Current account balance (% of GDP)
Whether the country earns more from the world than it spends.
Source: World Bank Open Data · As of 2026 · Provisional · View source
Chart of Current account balance (% of GDP) over time. -6.3 % of GDP (2000) → -0.5 % of GDP (2026).
Table
| Period | % of GDP |
|---|---|
| 2000 | -6.3 |
| 2001 | -1.4 |
| 2002 | -1.4 |
| 2003 | -0.4 |
| 2004 | -3.1 |
| 2005 | -2.7 |
| 2006 | -5.3 |
| 2007 | -4.3 |
| 2008 | -9.5 |
| 2009 | -0.5 |
| 2010 | -1.8 |
| 2011 | -6.8 |
| 2012 | -5.7 |
| 2013 | -3.3 |
| 2014 | -2.4 |
| 2015 | -2.2 |
| 2016 | -2.0 |
| 2017 | -2.4 |
| 2018 | -3.0 |
| 2019 | -2.1 |
| 2020 | -1.4 |
| 2021 | -3.7 |
| 2022 | -2.0 |
| 2023 | 1.7 |
| 2024 | 1.2 |
| 2025 | 1.6 |
| 2026 | -0.5* |
Sri Lanka's current situation
The latest value is -0.5 % of GDP (2026). That is -2.1 % of GDP compared with a year earlier and 3.2 % of GDP compared with five years ago. Current status: Good. Healthy range: . Bangladesh: 0.0 · India: -0.5 · Vietnam: 6.4
What is it?
What might happen next
Official projections
| Source | Year | % of GDP |
|---|---|---|
| International Monetary Fund | 2027 | -0.3 |
| International Monetary Fund | 2028 | -0.4 |
| International Monetary Fund | 2029 | -0.6 |
| International Monetary Fund | 2030 | -0.7 |
| International Monetary Fund | 2031 | -0.7 |
Simple statistical trend
A simple statistical trend, not a prediction of what will happen. Forecasts are uncertain and are not financial advice.
A simple statistical trend, not a prediction of what will happen. Forecasts are uncertain and are not financial advice.
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How we calculate this
Whether the country earns more from the world than it spends.