Sri Lanka Forecast: Current Account Balance

1980 - 2022 | Yearly | USD bn | International Monetary Fund

Key information about Sri Lanka Forecast: Current Account Balance

  • Sri Lanka Current Account Balance is forecasted to be -0.744 USD bn in Dec 2022 as reported by International Monetary Fund.
  • It records an increase from the last reported number of -0.744 USD bn in Dec 2022.
  • Looking ahead, Sri Lanka Current Account Balance is projected to stand at -0.744 USD bn in Dec 2022.
  • The data is updated yearly and is categorized in CEIC under World Trend Plus’s Country Forecast – Table IMF.WEO: BPM6: Current Account: USD.

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Sri Lanka Forecast: Current Account Balance

What is Sri Lanka's Forecast: Current Account Balance in 2022?

Sri Lanka Current Account Balance is forecasted to be -0.744 USD bn in Dec 2022 as reported by International Monetary Fund. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-0.744 2022 -3.285 2021 -4.615 2011 -0.054 1984 USD bn yearly 1980 - 2022

Forecast: Current Account Balance by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Afghanistan (USD bn) 2.814 2020 yearly 2002 - 2020
Albania (USD bn) -0.217 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Algeria (USD bn) -7.532 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Andorra (USD bn) 0.814 2029 yearly 2019 - 2029
Angola (USD bn) 1.605 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Antigua and Barbuda (USD bn) -0.253 2029 yearly 2014 - 2029
Argentina (USD bn) 10.560 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Armenia (USD bn) -1.665 2029 yearly 1992 - 2029
Aruba (USD bn) 0.152 2029 yearly 1999 - 2029
Australia (USD bn) -28.731 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Austria (USD bn) 14.304 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Azerbaijan (USD bn) 0.418 2029 yearly 1992 - 2029
Bahamas (USD bn) -1.207 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Bahrain (USD bn) 1.690 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Bangladesh (USD bn) -9.885 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Barbados (USD bn) -0.445 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Belarus (USD bn) -2.218 2029 yearly 1992 - 2029
Belgium (USD bn) 6.520 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Belize (USD bn) -0.098 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Benin (USD bn) -1.412 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Bhutan (USD bn) -0.728 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Bolivia (USD bn) -3.985 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD bn) -1.411 2029 yearly 1998 - 2029
Botswana (USD bn) 0.062 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Brazil (USD bn) -44.939 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Brunei (USD bn) 2.412 2029 yearly 1981 - 2029
Bulgaria (USD bn) -0.401 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Burkina Faso (USD bn) -0.678 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Burundi (USD bn) -0.585 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Cambodia (USD bn) -2.164 2029 yearly 1992 - 2029
Cameroon (USD bn) -2.355 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Canada (USD bn) -73.006 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Cape Verde (USD bn) -0.121 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Central African Republic (USD bn) -0.155 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Chad (USD bn) -0.328 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Chile (USD bn) -13.126 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
China (USD bn) 285.473 2029 yearly 1997 - 2029
Colombia (USD bn) -17.950 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Comoros (USD bn) -0.093 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Congo (USD bn) -0.221 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Costa Rica (USD bn) -1.809 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Croatia (USD bn) 0.502 2029 yearly 1992 - 2029
Cyprus (USD bn) -3.624 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Czech Republic (USD bn) 2.915 2029 yearly 1995 - 2029
Democratic Republic of Congo (USD bn) -2.988 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Denmark (USD bn) 42.035 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Djibouti (USD bn) 0.380 2029 yearly 1991 - 2029
Dominica (USD bn) -0.136 2029 yearly 2000 - 2029
Dominican Republic (USD bn) -4.947 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Ecuador (USD bn) 3.608 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Egypt (USD bn) -22.028 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
El Salvador (USD bn) -1.305 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Equatorial Guinea (USD bn) -0.968 2029 yearly 1987 - 2029
Eritrea (USD bn) 0.257 2019 yearly 1992 - 2019
Estonia (USD bn) -1.545 2029 yearly 1993 - 2029
Swaziland (USD bn) 0.066 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Ethiopia (USD bn) -6.377 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Fiji (USD bn) -0.568 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Finland (USD bn) -3.245 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
France (USD bn) -4.507 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Gabon (USD bn) -1.367 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Gambia (USD bn) -0.046 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Georgia (USD bn) -2.751 2029 yearly 1995 - 2029
Germany (USD bn) 310.516 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Ghana (USD bn) -2.128 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Greece (USD bn) -10.465 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Grenada (USD bn) -0.152 2029 yearly 2014 - 2029
Guatemala (USD bn) 0.184 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Guinea (USD bn) -2.577 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Guinea-Bissau (USD bn) -0.127 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Guyana (USD bn) 8.231 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Haiti (USD bn) -0.463 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Honduras (USD bn) -1.912 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD bn) 43.397 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Hungary (USD bn) 4.539 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Iceland (USD bn) 0.224 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
India (USD bn) -139.437 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Indonesia (USD bn) -29.041 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Iran (USD bn) 17.997 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Iraq (USD bn) -22.319 2029 yearly 2001 - 2029
Ireland (USD bn) 53.932 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Israel (USD bn) 27.247 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Italy (USD bn) 68.336 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Ivory Coast (USD bn) -3.091 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Jamaica (USD bn) -0.506 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Japan (USD bn) 156.819 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Jordan (USD bn) -2.793 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Kazakhstan (USD bn) -13.182 2029 yearly 1992 - 2029
Kenya (USD bn) -5.665 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Kiribati (USD bn) 0.035 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
South Korea (USD bn) 97.775 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Kosovo (USD bn) -1.071 2029 yearly 2000 - 2029
Kuwait (USD bn) 25.453 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Kyrgyzstan (USD bn) -1.291 2029 yearly 1992 - 2029
Laos (USD bn) 0.176 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Latvia (USD bn) -1.914 2029 yearly 1992 - 2029
Lebanon (USD bn) -5.647 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Lesotho (USD bn) -0.060 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Liberia (USD bn) -1.080 2029 yearly 2000 - 2029
Libya (USD bn) 5.770 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029

