Trade, S2 - Restrictions on payments for service imports in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Trade, S2 - Restrictions on payments for service imports was 1.5 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Trade, S2 - Restrictions on payments for service imports in Sri Lanka, 1973–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1.5 for trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for service imports in 2014. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for service imports in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.5 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1973.
Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Trade, S2 - Restrictions on payments for service imports in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.5 | — |
| 1974 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 | +100.0% |
| 1978 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.5 | +50.0% |
| 1995 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7143 | 0.5 | 1 | 7 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3 | 1 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for service imports in Sri Lanka?
- Trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for service imports in Sri Lanka was 1.5 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for service imports recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 in 1994.
- What is the lowest trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for service imports recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1973.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for service imports?
- Sri Lanka ranks 61st out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
- Is trade, s2 - restrictions on payments for service imports rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Trade, S2 - Restrictions on payments for service imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The SRD contains data on a wide range of structural policies across different countries. These policies are things that affect how markets function, like labor laws, regulations on businesses, and trade policies.