Sri Lanka - Current account balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance (% of GDP) in Sri Lanka was -1.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 3.46 in 1977, while its lowest value was -16.28 in 1980.
Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | -2.90 |
| 1976 | -0.17 |
| 1977 | 3.46 |
| 1978 | -2.40 |
| 1979 | -6.73 |
| 1980 | -16.28 |
| 1981 | -10.06 |
| 1982 | -11.50 |
| 1983 | -9.02 |
| 1984 | 0.01 |
| 1985 | -7.00 |
| 1986 | -6.51 |
| 1987 | -4.88 |
| 1988 | -5.65 |
| 1989 | -5.92 |
| 1990 | -3.71 |
| 1991 | -6.61 |
| 1992 | -4.64 |
| 1993 | -3.70 |
| 1994 | -6.46 |
| 1995 | -5.91 |
| 1996 | -4.91 |
| 1997 | -2.62 |
| 1998 | -1.44 |
| 1999 | -3.59 |
| 2000 | -6.39 |
| 2001 | -1.37 |
| 2002 | -1.43 |
| 2003 | -0.37 |
| 2004 | -3.13 |
| 2005 | -2.66 |
| 2006 | -5.30 |
| 2007 | -4.33 |
| 2008 | -9.54 |
| 2009 | -0.51 |
| 2010 | -1.90 |
| 2011 | -7.07 |
| 2012 | -5.86 |
| 2013 | -3.42 |
| 2014 | -2.50 |
| 2015 | -2.34 |
| 2016 | -2.11 |
| 2017 | -2.64 |
| 2018 | -3.18 |
| 2019 | -2.19 |
| 2020 | -1.34 |
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: Balance of payments