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Sri Lanka Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 8,317.177 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 13.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 96,536.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 96.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LKR bn) 4,472.546 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LKR bn) 27,899.423 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Revenue (LKR bn) 2,012.589 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) 17,595,054.038 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Debt: Foreign (LKR mn) 10,979,599.147 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,216,137.714 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -371,289.223 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending (LKR mn) 218,331.171 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 1,057,676.372 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) (LKR mn) 1,434,468.885 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.626 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -502.2 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Nov 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 994.1 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Nov 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -0.5 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Nov 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 5,069.768 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 8,132.477 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 4,888.910 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,496.3 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Nov 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 7.7 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Nov 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 444,961.269 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 100,047.227 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 278.453 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1978 - Sep 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 36.715 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1978 - Sep 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 26.291 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2016 - Sep 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 254.736 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2016 - Sep 2024
Exports: Italy (USD mn) 641.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: United Kingdom (USD mn) 963.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: Germany (USD mn) 742.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: India (USD mn) 860.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: United States of America (USD mn) 3,321.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Textiles & Textile Articles (LKR mn) 70,540.870 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Imports: Investment Goods (LKR mn) 74,790.734 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Fuel (LKR mn) 90,712.868 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Imports: Intermediate Goods (LKR mn) 268,676.012 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Imports: Consumer Goods (LKR mn) 93,325.454 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Imports: China (USD mn) 3,285.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: India (USD mn) 4,738.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Japan (USD mn) 252.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Singapore (USD mn) 871.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) 666.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 158.913 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2024
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 138.958 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2024
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 90.348 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2024
Export Value Index (2015=100) 118.509 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 108.993 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 7.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 303.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 45.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 146.023 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 27.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 119.064 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 56,594.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 75.0 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 5,234.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 11.5 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.744 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -51,921.770 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 7.183 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 5,033.889 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 7.600 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 753.118 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets (USD mn) 489.501 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current & Capital Account (USD mn) 316.866 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) -1,660.190 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 283.718 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -577.059 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 303.375 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Secondary Income (USD mn) 1,659.819 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 13.490 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,786.923 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 197.743 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 1,703.281 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current & CA: Debit (USD mn) 6,744.186 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 0.857 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 176.058 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn) 6,736.586 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 43.462 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 146.023 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 3,373.699 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn) 7,039.961 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 45.402 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities (USD mn) 145.573 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) 880.806 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 21.090 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current & CA: Credit (USD mn) 7,061.052 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) -45.852 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Debit (USD mn) 906.117 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Errors & Ommissions (USD mn) 192.632 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
BoP: FA: Assets: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 14,481.753 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 66,403.522 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -51,921.770 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
No of Registered Enterprises (Unit) 6,298.000 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.5 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 6.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 6,193.393 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 42,795.939 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
M2 Growth (%) 10.6 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Jun 2023 monthly Mar 1997 - Jun 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 6,043.6 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Dec 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.3 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Nov 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 39.750 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1977 - Dec 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 52,886.716 Jul 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Jul 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.9 Jul 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Jul 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 57,595.2 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 3.9 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 6,173.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2010 - Jun 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 29,583.094 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 1983 - Oct 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 6.41 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 1984 - Oct 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 25.02 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 6,091.280 Dec 2024 monthly Nov 2013 - Dec 2024
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 6,043.613 Dec 2024 monthly Nov 2013 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks: Loans: Personal Loans & Advances (LA) (LKR mn) 1,888,430.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2010 - Jun 2024
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -8.2 May 2023 monthly May 2016 - May 2023
Business Sentiment Index: Business Condition: Current Quarter (Index) 108.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2014 - Sep 2024
Purchasing Managers Index: Manufacturing (Index) 53.300 Nov 2024 monthly May 2015 - Nov 2024

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