Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.3194 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Sri Lanka, 2006–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.3194 for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.5731 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1039, in 2022.
Sri Lanka ranks 77th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.3056 | — |
| 2007 | 0.3439 | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2006 | -41.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5212 | +159.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5731 | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3543 | -38.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3825 | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4159 | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4229 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3854 | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3139 | -18.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3798 | +21.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3103 | -18.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3829 | +23.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3532 | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1522 | -56.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1039 | -31.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2614 | +151.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3257 | +24.6% |
| 2025 | 0.3194 | -1.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.3194 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6174, 52% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3428 | 0.2006 | 0.5212 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.3921 | 0.3103 | 0.5731 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2526 | 0.1039 | 0.3532 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Sri Lanka?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Sri Lanka was 0.3194 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5731 in 2010.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1039 in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Sri Lanka ranks 77th out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as part of Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The stock of international reserves is expressed as the number of months of financing-coverage it represents for the given country's imports of merchandise goods.