Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre was 102,978 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 2011–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 102,978 US dollar per square kilometre for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.0% on the previous year and up 354.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 102,978 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19,632 US dollar per square kilometre, in 2011.
Sri Lanka ranks 86th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | US dollar per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 19,632 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 2012 | 25,693 US dollar per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 2013 | 22,647 US dollar per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 37,799 US dollar per square kilometre | +66.9% |
| 2015 | 42,234 US dollar per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 48,920 US dollar per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 54,458 US dollar per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 60,548 US dollar per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 62,161 US dollar per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 87,270 US dollar per square kilometre | +40.4% |
| 2023 | 102,978 US dollar per square kilometre | +18.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 102,978 US dollar per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 106,101 US dollar per square kilometre, 97% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 102,978 US dollar per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 55,978 US dollar per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41,566 US dollar per square kilometre | 19,632 US dollar per square kilometre | 62,161 US dollar per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2020s | 95,124 US dollar per square kilometre | 87,270 US dollar per square kilometre | 102,978 US dollar per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 83 Uzbekistan 113,709 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 84 Jordan 113,043 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 85 Belarus 109,224 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 87 Argentina 101,406 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 88 New Zealand 100,773 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 89 East Timor 97,773 US dollar 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 other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 102,978 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 102,978 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,632 US dollar per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 86th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 354.7%. 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 Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 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.
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other investment International Monetary Fund
- 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
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 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.