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Sri Lanka: Current account balance (BoP, current US$)

1.72Bcurrent USD · 2025+191.3% since 2015

Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars. Annual figures for Sri Lanka from 1975 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
20251,719,325,886.936
20241,207,303,574.217
20231,439,114,685.909
2022-1,448,453,678.134
2021-3,284,272,217.688
2020-1,187,120,153.206
2019-1,843,400,223.161
2018-2,799,053,065.551
2017-2,308,995,623.007
2016-1,742,399,715.229
2015-1,882,774,083.925
2014-1,987,684,224.225
2013-2,540,575,153.517
2012-4,009,149,851.061
2011-4,615,420,000
2010-1,075,030,000
2009-214,700,000
2008-3,885,400,000
2007-1,400,900,000
2006-1,498,011,000
2005-650,126,930
2004-647,570,000
2003-70,720,000
2002-236,350,000
2001-215,490,000
2000-1,043,587,519.407
1999-561,348,399.275
1998-227,660,153.791
1997-394,678,986.303
1996-682,656,885.028
1995-769,939,154.831
1994-757,411,776.443
1993-382,223,696.15
1992-450,662,935.888
1991-594,774,953.454
1990-298,300,713.06
1989-413,707,865.303
1988-394,468,796.448
1987-326,054,896.776
1986-417,074,091.506
1985-418,450,274.144
1984878,908.563
1983-466,000,705.745
1982-548,318,353.399
1981-444,426,398.951
1980-655,303,058.858
1979-226,308,882.95
1978-65,570,665.43
1977142,192,809.078
1976-5,943,889.682
1975-110,030,207.184

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