Sri Lanka's broad money (current LCU) was 9.46 trillion in 2019, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 423.82% from 1.81 trillion in 2009 (18.01% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 9.46 trillion | 2019 |
| Five years earlier | 4.91 trillion | 2014 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.81 trillion | 2009 |
| Highest | 9.46 trillion | 2019 |
| Lowest | 1.55 billion | 1960 |
| Average since 2010 | 5.66 trillion | 2010–2019 |
| First recorded | 1.55 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2019, Sri Lanka's broad money (current LCU) rose 8.3% on 2018 (from 8.73 trillion to 9.46 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2018), the average change was +17.7% and a typical year strayed about 7.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 50% in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 2% in 1966. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2010 to 2019 the straight-line trend is upward, about 813.69 billion a year. A straight line explains 99% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about 11.36 trillion for 2022. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2017 to 2019 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 1.45 trillion, against 2 trillion for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
Closest to Sri Lanka in the 2019 ranking
- Gabon — 2nd of 4: 2.27 trillion
- Mauritania — 3rd of 4: 82.31 billion
- Papua New Guinea — 4th of 4: 22.31 billion
What this measures
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 60 values
| Year | Broad money (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 9,460,994,862,277 |
| 2018 | 8,734,015,233,541 |
| 2017 | 7,839,493,796,981 |
| 2016 | 6,677,336,447,424 |
| 2015 | 5,747,102,790,260 |
| 2014 | 4,910,589,183,754 |
| 2013 | 4,288,473,308,227 |
| 2012 | 3,689,690,616,610 |
| 2011 | 3,136,752,212,997 |
| 2010 | 2,091,402,120,722 |
Broad money (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Bangladesh — 26.39 trillion (2025)
- Bhutan — 233.38 billion (2024)
- India — 193.74 trillion (2021)
- Maldives — 71.87 billion (2025)
- Nepal — 8.13 trillion (2025)
More financial sector data for Sri Lanka
- Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 292.34 (2025)
- Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — -4.76% (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$300.95 (2025)
- Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$300.85 (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 249.46 (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 3.69% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 46.87% (2019)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 11.7 trillion (2019)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 212.6 billion (2019)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Sri Lanka's broad money (current LCU)?
- 9.46 trillion in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 608,716% from 1.55 billion in 1960 (15.92% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 9.46 trillion in 2019 and the lowest 1.55 billion in 1960.
- Is the latest change in broad money (current LCU) unusual for Sri Lanka?
- In 2019, Sri Lanka's broad money (current LCU) rose 8.3% on 2018 (from 8.73 trillion to 9.46 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2018), the average change was +17.7% and a typical year strayed about 7.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.LBL.BMNY.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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