Sri Lanka Teledensity: Fixed Line

1960 - 2023 | Yearly | Number | World Bank

Key information about Sri Lanka Teledensity: Fixed Line

  • Sri Lanka Teledensity: Fixed Line was reported at 7.430 Number in Dec 2023
  • This records a decrease from the previous number of 11.300 Number for Dec 2022
  • Sri Lanka Teledensity: Fixed Line data is updated yearly, averaging 0.786 Number from Dec 1960 to 2023, with 64 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 17.200 Number in 2011 and a record low of 0.231 Number in 1964
  • Sri Lanka Teledensity: Fixed Line data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Telecommunication Sector – Table LK.World Bank.WDI: Telecommunication
Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.;International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database;Weighted average;Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data.

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Sri Lanka Teledensity: Fixed Line

What was Sri Lanka's Teledensity: Fixed Line in 2023?

Sri Lanka Teledensity: Fixed Line was reported at 7.430 Number in Dec 2023 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
7.430 2023 11.300 2022 0.231 1964 17.200 2011 Number yearly 1960 - 2023

Teledensity: Fixed Line by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (Number) 6.160 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Algeria (Number) 13.700 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
Angola (Number) 0.264 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Argentina (Number) 15.400 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Armenia (Number) 11.200 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Australia (Number) 24.400 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Austria (Number) 39.500 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Azerbaijan (Number) 15.944 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
Bahrain (Number) 15.700 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
Bangladesh (Number) 0.160 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Belarus (Number) 45.800 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Belgium (Number) 25.334 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Bolivia (Number) 3.930 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Number) 20.135 2022 yearly 1992 - 2022
Botswana (Number) 3.620 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Brazil (Number) 12.100 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Brunei (Number) 26.500 2023 yearly 1977 - 2023
Bulgaria (Number) 9.110 2023 yearly 1979 - 2023
Cambodia (Number) 0.228 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Canada (Number) 27.700 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Chile (Number) 10.100 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
China (Number) 12.200 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Colombia (Number) 13.900 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Congo (Number) 0.292 2022 yearly 1965 - 2022
Costa Rica (Number) 13.300 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Croatia (Number) 30.900 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Cyprus (Number) 29.300 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Czech Republic (Number) 11.100 2023 yearly 1979 - 2023
Denmark (Number) 12.700 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Dominican Republic (Number) 10.100 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Ecuador (Number) 7.980 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
Egypt (Number) 10.900 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
El Salvador (Number) 13.615 2022 yearly 1965 - 2022
Estonia (Number) 17.400 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Finland (Number) 2.820 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
France (Number) 56.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Georgia (Number) 7.300 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Germany (Number) 45.900 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ghana (Number) 0.946 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
Greece (Number) 48.400 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Guatemala (Number) 10.700 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Honduras (Number) 4.170 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (Number) 46.800 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Hungary (Number) 27.800 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Iceland (Number) 21.300 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
India (Number) 2.150 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Indonesia (Number) 3.260 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Iran (Number) 32.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Iraq (Number) 4.390 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Ireland (Number) 22.600 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Israel (Number) 31.400 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Italy (Number) 33.800 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast (Number) 0.784 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Jamaica (Number) 16.200 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Japan (Number) 48.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Jordan (Number) 3.940 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan (Number) 12.700 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Kenya (Number) 0.123 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
South Korea (Number) 42.800 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
Kuwait (Number) 11.800 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan (Number) 2.620 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Laos (Number) 17.511 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Latvia (Number) 7.520 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Lebanon (Number) 16.100 2022 yearly 1982 - 2022
Libya (Number) 17.882 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Lithuania (Number) 9.075 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Luxembourg (Number) 39.800 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Macau SAR, China (Number) 12.200 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
North Macedonia (Number) 23.800 2022 yearly 1983 - 2022
Malawi (Number) 0.046 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Malaysia (Number) 23.900 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Malta (Number) 48.600 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Mauritius (Number) 36.400 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Mexico (Number) 19.800 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Moldova (Number) 27.600 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Mongolia (Number) 13.986 2022 yearly 1982 - 2022
Montenegro (Number) 30.000 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Morocco (Number) 7.620 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Mozambique (Number) 0.089 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Myanmar (Number) 1.090 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Nepal (Number) 2.500 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
Netherlands (Number) 23.600 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
New Zealand (Number) 12.800 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Nicaragua (Number) 3.430 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Nigeria (Number) 0.049 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Norway (Number) 2.660 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Oman (Number) 11.200 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
Pakistan (Number) 1.040 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Panama (Number) 18.200 2023 yearly 1978 - 2023
Paraguay (Number) 2.485 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Peru (Number) 4.440 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
Philippines (Number) 4.030 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
Poland (Number) 12.900 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Portugal (Number) 52.800 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Qatar (Number) 17.600 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Romania (Number) 10.300 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
Russia (Number) 15.100 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
Saudi Arabia (Number) 20.400 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Serbia (Number) 37.400 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Singapore (Number) 31.899 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022

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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: Foreign (LKR mn) 10,979,599.147 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) 17,595,054.038 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
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
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: Germany (USD mn) 742.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: India (USD mn) 860.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: Italy (USD mn) 641.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: United Kingdom (USD mn) 963.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: United States of America (USD mn) 3,321.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
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: Consumer Goods (LKR mn) 93,325.454 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Textiles & Textile Articles (LKR mn) 70,540.870 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Imports: Intermediate Goods (LKR mn) 268,676.012 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: Singapore (USD mn) 871.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Japan (USD mn) 252.000 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
Import Value Index (2015=100) 108.993 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 118.509 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: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 753.118 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Secondary Income (USD mn) 1,659.819 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: Credit (USD mn) 7,039.961 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets (USD mn) 489.501 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 7.183 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: Liabilities (USD mn) 145.573 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 176.058 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: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 13.490 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 43.462 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn) 6,736.586 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: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 303.375 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: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 5,033.889 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: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 197.743 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 7.600 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 21.090 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 1,703.281 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) 880.806 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: Current & Capital Account (USD mn) 316.866 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: Assets: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 283.718 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: Liabilities: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) -45.852 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: FA: Assets: Errors & Ommissions (USD mn) 192.632 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
BoP: FA: Assets: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -51,921.770 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
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
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
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 6,043.613 Dec 2024 monthly Nov 2013 - Dec 2024
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 6,091.280 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) 57.200 Dec 2024 monthly May 2015 - Dec 2024

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