National Accounts base year in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: National Accounts base year was 0.5 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.5
World rank
77th
of 218 countries
All-time high
0.5
in 2016
All-time low
0
in 2021
Years of data
8
2016–2023

National Accounts base year in Sri Lanka, 2016–2023

00.10.20.30.40.52016201920232016: 0.52017: 0.52018: 0.52019: 0.52020: 0.52021: 02022: 02023: 0.5

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).

Analysis

In 2023, national accounts base year in Sri Lanka stood at 0.5. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Sri Lanka ranks 77th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

National Accounts base year in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for National Accounts base year in Sri Lanka, 2016 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2016 0.5 —
2017 0.5 +0.0%
2018 0.5 +0.0%
2019 0.5 +0.0%
2020 0.5 +0.0%
2021 0 -100.0%
2022 0 —
2023 0.5 —

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 0.5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Sri Lanka's 0.5 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.5, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.5 0.5 0.5 4
2020s 0.25 0 0.5 4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 77 Afghanistan 0.5 compare
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  4. 77 Bahamas 0.5 compare
  5. 77 Bangladesh 0.5 compare
  6. 77 Belize 0.5 compare
  7. 77 Benin 0.5 compare
  8. 77 Bermuda 0.5 compare
  9. 77 Bhutan 0.5 compare
  10. 77 Bolivia 0.5 compare
  11. 77 Botswana 0.5 compare
  12. 77 Burkina Faso 0.5 compare
  13. 77 Cape Verde 0.5 compare
  14. 77 Cameroon 0.5 compare
  15. 77 Cayman Islands 0.5 compare
  16. 77 Central African Republic 0.5 compare
  17. 77 China 0.5 compare
  18. 77 Colombia 0.5 compare
  19. 77 Cote d'Ivoire 0.5 compare
  20. 77 Djibouti 0.5 compare
  21. 77 Egypt 0.5 compare
  22. 77 Ethiopia 0.5 compare
  23. 77 Fiji 0.5 compare
  24. 77 Gambia 0.5 compare
  25. 77 Ghana 0.5 compare
  26. 77 Iran 0.5 compare
  27. 77 Jordan 0.5 compare
  28. 77 Kenya 0.5 compare
  29. 77 Liberia 0.5 compare
  30. 77 Libya 0.5 compare
  31. 77 Malawi 0.5 compare
  32. 77 Malaysia 0.5 compare
  33. 77 Maldives 0.5 compare
  34. 77 Marshall Islands 0.5 compare
  35. 77 Mauritania 0.5 compare
  36. 77 Mauritius 0.5 compare
  37. 77 Mexico 0.5 compare
  38. 77 Mongolia 0.5 compare
  39. 77 Morocco 0.5 compare
  40. 77 Mozambique 0.5 compare
  41. 77 Myanmar 0.5 compare
  42. 77 Namibia 0.5 compare
  43. 77 Nauru 0.5 compare
  44. 77 New Caledonia 0.5 compare
  45. 77 Niger 0.5 compare
  46. 77 Oman 0.5 compare
  47. 77 Pakistan 0.5 compare
  48. 77 Palau 0.5 compare
  49. 77 Papua New Guinea 0.5 compare
  50. 77 Paraguay 0.5 compare
  51. 77 Philippines 0.5 compare
  52. 77 Qatar 0.5 compare
  53. 77 Rwanda 0.5 compare
  54. 77 Samoa 0.5 compare
  55. 77 Senegal 0.5 compare
  56. 77 Seychelles 0.5 compare
  57. 77 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.5 compare
  58. 77 Somalia 0.5 compare
  59. 77 South Africa 0.5 compare
  60. 77 Saint Lucia 0.5 compare
  61. 77 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.5 compare
  62. 77 Suriname 0.5 compare
  63. 77 Tanzania 0.5 compare
  64. 77 East Timor 0.5 compare
  65. 77 Togo 0.5 compare
  66. 77 Tonga 0.5 compare
  67. 77 Tunisia 0.5 compare
  68. 77 Tuvalu 0.5 compare
  69. 77 Uganda 0.5 compare
  70. 77 Uruguay 0.5 compare
  71. 77 Palestine 0.5 compare
  72. 77 Zimbabwe 0.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is national accounts base year in Sri Lanka?
National accounts base year in Sri Lanka was 0.5 in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest national accounts base year recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2016.
What is the lowest national accounts base year recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2021.
How does Sri Lanka rank for national accounts base year?
Sri Lanka ranks 77th out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
Is national accounts base year rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of National Accounts base year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
National Accounts base year
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
219 places, 1,744 data points, 2016–2023
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National accounts base year is the year used as the base period for constant price calculations in the country’s national accounts. It is recommended that the base year of constant price estimates be changed periodically to reflect changes in economic structure and relative prices.