SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita was 0.0483 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0483 units per person.
The figure is down 66.5% on the previous year and down 85.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 5.58 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, US dollar, 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 | 0.0026 units per person | -20.3% |
| 1972 | 1.08 units per person | +41611.4% |
| 1973 | 1.24 units per person | +14.6% |
| 1974 | 1.33 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9323 units per person | -29.9% |
| 1976 | 1.05 units per person | +12.2% |
| 1977 | 1.71 units per person | +63.9% |
| 1978 | 2.39 units per person | +39.5% |
| 1979 | 2.01 units per person | -16.0% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 1.53 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 0.4575 units per person | -70.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0558 units per person | -87.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0133 units per person | -76.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0042 units per person | -68.2% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1987 | 0.008 units per person | — |
| 1988 | 0.005 units per person | -37.4% |
| 1989 | 0.829 units per person | +16408.5% |
| 1990 | 0.027 units per person | -96.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0156 units per person | -42.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0041 units per person | -73.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0223 units per person | +444.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0201 units per person | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0526 units per person | +162.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1078 units per person | +105.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0229 units per person | -78.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0674 units per person | +194.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0508 units per person | -24.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0208 units per person | -59.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0436 units per person | +109.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1183 units per person | +171.2% |
| 2003 | 0.031 units per person | -73.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0093 units per person | -70.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0749 units per person | +705.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1331 units per person | +77.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3322 units per person | +149.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0946 units per person | -71.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9665 units per person | +921.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1179 units per person | -87.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2098 units per person | +78.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1826 units per person | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 0.755 units per person | +313.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4407 units per person | -41.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3212 units per person | -27.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0954 units per person | -70.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2065 units per person | +116.5% |
| 2018 | 0.055 units per person | -73.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3337 units per person | +507.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1186 units per person | -64.5% |
| 2021 | 5.58 units per person | +4603.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0778 units per person | -98.6% |
| 2023 | 1.53 units per person | +1864.7% |
| 2024 | 0.144 units per person | -90.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0483 units per person | -66.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0483 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.2 units per person, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0483 units per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 8.83 units per person, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDRs holdings, US dollar, 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 | +41611.4% | 0.0026 units per person | 1.08 units per person |
| 1989 | +16408.5% | 0.005 units per person | 0.829 units per person |
| 2021 | +4603.8% | 0.1186 units per person | 5.58 units per person |
| 2023 | +1864.7% | 0.0778 units per person | 1.53 units per person |
| 2009 | +921.4% | 0.0946 units per person | 0.9665 units per person |
| 2005 | +705.3% | 0.0093 units per person | 0.0749 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 | 1.18 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 2.39 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2905 units per person | 0 units per person | 1.53 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0391 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.1078 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1824 units per person | 0.0093 units per person | 0.9665 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2718 units per person | 0.055 units per person | 0.755 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 units per person | 0.0483 units per person | 5.58 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 182 North Macedonia 0.1524 units per person compare
- 183 Burundi 0.0728 units per person compare
- 184 Mozambique 0.0691 units per person compare
- 186 Ethiopia 0.0318 units per person compare
- 187 Chad 0.0285 units per person compare
- 188 South Sudan 0.0268 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, 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 147.79 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0483 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 5.58 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest sdrs holdings, us dollar, 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, us dollar, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 185th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdrs holdings, us dollar, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.0%. 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, US dollar, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
SDRs holdings, US dollar 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, US dollar ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- SDRs holdings, US dollar 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, US dollar divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.