Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) was 0.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net acquisition of financial assets in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, net acquisition of financial assets in Sri Lanka stood at 0.9%.
The figure is down 22.7% on the previous year and up 752.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net acquisition of financial assets in Sri Lanka peaked at 4.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, -1.4%, in 1997.
Sri Lanka ranks 65th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.1% | — |
| 1991 | 4.0% | -3.2% |
| 1992 | -0.8% | -120.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -105.8% |
| 1994 | 2.5% | +5015.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -69.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -54.3% |
| 1997 | -1.4% | -503.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -134.6% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +122.4% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +28.7% |
| 2002 | -0.5% | -134.3% |
| 2003 | -0.0% | -99.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -5864.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +57.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +44.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -62.9% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +408.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -67.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -56.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +149.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -82.7% |
| 2016 | -0.1% | -269.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -347.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +33.5% |
| 2019 | -0.1% | -126.4% |
| 2020 | -0.0% | -64.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -1252.8% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +320.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -22.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.9% is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.5%, 58% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +5864.9% | -0.0% | 0.2% |
| 1994 | +5015.6% | 0.0% | 2.5% |
| 2021 | +1252.8% | -0.0% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | -1.4% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | -0.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | -0.1% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | -0.0% | 1.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 62 Burkina Faso 1.0% compare
- 63 Bolivia 0.9% compare
- 64 Mali 0.9% compare
- 66 Cape Verde 0.8% compare
- 67 Laos 0.8% compare
- 68 South Africa 0.8% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net acquisition of financial assets in Sri Lanka?
- Net acquisition of financial assets in Sri Lanka was 0.9% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.4% in 1997.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for net acquisition of financial assets?
- Sri Lanka ranks 65th out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net acquisition of financial assets rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 752.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net acquisition of government financial assets includes domestic and foreign financial claims, SDRs, and gold bullion held by monetary authorities as a reserve asset. The net acquisition of financial assets should be offset by the net incurrence of liabilities. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.