Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita was 276.26 current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita in Sri Lanka, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 276.26 current US$ per person.
That represents a change of up 39.2% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 352.09 current US$ per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.33 current US$ per person, in 1969.
Sri Lanka ranks 142nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.48 current US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 9.09 current US$ per person | -13.3% |
| 1962 | 8.38 current US$ per person | -7.8% |
| 1963 | 7.22 current US$ per person | -13.9% |
| 1964 | 4.88 current US$ per person | -32.3% |
| 1965 | 6.69 current US$ per person | +37.0% |
| 1966 | 3.84 current US$ per person | -42.5% |
| 1967 | 4.8 current US$ per person | +24.9% |
| 1968 | 4.43 current US$ per person | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 3.33 current US$ per person | -24.9% |
| 1970 | 3.48 current US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 4.01 current US$ per person | +15.3% |
| 1972 | 4.64 current US$ per person | +15.8% |
| 1973 | 6.63 current US$ per person | +42.8% |
| 1974 | 5.83 current US$ per person | -12.1% |
| 1975 | 4.24 current US$ per person | -27.3% |
| 1976 | 6.69 current US$ per person | +57.9% |
| 1977 | 20.83 current US$ per person | +211.2% |
| 1978 | 27.79 current US$ per person | +33.4% |
| 1979 | 35.45 current US$ per person | +27.6% |
| 1980 | 16.53 current US$ per person | -53.4% |
| 1981 | 21.68 current US$ per person | +31.1% |
| 1982 | 22.99 current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 19.3 current US$ per person | -16.1% |
| 1984 | 33.08 current US$ per person | +71.4% |
| 1985 | 29.02 current US$ per person | -12.3% |
| 1986 | 22.41 current US$ per person | -22.8% |
| 1987 | 17.53 current US$ per person | -21.8% |
| 1988 | 13.8 current US$ per person | -21.3% |
| 1989 | 15.03 current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 25.86 current US$ per person | +72.1% |
| 1991 | 41.59 current US$ per person | +60.8% |
| 1992 | 55.35 current US$ per person | +33.1% |
| 1993 | 95.7 current US$ per person | +72.9% |
| 1994 | 118.42 current US$ per person | +23.7% |
| 1995 | 118.86 current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 109.55 current US$ per person | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 110.92 current US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 106.46 current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 86.33 current US$ per person | -18.9% |
| 2000 | 53.85 current US$ per person | -37.6% |
| 2001 | 65.65 current US$ per person | +21.9% |
| 2002 | 82.35 current US$ per person | +25.4% |
| 2003 | 113.52 current US$ per person | +37.9% |
| 2004 | 106.13 current US$ per person | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 131.06 current US$ per person | +23.5% |
| 2006 | 133.95 current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 164.91 current US$ per person | +23.1% |
| 2008 | 119.67 current US$ per person | -27.4% |
| 2009 | 222.39 current US$ per person | +85.8% |
| 2010 | 321.36 current US$ per person | +44.5% |
| 2011 | 297.39 current US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 301.27 current US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 321.17 current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 352.09 current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 312.04 current US$ per person | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 244.64 current US$ per person | -21.6% |
| 2017 | 327.72 current US$ per person | +34.0% |
| 2018 | 281.5 current US$ per person | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 306.83 current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 239.82 current US$ per person | -21.8% |
| 2021 | 133.71 current US$ per person | -44.2% |
| 2022 | 84.26 current US$ per person | -37.0% |
| 2023 | 198.48 current US$ per person | +135.6% |
| 2024 | 276.26 current US$ per person | +39.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 276.26 current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,652 current US$ per person, 17% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 276.26 current US$ per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 534.16 current US$ per person, 52% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +211.2% | 6.69 current US$ per person | 20.83 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.31 current US$ per person | 3.33 current US$ per person | 10.48 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.96 current US$ per person | 3.48 current US$ per person | 35.45 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.14 current US$ per person | 13.8 current US$ per person | 33.08 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.9 current US$ per person | 25.86 current US$ per person | 118.86 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 119.35 current US$ per person | 53.85 current US$ per person | 222.39 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 306.6 current US$ per person | 244.64 current US$ per person | 352.09 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 186.51 current US$ per person | 84.26 current US$ per person | 276.26 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 139 Papua New Guinea 335.13 current US$ per person compare
- 140 Ecuador 333.92 current US$ per person compare
- 141 Laos 284.82 current US$ per person compare
- 143 Haiti 263.63 current US$ per person compare
- 144 Kyrgyzstan 261.75 current US$ per person compare
- 145 Egypt 259.45 current US$ 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)
- 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 total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita in Sri Lanka was 276.26 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 352.09 current US$ per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.33 current US$ per person in 1969.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 142nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. 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 Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total reserves minus gold (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total reserves minus gold (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total reserves minus gold International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total reserves minus gold (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.