Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure was 25.67 billion in 2024. β² Rising
Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Sri Lanka, 2005β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Sri Lanka is 25.67 billion, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 14.9% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Sri Lanka peaked at 30.33 billion in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.67 billion, in 2005.
That places Sri Lanka 91st out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.42 billion | 10.67 billion | 17.24 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.43 billion | 16.67 billion | 30.33 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.03 billion | 21.59 billion | 25.67 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More trade data for Sri Lanka
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 114.91 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 101.7 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.01 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 85.41 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.36 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 70.66 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.4289 (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar 166.44 million (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar 424.41 million (2024)
- Trade balance in low carbon technology products, US dollar -257.97 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Sri Lanka?
- Total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Sri Lanka was 25.67 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 30.33 billion in 2018.
- What is the lowest total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.67 billion in 2005.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure?
- Sri Lanka ranks 91st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.