Total Reserves in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Total Reserves was 6,838 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
6,838
Change on year
up 11.7%
World rank
89th
of 164 countries
All-time high
8,208
in 2014
All-time low
1,195
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Total Reserves in Sri Lanka, 2000–2025

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2000201220252000: 1.2k2001: 1.5k2002: 1.9k2003: 2.6k2004: 2.5k2005: 3.0k2006: 3.1k2007: 3.9k2008: 2.8k2009: 5.3k2010: 7.7k2011: 7.2k2012: 7.3k2013: 7.5k2014: 8.2k2015: 7.3k2016: 6.0k2017: 8.0k2018: 6.9k2019: 7.6k2020: 5.7k2021: 3.1k2022: 1.9k2023: 4.4k2024: 6.1k2025: 6.8k

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 6,838 for total reserves in 2025.

That represents a change of up 11.7% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total reserves in Sri Lanka peaked at 8,208 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,195, in 2000.

Sri Lanka ranks 89th of 164 countries on this measure, 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
2000s 2,782 1,195 5,309 10
2010s 7,378 6,019 8,208 10
2020s 4,676 1,898 6,838 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 86 Iceland 7,457 compare
  2. 87 Lithuania 7,083 compare
  3. 88 Mongolia 7,005 compare
  4. 90 Botswana 6,657 compare
  5. 91 Jamaica 6,290 compare
  6. 92 Georgia 6,159 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total reserves in Sri Lanka?
Total reserves in Sri Lanka was 6,838 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
What is the highest total reserves recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 8,208 in 2014.
What is the lowest total reserves recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 1,195 in 2000.
How does Sri Lanka rank for total reserves?
Sri Lanka ranks 89th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
Is total reserves rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as part of Total Reserves. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Total Reserves
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 4,420 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities.