Sri Lanka's gross savings (current LCU) was 10.22 trillion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 175.78% from 3.71 trillion in 2015 (10.68% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 10.22 trillion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 4.91 trillion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 3.71 trillion | 2015 |
| Highest | 10.22 trillion | 2025 |
| Lowest | 878.45 million | 1976 |
| Average since 2016 | 6.29 trillion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 2 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Sri Lanka's gross savings (current LCU) rose 23.1% on 2024 (from 8.31 trillion to 10.22 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2024), the average change was +14.2% and a typical year strayed about 11.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 154.7% in 1978 and the biggest yearly fall was 56.2% in 1976. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 521.32 billion a year. A straight line explains 77% 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.
How it compares
In 2025, Sri Lanka had the 22nd highest value of the 100 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Sri Lanka in the 2025 ranking
- Pakistan — 18th of 100: 17.33 trillion
- Madagascar — 19th of 100: 14.67 trillion
- Algeria — 20th of 100: 14.67 trillion
- Philippines — 22nd of 100: 8.44 trillion
- Burundi — 23rd of 100: 7.73 trillion
- Costa Rica — 24th of 100: 7.04 trillion
What this measures
Savings is an amount that represents the part of disposable income (adjusted for the change in pension entitlements) that is not spent on final consumption. Gross savings are calculated as gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers. 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 46 values
| Year | Gross savings (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 10,223,165,745,945 |
| 2024 | 8,305,098,828,234 |
| 2023 | 7,170,190,363,880 |
| 2022 | 6,222,654,254,076 |
| 2021 | 5,812,838,894,114 |
| 2020 | 4,905,565,674,204 |
| 2019 | 5,097,049,675,858 |
| 2018 | 5,392,636,241,503 |
| 2017 | 5,364,475,486,418 |
| 2016 | 4,416,352,866,893 |
Gross savings (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Bangladesh — 19.2 trillion (2025)
- Bhutan — 64.23 billion (2024)
- India — 119.87 trillion (2025)
- Maldives — 12.16 billion (2024)
- Nepal — 2.67 trillion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — US$9.1 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) — 2.74 trillion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) — US$6.84 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) — 929.67 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) — 8.36% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$) — US$18.63 billion (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) — 5.61 trillion (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) — 17.12% (2025)
- Industry, including construction, value added (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Sri Lanka's gross savings (current LCU)?
- 10.22 trillion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1975?
- It is up 510,204% from 2 billion in 1975 (18.62% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 10.22 trillion in 2025 and the lowest 878.45 million in 1976.
- How does Sri Lanka rank?
- 22nd highest of 100 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in gross savings (current LCU) unusual for Sri Lanka?
- In 2025, Sri Lanka's gross savings (current LCU) rose 23.1% on 2024 (from 8.31 trillion to 10.22 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2024), the average change was +14.2% and a typical year strayed about 11.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GNS.ICTR.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) 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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