28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks, per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: 28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks, per unit of GDP was 0.008 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.008 units per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
180th
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.0248 units per US$ of GDP
in 2008
All-time low
0.0077 units per US$ of GDP
in 2017
Years of data
31
1995–2025

28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks, per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1995–2025

0.010.0150.020.0251995201020251995: 0.014 units per US$ of GDP1996: 0.013 units per US$ of GDP1997: 0.014 units per US$ of GDP1998: 0.012 units per US$ of GDP1999: 0.015 units per US$ of GDP2000: 0.013 units per US$ of GDP2001: 0.015 units per US$ of GDP2002: 0.02 units per US$ of GDP2003: 0.019 units per US$ of GDP2004: 0.02 units per US$ of GDP2005: 0.019 units per US$ of GDP2006: 0.024 units per US$ of GDP2007: 0.023 units per US$ of GDP2008: 0.025 units per US$ of GDP2009: 0.017 units per US$ of GDP2010: 0.014 units per US$ of GDP2011: 0.016 units per US$ of GDP2012: 0.012 units per US$ of GDP2013: 0.011 units per US$ of GDP2014: 0.01 units per US$ of GDP2015: 0.01 units per US$ of GDP2016: 0.01 units per US$ of GDP2017: 0.008 units per US$ of GDP2018: 0.009 units per US$ of GDP2019: 0.008 units per US$ of GDP2020: 0.008 units per US$ of GDP2021: 0.008 units per US$ of GDP2022: 0.013 units per US$ of GDP2023: 0.011 units per US$ of GDP2024: 0.009 units per US$ of GDP2025: 0.008 units per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.008 units per US$ of GDP for 28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks, per unit of gdp in 2025.

That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks, per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0248 units per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP, in 2017.

That places Sri Lanka 180th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks, per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for 28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks, per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1995 to 2025.
Year units per US$ of GDP Change
1995 0.0139 units per US$ of GDP
1996 0.0132 units per US$ of GDP -4.7%
1997 0.014 units per US$ of GDP +5.6%
1998 0.0124 units per US$ of GDP -11.5%
1999 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP +23.5%
2000 0.0133 units per US$ of GDP -12.8%
2001 0.0146 units per US$ of GDP +9.7%
2002 0.02 units per US$ of GDP +37.1%
2003 0.0193 units per US$ of GDP -3.7%
2004 0.0199 units per US$ of GDP +3.4%
2005 0.0189 units per US$ of GDP -5.1%
2006 0.0238 units per US$ of GDP +25.6%
2007 0.0228 units per US$ of GDP -4.0%
2008 0.0248 units per US$ of GDP +8.7%
2009 0.0169 units per US$ of GDP -31.8%
2010 0.014 units per US$ of GDP -17.1%
2011 0.0155 units per US$ of GDP +10.7%
2012 0.0116 units per US$ of GDP -25.3%
2013 0.0113 units per US$ of GDP -3.0%
2014 0.0099 units per US$ of GDP -12.3%
2015 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP +4.1%
2016 0.0102 units per US$ of GDP -0.7%
2017 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP -24.1%
2018 0.0087 units per US$ of GDP +12.8%
2019 0.0084 units per US$ of GDP -3.4%
2020 0.0083 units per US$ of GDP -2.0%
2021 0.0084 units per US$ of GDP +1.1%
2022 0.013 units per US$ of GDP +55.1%
2023 0.0111 units per US$ of GDP -14.4%
2024 0.0087 units per US$ of GDP -21.9%
2025 0.008 units per US$ of GDP -8.3%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 0.008 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0299 units per US$ of GDP, 27% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Sri Lanka's 0.008 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0138 units per US$ of GDP 0.0124 units per US$ of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP 5
2000s 0.0194 units per US$ of GDP 0.0133 units per US$ of GDP 0.0248 units per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0108 units per US$ of GDP 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP 0.0155 units per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0096 units per US$ of GDP 0.008 units per US$ of GDP 0.013 units per US$ of GDP 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 177 Serbia 0.0089 units per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 178 Guyana 0.0088 units per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 179 Romania 0.0081 units per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 181 Haiti 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 182 Belarus 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 183 Algeria 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is 28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks, per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka?
28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks, per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka was 0.008 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest 28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks, per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.0248 units per US$ of GDP in 2008.
What is the lowest 28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks, per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP in 2017.
How does Sri Lanka rank for 28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks, per unit of gdp?
Sri Lanka ranks 180th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
Is 28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of 28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
204 places, 6,138 data points, 1995–2025
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28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.