Financial Sector in Sri Lanka

422 indicators covering financial sector for Sri Lanka.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the 1.7% 2019 down 69.9% 169th
Automated teller machines (ATMs) 17.2 per 100,000 adults 2015 up 85.5% 137th
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors 4.4% 2019 down 66.9% 178th
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking 2.6% 2019 down 64.5% 163rd
Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF, Adjusted using IMF -2.8 % change on previous year 2024 up 52.8% 141st
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre 71,001 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 down 40.6% 95th
Reserve assets, Assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records 1.62 billion 2024 up 4.8% 33rd
Net errors and omissions, Net (credits less debits), Adjusted using -660.81 million 2024 down 268.0% 151st
Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) -2.60 billion 2024 down 43.7% 138th
Secondary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less) 6.44 billion 2024 up 3.4% 23rd
Services balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) 3.43 billion 2024 up 82.7% 39th
Total current account credit/revenue, Credit/Revenue 26.88 billion 2024 up 12.3% 88th
Current account balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) 1.21 billion 2024 up 160.7% 55th
Goods balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) -6.07 billion 2024 up 26.8% 159th
Goods, Credit/Revenue 12.77 billion 2024 up 14.8% 92nd
Primary income, Credit/Revenue 609.43 million 2024 up 292.7% 106th
Services, Credit/Revenue 6.91 billion 2024 up 23.3% 86th
Other investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets -2.91 million 2024 down 100.3% 148th
Stocks traded, turnover ratio of domestic shares 7.7% 2024 down 30.2% 56th
Secondary income, Credit/Revenue 6.59 billion 2024 down 6.5% 56th
Reserve assets, Monetary gold 39.75 million US dollar 2024 down 95.5% 96th
Total assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) 202,465 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 34.3% 106th
Capital account balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) 11.55 million 2024 down 80.2% 112th
Total capital account credit/revenue, Credit/Revenue 19.76 million 2024 down 72.9% 133rd
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits 3.78 billion US dollar 2024 down 0.5% 54th
Portfolio investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets 179.93 million 2024 up 81,802.8% 92nd
Other investment, Trade credits and advances 1.74 billion US dollar 2024 up 112.2% 74th
Direct investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets 110.33 million 2024 up 65.1% 85th
International investment position, Assets, Adjusted using IMF 14.54 billion 2024 up 30.0% 99th
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) 71,001 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 down 40.6% 95th
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) 69,890 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 down 32.8% 85th
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF 544.3 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 119.6% 125th
Deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central 97.1% 2019 up 3.7% 57th
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations 28,608 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 534.8% 84th
Market capitalization of listed domestic companies 26.11 billion current US$ 2025 up 25.5% 62nd
Market capitalization of listed domestic companies 24.0% 2025 down 1.9% 66th
Inward Direct investment, Assets (gross), All financial instruments 43.29 million 2024 down 60.5% 105th
Outward Direct investment, Assets (gross), All financial instruments 28.43 million 2024 up 308.9% 118th
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) 544.3 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 119.5% 121st
Other investment, Trade credits and advances, Other Sectors (BPM6) 1.61 billion US dollar 2024 up 132.2% 69th
Currency in circulation outside of depository corporations 464.22 billion Domestic currency 2019 up 155.3% 51st
Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP 0.6% 2020 up 6.7% 118th
Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy 4.3% 2019 up 211.8% 93rd
Broad Money 9.46 trillion Domestic currency 2019 up 423.8% 36th
Securities issued by Central Government 0 Domestic currency 2019 5th
Deposits (including electronic money) in Non-financial corporations 0 Domestic currency 2019 15th
Currency issued by Central Government 0 Domestic currency 2019 10th
Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP 18.1% 2021 up 253.4% 72nd
Other investment, Other accounts receivable, Deposit taking 2.93 billion US dollar 2024 up 195.3% 19th
Life insurance premium volume to GDP 0.7% 2020 up 45.9% 75th
Other investment, Trade credits and advances, Other Sectors (BPM6) 1.61 billion US dollar 2024 up 132.2% 59th
Bank concentration 57.7% 2021 up 2.8% 131st
Bank Z-score 35.09 2021 up 0.2% 11th
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding 14.8% 2021 up 0.7% 158th
Bank noninterest income to total income 23.1% 2021 down 4.3% 153rd
Bank cost to income ratio 43.5% 2021 down 21.8% 140th
Bank return on assets 1.4% 2021 down 50.7% 75th
Bank return on assets 1.1% 2021 down 38.5% 77th
Bank return on equity 16.4% 2021 down 53.3% 51st
Bank return on equity 13.0% 2021 down 41.8% 49th