External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate was -6.14 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded -6.14 % change on previous year for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 297.4% on the previous year and down 181.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 38.54 % change on previous year in 2012 and was at its lowest, -6.97 % change on previous year, in 2000.
That places Sri Lanka 106th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 19.41 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 6.56 % change on previous year | -66.2% |
| 1973 | 13.93 % change on previous year | +112.4% |
| 1974 | 24.09 % change on previous year | +72.9% |
| 1975 | 4.35 % change on previous year | -82.0% |
| 1976 | 15.15 % change on previous year | +248.4% |
| 1977 | 21.23 % change on previous year | +40.2% |
| 1978 | 21.03 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 13.06 % change on previous year | -37.9% |
| 1980 | 18.36 % change on previous year | +40.6% |
| 1981 | 21.24 % change on previous year | +15.7% |
| 1982 | 17.4 % change on previous year | -18.1% |
| 1983 | 9.81 % change on previous year | -43.6% |
| 1984 | 3.74 % change on previous year | -61.9% |
| 1985 | 18.22 % change on previous year | +387.1% |
| 1986 | 15.29 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 1987 | 16.34 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 9.57 % change on previous year | -41.4% |
| 1989 | -0.459 % change on previous year | -104.8% |
| 1990 | 13.15 % change on previous year | -2964.6% |
| 1991 | 12.16 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
| 1992 | -1.59 % change on previous year | -113.1% |
| 1993 | 6.59 % change on previous year | -514.2% |
| 1994 | 15.33 % change on previous year | +132.7% |
| 1995 | 5.46 % change on previous year | -64.4% |
| 1996 | -1.15 % change on previous year | -121.1% |
| 1997 | -2.32 % change on previous year | +101.2% |
| 1998 | 11.73 % change on previous year | -605.9% |
| 1999 | 9.78 % change on previous year | -16.6% |
| 2000 | -6.97 % change on previous year | -171.3% |
| 2001 | -3.22 % change on previous year | -53.8% |
| 2002 | 13.08 % change on previous year | -506.3% |
| 2003 | 5.96 % change on previous year | -54.4% |
| 2004 | 8.15 % change on previous year | +36.8% |
| 2005 | -2.59 % change on previous year | -131.8% |
| 2006 | 4.9 % change on previous year | -289.1% |
| 2007 | 19.47 % change on previous year | +297.6% |
| 2008 | 15.25 % change on previous year | -21.7% |
| 2009 | 19.51 % change on previous year | +27.9% |
| 2010 | 11.18 % change on previous year | -42.7% |
| 2011 | 18.96 % change on previous year | +69.6% |
| 2012 | 38.54 % change on previous year | +103.3% |
| 2013 | 10.02 % change on previous year | -74.0% |
| 2014 | 7.5 % change on previous year | -25.2% |
| 2015 | 3.93 % change on previous year | -47.5% |
| 2016 | 6.23 % change on previous year | +58.3% |
| 2017 | 8.8 % change on previous year | +41.2% |
| 2018 | 4.24 % change on previous year | -51.8% |
| 2019 | 6.04 % change on previous year | +42.4% |
| 2020 | 1.35 % change on previous year | -77.7% |
| 2021 | 3.28 % change on previous year | +143.5% |
| 2022 | -0.0393 % change on previous year | -101.2% |
| 2023 | 3.11 % change on previous year | -8007.4% |
| 2024 | -6.14 % change on previous year | -297.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's -6.14 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.0855 % change on previous year, 71.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's -6.14 % change on previous year is below the median for South Asia, which is 3.58 % change on previous year. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +8007.4% | -0.0393 % change on previous year | 3.11 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | +2964.6% | -0.459 % change on previous year | 13.15 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +605.9% | -2.32 % change on previous year | 11.73 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.42 % change on previous year | 4.35 % change on previous year | 24.09 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 12.95 % change on previous year | -0.459 % change on previous year | 21.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.91 % change on previous year | -2.32 % change on previous year | 15.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.35 % change on previous year | -6.97 % change on previous year | 19.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.54 % change on previous year | 3.93 % change on previous year | 38.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3122 % change on previous year | -6.14 % change on previous year | 3.28 % change on previous year | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Sri Lanka?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Sri Lanka was -6.14 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 38.54 % change on previous year in 2012.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.97 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 106th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 181.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.