Sri Lanka Teledensity: Fixed Line

1960 - 2022 | Yearly | Number | World Bank

Key information about Sri Lanka Teledensity: Fixed Line

  • Sri Lanka Teledensity: Fixed Line was reported at 11.827 Number in Dec 2022
  • This records a decrease from the previous number of 13.177 Number for Dec 2021
  • Sri Lanka Teledensity: Fixed Line data is updated yearly, averaging 0.722 Number from Dec 1960 to 2022, with 63 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 17.314 Number in 2010 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 2022?

Sri Lanka Teledensity: Fixed Line was reported at 11.827 Number in Dec 2022 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
11.827 2022 13.177 2021 0.231 1964 17.314 2010 Number yearly 1960 - 2022

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (Number) 6.925 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Algeria (Number) 12.418 2022 yearly 1965 - 2022
Angola (Number) 0.264 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Argentina (Number) 16.734 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Armenia (Number) 13.151 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
Australia (Number) 24.484 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Austria (Number) 42.689 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Azerbaijan (Number) 15.944 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
Bahrain (Number) 17.916 2021 yearly 1965 - 2021
Bangladesh (Number) 0.160 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Belarus (Number) 45.236 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Belgium (Number) 25.334 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Bolivia (Number) 4.553 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Number) 21.073 2021 yearly 1992 - 2021
Botswana (Number) 3.624 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Brazil (Number) 12.660 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Brunei (Number) 25.214 2021 yearly 1977 - 2021
Bulgaria (Number) 11.438 2021 yearly 1979 - 2021
Cambodia (Number) 0.228 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Canada (Number) 29.417 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Chile (Number) 12.881 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
China (Number) 12.673 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
Colombia (Number) 14.627 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Congo (Number) 0.298 2020 yearly 1965 - 2020
Costa Rica (Number) 9.775 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Croatia (Number) 31.254 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Cyprus (Number) 34.300 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Czech Republic (Number) 12.392 2021 yearly 1979 - 2021
Denmark (Number) 12.210 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Dominican Republic (Number) 10.187 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
Ecuador (Number) 9.134 2022 yearly 1965 - 2022
Egypt (Number) 10.451 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
El Salvador (Number) 13.615 2022 yearly 1965 - 2022
Estonia (Number) 20.055 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
Finland (Number) 3.357 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
France (Number) 58.397 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Georgia (Number) 8.042 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
Germany (Number) 46.302 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Ghana (Number) 0.960 2021 yearly 1965 - 2021
Greece (Number) 47.026 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Guatemala (Number) 13.173 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Honduras (Number) 4.529 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
Hong Kong SAR, China (Number) 49.050 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Hungary (Number) 30.443 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Iceland (Number) 27.133 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
India (Number) 1.689 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Indonesia (Number) 3.295 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Iran (Number) 33.136 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Iraq (Number) 5.837 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Ireland (Number) 31.987 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Israel (Number) 39.543 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Italy (Number) 33.752 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Ivory Coast (Number) 0.935 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Jamaica (Number) 15.804 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Japan (Number) 49.297 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Jordan (Number) 3.835 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Kazakhstan (Number) 15.527 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
Kenya (Number) 0.117 2022 yearly 1965 - 2022
South Korea (Number) 44.787 2021 yearly 1965 - 2021
Kuwait (Number) 13.411 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan (Number) 4.580 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
Laos (Number) 17.511 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Latvia (Number) 9.402 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
Lebanon (Number) 15.654 2021 yearly 1982 - 2021
Libya (Number) 23.399 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Lithuania (Number) 9.075 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Luxembourg (Number) 40.311 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Macau SAR, China (Number) 13.289 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
North Macedonia (Number) 20.834 2022 yearly 1983 - 2022
Malawi (Number) 0.046 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Malaysia (Number) 24.907 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Malta (Number) 48.982 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Mauritius (Number) 35.561 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Mexico (Number) 21.321 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Moldova (Number) 29.060 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Mongolia (Number) 13.986 2022 yearly 1982 - 2022
Montenegro (Number) 30.185 2021 yearly 2005 - 2021
Morocco (Number) 6.725 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Mozambique (Number) 0.088 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Myanmar (Number) 0.988 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Nepal (Number) 2.417 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
Netherlands (Number) 28.706 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
New Zealand (Number) 12.691 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Nicaragua (Number) 3.004 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Nigeria (Number) 0.044 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Norway (Number) 2.577 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Oman (Number) 12.638 2021 yearly 1965 - 2021
Pakistan (Number) 1.187 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Panama (Number) 18.167 2021 yearly 1978 - 2021
Paraguay (Number) 2.485 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Peru (Number) 6.333 2021 yearly 1965 - 2021
Philippines (Number) 4.026 2021 yearly 1965 - 2021
Poland (Number) 13.866 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Portugal (Number) 51.695 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Qatar (Number) 19.434 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Romania (Number) 13.483 2021 yearly 1965 - 2021
Russia (Number) 16.355 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
Saudi Arabia (Number) 18.603 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Serbia (Number) 36.968 2021 yearly 2004 - 2021
Singapore (Number) 31.899 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -10.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 5,458.017 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 10.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 86,964.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 104.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LKR bn) 4,472.550 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LKR bn) 27,899.420 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Revenue (LKR bn) 2,012.590 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) 16,617,629.160 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Debt: Foreign (LKR mn) 11,402,380.792 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 795,600.830 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) (LKR mn) 1,172,712.077 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,002,143.567 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending (LKR mn) 170,568.510 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -371,009.687 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.626 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -319.1 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,059.3 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 7.9 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Feb 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 8,005.174 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 8,546.747 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 3,537.951 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,378.4 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 35.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Feb 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 381,649.432 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 128,854.946 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 211.902 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1978 - Dec 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 33.763 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1978 - Dec 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 17.680 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2016 - Dec 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 306.538 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2016 - Dec 2023
Exports: Germany (USD mn) 742.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Investment Goods (LKR mn) 89,464.831 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Fuel (LKR mn) 90,795.175 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Imports: Intermediate Goods (LKR mn) 262,645.135 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Imports: Consumer Goods (LKR mn) 78,022.382 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Textiles & Textile Articles (LKR mn) 76,919.404 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Imports: India (USD mn) 4,738.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 200.505 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 169.493 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 107.103 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Feb 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 8.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 237.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 250.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 44.911 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -1.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 46.216 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 54,831.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 75.0 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 5,031.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
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) -51,439.912 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
BoP: FA: Assets: Errors & Ommissions (USD mn) 192.632 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
BoP: FA: Assets: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -51,439.912 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 12,546.277 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 63,986.189 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
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 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 5,088.870 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 36,267.306 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
M2 Growth (%) 8.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Jun 2023 monthly Mar 1997 - Jun 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 4,482.3 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.3 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 30.962 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1977 - Feb 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 45,118.862 Jul 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Jul 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 6.7 Jul 2023 monthly Dec 2003 - Jul 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 1,267.7 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -97.5 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 5,580.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2010 - Jun 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 26,218.887 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1983 - Jan 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) -0.36 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1984 - Jan 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 25.97 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2023
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 4,520.000 Feb 2024 monthly Nov 2013 - Feb 2024
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 4,482.341 Feb 2024 monthly Nov 2013 - Feb 2024
Commercial Banks: Loans: Personal Loans & Advances (LA) (LKR mn) 1,714,837.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2010 - Jun 2023
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) 93.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2014 - Dec 2023
Purchasing Managers Index: Manufacturing (Index) 56.000 Feb 2024 monthly May 2015 - Feb 2024

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