Net official flows from UN agencies, UNHCR (current US$) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Net official flows from UN agencies, UNHCR (current US$) was 1.23 million current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net official flows from UN agencies, UNHCR in Sri Lanka, 1988–2023
Source: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, net official flows from un agencies, unhcr in Sri Lanka stood at 1.23 million current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.6% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official flows from un agencies, unhcr in Sri Lanka peaked at 6.47 million current US$ in 1988 and was at its lowest, 40,000 current US$, in 1996.
That places Sri Lanka 67th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net official flows from UN agencies, UNHCR (current US$) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 6.47 million current US$ | — |
| 1989 | 2.87 million current US$ | -55.6% |
| 1990 | 2.16 million current US$ | -24.7% |
| 1991 | 1.22 million current US$ | -43.5% |
| 1992 | 3.74 million current US$ | +206.6% |
| 1993 | 4.74 million current US$ | +26.7% |
| 1994 | 5.23 million current US$ | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 5.41 million current US$ | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 40,000 current US$ | -99.3% |
| 1997 | 40,000 current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 50,000 current US$ | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 40,000 current US$ | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 4.53 million current US$ | +11225.0% |
| 2001 | 5.19 million current US$ | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 5.36 million current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 5.09 million current US$ | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 500,000 current US$ | -90.2% |
| 2006 | 100,000 current US$ | -80.0% |
| 2007 | 110,000 current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 1.99 million current US$ | +1709.1% |
| 2012 | 1.08 million current US$ | -46.0% |
| 2015 | 3.18 million current US$ | +195.7% |
| 2016 | 2.84 million current US$ | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 3.31 million current US$ | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 1.81 million current US$ | -45.3% |
| 2019 | 354,346 current US$ | -80.5% |
| 2020 | 1.65 million current US$ | +365.7% |
| 2021 | 1.98 million current US$ | +20.1% |
| 2022 | 1.65 million current US$ | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 1.23 million current US$ | -25.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.23 million current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07 million current US$, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net official flows from UN agencies, UNHCR (current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +11225.0% | 40,000 current US$ | 4.53 million current US$ |
| 2008 | +1709.1% | 110,000 current US$ | 1.99 million current US$ |
| 2020 | +365.7% | 354,346 current US$ | 1.65 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.67 million current US$ | 2.87 million current US$ | 6.47 million current US$ | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.27 million current US$ | 40,000 current US$ | 5.41 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.86 million current US$ | 100,000 current US$ | 5.36 million current US$ | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.10 million current US$ | 354,346 current US$ | 3.31 million current US$ | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.63 million current US$ | 1.23 million current US$ | 1.98 million current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More aid effectiveness data for Sri Lanka
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 743,046 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 104,629 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 10.44 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 28.32 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 3.69 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 26.12 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 5.01 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 9.57 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 441,093 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 76.61 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official flows from un agencies, unhcr in Sri Lanka?
- Net official flows from un agencies, unhcr in Sri Lanka was 1.23 million current US$ in 2023, according to Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- What is the highest net official flows from un agencies, unhcr recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 6.47 million current US$ in 1988.
- What is the lowest net official flows from un agencies, unhcr recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,000 current US$ in 1996.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for net official flows from un agencies, unhcr?
- Sri Lanka ranks 67th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net official flows from un agencies, unhcr rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as part of Net official flows from UN agencies, UNHCR (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net official flows from UN agencies are the net disbursements of total official flows from the UN agencies. Total official flows are the sum of Official Development Assistance (ODA) or official aid and Other Official Flows (OOF) and represent the total disbursements by the official sector at large to the recipient country. Net disbursements are gross disbursements of grants and loans minus repayments of principal on earlier loans. ODA consists of loans made on concessional terms (with a grant element of at least 25 percent, calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent) and grants made to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. Official aid refers to aid flows from official donors to countries and territories in part II of the DAC list of recipients: more advanced countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the countries of the former Soviet Union, and certain advanced developing countries and territories. Official aid is provided under terms and conditions similar to those for ODA. Part II of the DAC List was abolished in 2005. The collection of data on official aid and other resource flows to Part II countries ended with 2004 data. OOF are transactions by the official sector whose main objective is other than development-motivated, or, if development-motivated, whose grant element is below the 25 per cent threshold which would make them eligible to be recorded as ODA. The main classes of transactions included here are official export credits, official sector equity and portfolio investment, and debt reorganization undertaken by the official sector at nonconcessional terms (irrespective of the nature or the identity of the original creditor). UN agencies are United Nations includes the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), World Food Programme (WFP), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), United Nations Development Programme(UNDP), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), United Nations Regular Programme for Technical Assistance (UNTA), United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (UNPBF), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR). Data are in current U.S. dollars.