50.2% |
| 2015 | 25.7% | +40.1% |
| 2016 | 28.3% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 28.7% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 25.3% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.0% | -2.1% | 17.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 20.5% | 19.2% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.6% | 16.3% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 12.2% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 25.5% | 30.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 25.3% | 25.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 15 Papua New Guinea 26.8% compare
- 16 Myanmar 26.1% compare
- 17 Nepal 25.7% compare
- 19 Azerbaijan 24.9% compare
- 20 Tanzania, United Republic of 24.7% compare
- 21 Nigeria 23.7% 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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 203.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 1.02 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.6 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3,001 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7423 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in Sri Lanka?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in Sri Lanka was 25.3% in 2020, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.1% in 1976.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Sri Lanka ranks 18th out of 177 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: net national savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital. 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.