Sri Lanka: Current account forecast

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 Sri Lanka

Current account balance forecast, percent of GDP

 Latest value -1.00
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1980 - 2022
 Average -4.59
 Min - Max -16.33 - -0.33
 Source International Monetary Fund
The latest value from 2022 is -1 percent, an increase from -3.71 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is -2.26 percent, based on data from 185 countries. Historically, the average for Sri Lanka from 1980 to 2022 is -4.59 percent. The minimum value, -16.33 percent, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of -0.33 percent was recorded in 2003. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Sri Lanka - Current account forecast - Recent values chart

Historical series
Sri Lanka - Current account forecast - historical chart - 1980-2022




Definition: The current account is all transactions other than those in financial and capital items. The major classifications are goods and services, income and current transfers. The series includes actual historical values for past years and forecast values for the current and the next few years.

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 Economic growth forecast -7.35 2022 percent
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