SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita was 0.0353 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Sri Lanka is 0.0353 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 68.1% on the previous year and down 84.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 3.98 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places Sri Lanka 185th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 0.0033 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0024 units per person | -26.6% |
| 1972 | 0.9969 units per person | +41611.6% |
| 1973 | 1.03 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 1.09 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7964 units per person | -26.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9002 units per person | +13.0% |
| 1977 | 1.41 units per person | +56.8% |
| 1978 | 1.84 units per person | +30.1% |
| 1979 | 1.53 units per person | -16.9% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 1.32 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 0.4147 units per person | -68.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0533 units per person | -87.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0136 units per person | -74.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0039 units per person | -71.6% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0057 units per person | — |
| 1988 | 0.0037 units per person | -34.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6308 units per person | +16804.6% |
| 1990 | 0.019 units per person | -97.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0109 units per person | -42.4% |
| 1992 | 0.003 units per person | -72.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0163 units per person | +444.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0137 units per person | -15.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0354 units per person | +157.5% |
| 1996 | 0.075 units per person | +112.0% |
| 1997 | 0.017 units per person | -77.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0479 units per person | +181.9% |
| 1999 | 0.037 units per person | -22.6% |
| 2000 | 0.016 units per person | -56.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0347 units per person | +117.0% |
| 2002 | 0.087 units per person | +150.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0209 units per person | -76.0% |
| 2004 | 0.006 units per person | -71.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0524 units per person | +775.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0885 units per person | +68.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2102 units per person | +137.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0614 units per person | -70.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6165 units per person | +903.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0766 units per person | -87.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1367 units per person | +78.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1188 units per person | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4903 units per person | +312.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3042 units per person | -38.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2318 units per person | -23.8% |
| 2016 | 0.071 units per person | -69.4% |
| 2017 | 0.145 units per person | +104.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0395 units per person | -72.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2413 units per person | +510.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0823 units per person | -65.9% |
| 2021 | 3.98 units per person | +4740.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0584 units per person | -98.5% |
| 2023 | 1.14 units per person | +1848.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1104 units per person | -90.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0353 units per person | -68.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0353 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.53 units per person, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0353 units per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 6.44 units per person, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +41611.6% | 0.0024 units per person | 0.9969 units per person |
| 1989 | +16804.6% | 0.0037 units per person | 0.6308 units per person |
| 2021 | +4740.5% | 0.0823 units per person | 3.98 units per person |
| 2023 | +1848.8% | 0.0584 units per person | 1.14 units per person |
| 2009 | +903.6% | 0.0614 units per person | 0.6165 units per person |
| 2005 | +775.0% | 0.006 units per person | 0.0524 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9587 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 1.84 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2442 units per person | 0 units per person | 1.32 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0275 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.075 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1194 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 0.6165 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1855 units per person | 0.0395 units per person | 0.4903 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9016 units per person | 0.0353 units per person | 3.98 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 182 North Macedonia 0.1113 units per person compare
- 183 Burundi 0.0532 units per person compare
- 184 Mozambique 0.0504 units per person compare
- 186 Ethiopia 0.0232 units per person compare
- 187 Chad 0.0208 units per person compare
- 188 South Sudan 0.0195 units per person 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 147.79 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0353 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 3.98 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 185th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.8%. 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 SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
SDRs holdings, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
SDRs holdings, SDR ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- SDRs holdings, SDR International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
SDRs holdings, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.