Remittances in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Remittances was 6.75 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Remittances in Sri Lanka, 1975–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 6.75 for remittances in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remittances in Sri Lanka peaked at 8.53 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2258, in 1975.
Sri Lanka ranks 49th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Remittances in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.2258 | — |
| 1976 | 0.3608 | +59.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4503 | +24.8% |
| 1978 | 1.43 | +217.1% |
| 1979 | 1.79 | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 3.77 | +111.1% |
| 1981 | 5.2 | +37.9% |
| 1982 | 6.07 | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 5.7 | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 4.98 | -12.6% |
| 1985 | 4.88 | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 5.09 | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 5.24 | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 5.13 | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 5.12 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 4.99 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 4.91 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 5.65 | +14.9% |
| 1993 | 6.12 | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 6.1 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 6.15 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 6.07 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 6.19 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 6.43 | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 6.77 | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 6.96 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 7.43 | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 7.84 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 7.54 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 7.62 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 8.09 | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 7.67 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 7.75 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 7.18 | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 7.93 | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 7.03 | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 7.61 | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 8.52 | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 8.34 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 8.53 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 8.23 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 8.25 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 7.62 | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 7.46 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 7.58 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 8.47 | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 6.24 | -26.4% |
| 2022 | 5.15 | -17.4% |
| 2023 | 7.16 | +39.0% |
| 2024 | 6.75 | -5.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 6.75 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.62, 1.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 6.75 is above the median for South Asia, which is 5.28, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Remittances 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +217.1% | 0.4503 | 1.43 |
| 1980 | +111.1% | 1.79 | 3.77 |
| 1976 | +59.8% | 0.2258 | 0.3608 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.85 | 0.2258 | 1.79 | 5 |
| 1980s | 5.12 | 3.77 | 6.07 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.94 | 4.91 | 6.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.6 | 6.96 | 8.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.92 | 7.03 | 8.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.75 | 5.15 | 8.47 | 5 |
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 remittances in Sri Lanka?
- Remittances in Sri Lanka was 6.75 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remittances recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 8.53 in 2014.
- What is the lowest remittances recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2258 in 1975.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for remittances?
- Sri Lanka ranks 49th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is remittances rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Remittances. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 50 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).