Reference Data in Sri Lanka 3,203 indicators covering reference data for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita 249.23 current US$ per person 2021 up 1.6% 72nd Personal remittances and foreign aid received 5.52 billion current US$ 2021 up 7.2% 30th Per capita daily coal consumption 0 short tons per capita per day 2019 — 61st Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues, annual -8.52 % change on previous year 2019 up 9.4% 147th Per capita daily gas consumption 0 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 2019 — 115th Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre 89,264 current US$ per square kilometre 2021 up 8.6% 34th Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, annual growth rate 19.35 % change on previous year 2019 up 359.8% 71st Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues, annual 6.3 % change on previous year 2019 up 183.0% 50th Personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate -22.67 % change on previous year 2021 down 190.7% 179th Per capita daily oil consumption 0.0057 barrels per capita per day 2018 up 32.8% 131st Statin use vs. average non-HDL cholesterol levels 3.3 2018 up 3.1% 95th Average non-HDL cholesterol levels 3.3 2018 up 3.1% 95th Average HDL cholesterol levels 1.1 2018 unchanged 102nd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% 2018 up 1.5% 78th 14_Debt securities held by nonresidents, per capita 257.99 units per person 2025 down 31.3% 112th 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per capita 0.4199 units per person 2025 down 97.4% 116th 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term 9.14 million 2025 down 97.4% 102nd 14_Debt securities held by nonresidents 5.61 billion 2025 down 28.7% 79th 14_Debt securities held by nonresidents, per unit of GDP 0.0516 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 44.2% 101st 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per unit 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 97.9% 118th Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate -13.17 % change on previous year 2019 up 80.1% 123rd Net food imports by crop - Wheat, annual growth rate -17.62 % change on previous year 2019 down 263.7% 135th Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per 0.0001 units per person 2023 up 200.0% 105th Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita 0 hectares per person 2025 — 97th Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita 0 hectares per person 2025 down 88.9% 131st Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 364.92 hectares 2025 down 88.5% 125th Wildfire area burned by land cover type 0 hectares 2025 — 99th Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals 2,322 2023 up 221.1% 70th Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people 105.36 articles per million people 2023 up 200.0% 105th Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 194.0% 66th Total Reserves 6,838 2025 down 6.4% 89th Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals, per 0.0375 units per square kilometre 2023 up 225.5% 59th Rule of Law - Governance score 52.53 0-100 2024 up 3.5% 115th Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.2577 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 28.5% 115th Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people 31.53 arrivals per 1,000 people 2022 down 33.6% 156th Voice and Accountability - Governance score 54.64 0-100 2024 up 22.3% 112th Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.126 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 81.9% 112th Total Reserves, per capita 0.0003 units per person 2025 down 9.8% 131st Total Reserves, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 26.8% 131st School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.37 years 2018 up 16.7% 114th Political Stability - Governance score 59.91 0-100 2024 up 6.2% 136th Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.3503 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 36.7% 136th Net food imports by crop - Soybeans 2,194 2019 up 30.7% 59th Control of Corruption - Governance score 40.07 0-100 2024 up 3.4% 123rd Control of Corruption - Governance estimate -0.3848 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 14.5% 123rd Elected parliament and government 1 2025 unchanged 1st Elections recently led to a change in government 1 2025 unchanged 1st Average annual surface temperature 26.93 °C 2025 up 1.0% 25th Annual temperature anomalies 0.3556 °C 2025 up 340.3% 158th Political liberties 0 2025 — 80th Political opposition 1 2025 unchanged 1st Gas consumption per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 — 128th Oil consumption per person 3,132 kilowatt-hours per person 2025 up 14.3% 154th Do more people live in urban or rural areas? 20.5% 2025 up 8.8% 230th Urban area over the long-term 481.3 km² per grid cell 2025 up 24.0% 126th Red List Index 0.67 index 2025 down 4.3% 225th Regulatory Quality - Governance score 50.14 0-100 2024 down 8.4% 121st Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate -0.2992 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 4,614.8% 121st Government Effectiveness - Governance score 46 0-100 2024 down 14.9% 127th Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate -0.2745 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 296.5% 127th ← Previous Page 9 of 54 Next →