Foreign aid and investments received in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Foreign aid and investments received was 1.27 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.27 billion millions of current united states dollars
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
65th
of 155 countries
All-time high
1.32 billion millions of current united states dollars
in 2023
All-time low
50.33 million millions of current united states dollars
in 2001
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Foreign aid and investments received in Sri Lanka, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in millions of current united states dollars.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1.27 billion millions of current united states dollars for foreign aid and investments received in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid and investments received in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.32 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.33 million millions of current united states dollars, in 2001.
That places Sri Lanka 65th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Foreign aid and investments received in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | millions of current united states dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 298.17 million millions of current united states dollars | — |
| 2001 | 50.33 million millions of current united states dollars | -83.1% |
| 2002 | 323.28 million millions of current united states dollars | +542.3% |
| 2003 | 592.52 million millions of current united states dollars | +83.3% |
| 2004 | 587.78 million millions of current united states dollars | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.11 billion millions of current united states dollars | +89.6% |
| 2006 | 971.54 million millions of current united states dollars | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 759.12 million millions of current united states dollars | -21.9% |
| 2008 | 1.04 billion millions of current united states dollars | +37.0% |
| 2009 | 824.16 million millions of current united states dollars | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 866.50 million millions of current united states dollars | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 983.40 million millions of current united states dollars | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 1.18 billion millions of current united states dollars | +20.1% |
| 2013 | 1.29 billion millions of current united states dollars | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 1.27 billion millions of current united states dollars | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.07 billion millions of current united states dollars | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 1.17 billion millions of current united states dollars | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 842.09 million millions of current united states dollars | -27.9% |
| 2018 | 721.09 million millions of current united states dollars | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 582.29 million millions of current united states dollars | -19.2% |
| 2020 | 433.10 million millions of current united states dollars | -25.6% |
| 2021 | 937.93 million millions of current united states dollars | +116.6% |
| 2022 | 981.28 million millions of current united states dollars | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 1.32 billion millions of current united states dollars | +34.7% |
| 2024 | 1.27 billion millions of current united states dollars | -4.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.27 billion millions of current united states dollars is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 818.00 million millions of current united states dollars, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 1.27 billion millions of current united states dollars is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.29 billion millions of current united states dollars, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid and investments received 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +542.3% | 50.33 million millions of current united states dollars | 323.28 million millions of current united states dollars |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 656.17 million millions of current united states dollars | 50.33 million millions of current united states dollars | 1.11 billion millions of current united states dollars | 10 |
| 2010s | 996.93 million millions of current united states dollars | 582.29 million millions of current united states dollars | 1.29 billion millions of current united states dollars | 10 |
| 2020s | 988.22 million millions of current united states dollars | 433.10 million millions of current united states dollars | 1.32 billion millions of current united states dollars | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 62 Georgia 1.31 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 63 Cameroon 1.31 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 64 Oman 1.28 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 66 Niger 1.23 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 67 Mongolia 1.22 billion millions of current united states dollars compare
- 68 Paraguay 1.17 billion millions of current united states dollars 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 foreign aid and investments received in Sri Lanka?
- Foreign aid and investments received in Sri Lanka was 1.27 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign aid and investments received recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 billion millions of current united states dollars in 2023.
- What is the lowest foreign aid and investments received recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.33 million millions of current united states dollars in 2001.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for foreign aid and investments received?
- Sri Lanka ranks 65th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid and investments received rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid and investments received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions of current United States dollars).