Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) was 48.7% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Sri Lanka, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 48.7% for getting credit: credit bureau coverage in 2019.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 240.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Sri Lanka peaked at 57.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2004.
That places Sri Lanka 65th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.9% | — |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +40.9% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | +200.0% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | +64.4% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | +30.1% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | +58.1% |
| 2012 | 33.6% | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 39.0% | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 44.5% | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 50.3% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 57.2% | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | -38.8% |
| 2018 | 46.5% | +32.9% |
| 2019 | 48.7% | +4.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 48.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.4%, 2.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 48.7% is above the median for South Asia, which is 24.9%, 2.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +200.0% | 2.9% | 8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 1.9% | 14.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 18.6% | 57.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 62 United Arab Emirates 51.3% compare
- 63 Zimbabwe 50.2% compare
- 64 Honduras 48.9% compare
- 66 Latvia 48.1% compare
- 67 Uzbekistan 47.8% compare
- 68 Tajikistan 47.6% compare
More private sector data for Sri Lanka
- Merchandise trade 32.2% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 63.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 21.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 3.35 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 29.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 63.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 13.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 624.24 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Sri Lanka?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Sri Lanka was 48.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2004.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Sri Lanka ranks 65th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit bureau coverage rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 240.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.