Newsprint — Import value, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Newsprint — Import value, per capita was 0.0005 1000 USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import value, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, newsprint — import value, per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0005 1000 USD per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 78.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import value, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0022 1000 USD per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 USD per person, in 1976.
That places Sri Lanka 62nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Newsprint — Import value, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | +16.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | +82.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -28.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -22.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | +86.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -15.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -24.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -27.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | +106.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -26.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | -58.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | +44.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | +47.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | +169.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -48.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | +133.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -31.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -19.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | +17.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | +47.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0012 1000 USD per person | +92.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | -50.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | -19.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | +22.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -70.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | +298.5% |
| 1995 | 0.001 1000 USD per person | +45.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 1000 USD per person | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | -54.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | +28.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 1000 USD per person | +42.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -77.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 1000 USD per person | +305.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 1000 USD per person | +32.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 1000 USD per person | +29.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 1000 USD per person | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0014 1000 USD per person | +19.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 1000 USD per person | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0013 1000 USD per person | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 1000 USD per person | +26.0% |
| 2011 | 0.002 1000 USD per person | +20.2% |
| 2012 | 0.002 1000 USD per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 1000 USD per person | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 1000 USD per person | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 1000 USD per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 1000 USD per person | -19.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0016 1000 USD per person | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 1000 USD per person | -33.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | -53.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | +31.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -36.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | +13.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | -4.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0005 1000 USD per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 1000 USD per person, 1.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0005 1000 USD per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0001 1000 USD per person, 4.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newsprint — Import value, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +305.5% | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | 0.0008 1000 USD per person |
| 1994 | +298.5% | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | 0.0007 1000 USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | 0.0012 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | 0.0011 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 1000 USD per person | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | 0.0016 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 1000 USD per person | 0.0011 1000 USD per person | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import value, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Newsprint — import value, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0005 1000 USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import value, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0022 1000 USD per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import value, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 USD per person in 1976.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for newsprint — import value, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 62nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import value, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Newsprint — Import value, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Newsprint — Import value divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Newsprint — Import value ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Newsprint — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Newsprint — Import value divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.