Sri Lanka's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) was US$7.96 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 28.44% from US$6.19 billion in 2015 (2.53% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$7.96 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$6.2 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$6.19 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | US$7.96 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | US$2.52 million | 1968 |
| Average since 2016 | US$5.99 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$8.61 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Sri Lanka's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) rose 23.7% on 2024 (from US$6.43 billion to US$7.96 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +8.4% and a typical year strayed about 16% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 219.9% in 1974 and the biggest yearly fall was 44.3% in 1968. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Sri Lanka had the 18th highest value of the 130 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Sri Lanka in the 2025 ranking
What this measures
Net secondary income (from abroad) comprises transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net secondary income is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 61 values
| Year | Net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,956,361,576 |
| 2024 | 6,430,211,698 |
| 2023 | 5,821,803,202 |
| 2022 | 3,572,339,732 |
| 2021 | 5,202,541,333 |
| 2020 | 6,202,914,019 |
| 2019 | 5,765,207,528 |
| 2018 | 6,149,262,864 |
| 2017 | 6,325,144,693 |
| 2016 | 6,454,481,003 |
Net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) in nearby economies
- Bangladesh — US$914.21 million (2025)
- Bhutan — US$155.11 million (2024)
- India — US$124.62 billion (2024)
- Maldives — −US$617.31 million (2025)
- Nepal — US$13.75 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — 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 net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$)?
- US$7.96 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1965?
- It is up 92,271% from US$8.61 million in 1965 (12.05% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$7.96 billion in 2025 and the lowest US$2.52 million in 1968.
- How does Sri Lanka rank?
- 18th highest of 130 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) unusual for Sri Lanka?
- In 2025, Sri Lanka's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current US$) rose 23.7% on 2024 (from US$6.43 billion to US$7.96 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +8.4% and a typical year strayed about 16% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 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.TRF.NCTR.CD, 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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