Foreign liabilities per capita in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Foreign liabilities per capita was 2,517 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
2,517 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
down 14.4%
World rank
100th
of 149 countries
All-time high
3,354 real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
All-time low
1,907 real chained 2019 US$
in 2008
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities per capita in Sri Lanka, 1995–2020

01.0k2.0k3.0k1995200720201995: 3.4k real chained 2019 US$1996: 2.9k real chained 2019 US$1997: 2.7k real chained 2019 US$1998: 2.7k real chained 2019 US$1999: 2.7k real chained 2019 US$2000: 2.6k real chained 2019 US$2001: 2.2k real chained 2019 US$2002: 2.1k real chained 2019 US$2003: 2.2k real chained 2019 US$2004: 2.3k real chained 2019 US$2005: 2.1k real chained 2019 US$2006: 2.1k real chained 2019 US$2007: 2.2k real chained 2019 US$2008: 1.9k real chained 2019 US$2009: 2.1k real chained 2019 US$2010: 2.4k real chained 2019 US$2011: 2.8k real chained 2019 US$2012: 2.9k real chained 2019 US$2013: 2.9k real chained 2019 US$2014: 3.1k real chained 2019 US$2015: 3.0k real chained 2019 US$2016: 2.9k real chained 2019 US$2017: 3.0k real chained 2019 US$2018: 2.9k real chained 2019 US$2019: 2.9k real chained 2019 US$2020: 2.5k real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 2,517 real chained 2019 US$ for foreign liabilities per capita in 2020.

That represents a change of down 14.4% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 3,354 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1,907 real chained 2019 US$, in 2008.

That places Sri Lanka 100th out of 149 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,876 real chained 2019 US$ 2,674 real chained 2019 US$ 3,354 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 2,173 real chained 2019 US$ 1,907 real chained 2019 US$ 2,575 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 2,874 real chained 2019 US$ 2,368 real chained 2019 US$ 3,055 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 2,517 real chained 2019 US$ 2,517 real chained 2019 US$ 2,517 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 97 Honduras 2,809 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 98 Iraq 2,721 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 99 Mauritania 2,659 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 101 Egypt 2,485 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 102 Indonesia 2,470 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 103 Guatemala 2,334 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities per capita in Sri Lanka?
Foreign liabilities per capita in Sri Lanka was 2,517 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 3,354 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 1,907 real chained 2019 US$ in 2008.
How does Sri Lanka rank for foreign liabilities per capita?
Sri Lanka ranks 100th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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