Current account balance (World Bank) in Sri Lanka in 2024 — 1.21%. Ranked 59 in the world out of 165. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 4.11 pp.
1975–2024 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sri Lanka
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.21 | −0.5 pp |
| 2023 | 1.71 | +3.67 pp |
| 2022 | -1.95 | +1.76 pp |
| 2021 | -3.71 | −2.3 pp |
| 2020 | -1.41 | +0.66 pp |
| 2019 | -2.07 | +0.89 pp |
| 2018 | -2.96 | −0.52 pp |
| 2017 | -2.45 | −0.47 pp |
| 2016 | -1.98 | +0.23 pp |
| 2015 | -2.21 | +0.2 pp |
| 2014 | -2.41 | +0.89 pp |
| 2013 | -3.3 | +2.39 pp |
| 2012 | -5.69 | +1.12 pp |
| 2011 | -6.81 | −4.98 pp |
| 2010 | -1.83 | −1.32 pp |
| 2009 | -0.51 | +9.03 pp |
| 2008 | -9.54 | −5.21 pp |
| 2007 | -4.33 | +0.97 pp |
| 2006 | -5.3 | −2.64 pp |
| 2005 | -2.66 | +0.47 pp |
| 2004 | -3.13 | −2.76 pp |
| 2003 | -0.37 | +1.05 pp |
| 2002 | -1.43 | −0.06 pp |
| 2001 | -1.37 | +4.92 pp |
| 2000 | -6.29 | −2.72 pp |
| 1999 | -3.57 | −2.13 pp |
| 1998 | -1.44 | +1.17 pp |
| 1997 | -2.62 | +2.3 pp |
| 1996 | -4.91 | +1 pp |
| 1995 | -5.91 | +0.55 pp |
| 1994 | -6.46 | −2.77 pp |
| 1993 | -3.7 | +0.95 pp |
| 1992 | -4.64 | +1.96 pp |
| 1991 | -6.61 | −2.89 pp |
| 1990 | -3.71 | +2.21 pp |
| 1989 | -5.92 | −0.27 pp |
| 1988 | -5.65 | −0.77 pp |
| 1987 | -4.88 | +1.63 pp |
| 1986 | -6.51 | +0.49 pp |
| 1985 | -7 | −7.01 pp |
| 1984 | 0.01 | +9.03 pp |
| 1983 | -9.02 | +2.48 pp |
| 1982 | -11.5 | −1.43 pp |
| 1981 | -10.06 | +6.22 pp |
| 1980 | -16.28 | −9.56 pp |
| 1979 | -6.73 | −4.33 pp |
| 1978 | -2.4 | −5.86 pp |
| 1977 | 3.46 | +3.63 pp |
| 1976 | -0.17 | +2.74 pp |
| 1975 | -2.9 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP from World Bank data. It duplicates the IMF indicator in meaning but rests on a different source and carries no forecast part — useful for cross-checking: noticeable divergences between the two series usually point to a revision of the statistics.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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