Outstanding Purchase (GRA), SDR in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Outstanding Purchase (GRA), SDR was 1.77 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding Purchase (GRA), SDR in Sri Lanka, 1945–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1.77 billion for outstanding purchase (gra), sdr in 2025. That is the highest value across all 81 years on record.
The figure is up 39.3% on the previous year and up 254.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding purchase (gra), sdr in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.77 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1945.
That places Sri Lanka 8th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outstanding Purchase (GRA), SDR in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0 | — |
| 1947 | 0 | — |
| 1948 | 0 | — |
| 1949 | 0 | — |
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 0 | — |
| 1952 | 0 | — |
| 1953 | 0 | — |
| 1954 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 40,000 | — |
| 1962 | 11.44 million | +28500.0% |
| 1963 | 11.63 million | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 11.98 million | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 23.66 million | +97.5% |
| 1966 | 39.36 million | +66.4% |
| 1967 | 62.25 million | +58.2% |
| 1968 | 91.52 million | +47.0% |
| 1969 | 92.98 million | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 78.52 million | -15.6% |
| 1971 | 71.54 million | -8.9% |
| 1972 | 74.56 million | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 74.10 million | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 101.69 million | +37.2% |
| 1975 | 124.70 million | +22.6% |
| 1976 | 134.25 million | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 169.94 million | +26.6% |
| 1978 | 185.88 million | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 234.47 million | +26.1% |
| 1980 | 211.13 million | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 346.86 million | +64.3% |
| 1982 | 341.45 million | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 331.07 million | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 328.34 million | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 292.49 million | -10.9% |
| 1986 | 234.03 million | -20.0% |
| 1987 | 164.67 million | -29.6% |
| 1988 | 209.43 million | +27.2% |
| 1989 | 163.41 million | -22.0% |
| 1990 | 131.56 million | -19.5% |
| 1991 | 68.00 million | -48.3% |
| 1992 | 13.60 million | -80.0% |
| 1993 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 103.35 million | — |
| 2002 | 200.00 million | +93.5% |
| 2003 | 220.67 million | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 150.87 million | -31.6% |
| 2005 | 228.38 million | +51.4% |
| 2006 | 124.02 million | -45.7% |
| 2007 | 120.58 million | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 74.93 million | -37.9% |
| 2009 | 433.21 million | +478.2% |
| 2010 | 831.97 million | +92.0% |
| 2011 | 1.11 billion | +33.1% |
| 2012 | 1.63 billion | +47.1% |
| 2013 | 1.33 billion | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 861.25 million | -35.5% |
| 2015 | 499.52 million | -42.0% |
| 2016 | 412.04 million | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 537.46 million | +30.4% |
| 2018 | 715.23 million | +33.1% |
| 2019 | 952.23 million | +33.1% |
| 2020 | 942.24 million | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 902.27 million | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 797.88 million | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 1.18 billion | +47.5% |
| 2024 | 1.27 billion | +8.1% |
| 2025 | 1.77 billion | +39.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Outstanding Purchase (GRA), SDR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +28500.0% | 40,000 | 11.44 million |
| 2009 | +478.2% | 74.93 million | 433.21 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 34.49 million | 0 | 92.98 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 124.97 million | 71.54 million | 234.47 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 262.29 million | 163.41 million | 346.86 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.32 million | 0 | 131.56 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 165.60 million | 0 | 433.21 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 888.17 million | 412.04 million | 1.63 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 billion | 797.88 million | 1.77 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 27.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0216 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita 107.92 units per person (2025)
- Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per capita 59.81 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding purchase (gra), sdr in Sri Lanka?
- Outstanding purchase (gra), sdr in Sri Lanka was 1.77 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest outstanding purchase (gra), sdr recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest outstanding purchase (gra), sdr recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1945.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for outstanding purchase (gra), sdr?
- Sri Lanka ranks 8th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is outstanding purchase (gra), sdr rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 254.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Outstanding Purchase (GRA), SDR. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fund Accounts dataset provides information on IMF member countries' transactions with, and accounts with the Fund.