Balance of payments, old basis (BPM5), quarterly

The balance of payments on the old BPM5 basis, quarterly, 2001 to 2011. US$ mn, quarterly, 2001–2011.

Published by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka; read from CBSL statistical tables.

Goods - merchandise, net ended−2,910.9–
Services, net ended311.4+42.1%
Services - transportation, net ended103.4+14.1%
Services - transportation - passenger fares, net ended13.2−15.6%
Services - transportation - freight, net ended−10.2–
Services - transportation - other, net ended100.3−22.1%
Services - travel, net ended144.9+64.6%
Services - telecommunications services, net ended7.4+923.2%
Services - computer and information services, net ended88.8+34.0%
Services - construction services, net ended4.1+0.1%
Services - insurance services, net ended−5.7–
Services - other business services, net ended−27.8–
Services - other business services - of which hired power rental payments, net ended0.0–
Services - government expenditure n.i.e., net ended−3.5–
Income, net ended−250.0–
Income - compensation of employees, net ended−2.5–
Income - direct investment, net ended−166.1–
Income - interest and other charges, net ended−81.4–
Current transfers, net ended1,154.2+29.9%
Current transfers - private, net ended1,131.5+29.7%
Current transfers - private - of which tsunami related inflows, net ended0.0–
Current transfers - general government, net ended22.7+43.7%
Capital AND financial account, net ended1,207.2+1.6%
Capital account - capital transfers, net ended41.8+6.5%
Capital account - capital transfers - general government (other), net ended42.1+43.7%
Capital account - capital transfers - ngos, net ended0.9−93.3%
Capital account - capital transfers - other sector(migrant transfers), net ended−1.2–
Capital account - capital transfers - other sector(migrant transfers) - of which: debt forgiveness, net ended0.0–
Capital account - acquisition/disposal of non-financial assets, net ended0.0–
Financial account, net ended1,165.4+1.4%
Financial account - private investment, net ended332.9–
Financial account - private investment - long-term, net ended426.3+1610.9%
Financial account - private investment - long-term - direct investment, net ended349.7+84.0%
Financial account - private investment - long-term - privatisation proceeds, net ended0.0–
Financial account - private investment - long-term - other private long-term, net ended76.6–
Financial account - private investment - short-term, net ended−93.5–
Financial account - private investment - short-term - portfolio investment, net ended−18.1–
Financial account - private investment - short-term - other private short-term, net ended−75.3–
Financial account - commercial banks, net ended501.0+196.2%
Financial account - commercial banks - commercial bank - assets, net ended247.5–
Financial account - commercial banks - commercial bank - liabilities, net ended253.5−21.1%
Financial account - central government, net ended331.6−74.7%
Financial account - central government - long-term, net ended304.5−75.8%
Financial account - central government - other long-term, net ended0.0–
Financial account - central government - short-term, net ended27.1−50.0%
Financial account - central government - short-term - treasury bills, net ended18.9−48.0%
Financial account - central government - short-term - treasury bonds, net ended8.2−54.1%
Monetary sector, net ended1,102.0–
Monetary sector - government - assets, net ended−166.8–
Monetary sector - government - liabilities, net ended0.0–
Monetary sector - central bank - assets, net ended889.6–
Monetary sector - central bank - liabilities, net ended384.9+21.2%
Monetary sector - transactions with IMF, net ended−5.7–
Monetary sector - allocation of sdrs, net ended0.0–
Monetary sector - valuation adjustments, net ended0.0–
Monetary sector - monetary gold, net ended0.0–
Errors & omissions, net ended−614.0–
Overall balance, net ended−1,101.6–

Goods - merchandise, net

US$ mn, quarterly. 2011 Q4: −2,910.9

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Published by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka; read from CBSL statistical tables.

* Calculated by Macro Lab from the published values.