Foreign Exchange Reserves in Sri Lanka increased to 6244 USD Million in September from 6107 USD Million in August of 2025. This dataset provides - Sri Lanka Foreign Exchange Reserves - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Monthly and long-term Sri Lanka Reserves data: historical series and analyst forecasts curated by FocusEconomics.

Key information about Sri Lanka Foreign Exchange Reserves

• Sri Lanka Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 6.1 USD bn in Oct 2025, compared with 6.2 USD bn in the previous month
• Sri Lanka Foreign Exchange Reserves: USD mn data is updated monthly, available from Dec 1956 to Oct 2025
• The data reached an all-time high of 9.0 USD bn in Apr 2018 and a record low of 38.0 USD mn in Apr 1970

CEIC extends history for monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD. Foreign Exchange Reserves prior to November 2013 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.


Further information about Sri Lanka Foreign Exchange Reserves

• In the latest reports, Sri Lanka Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 2.8 Months of Import in Oct 2025.
• Its Money Supply M2 increased 45.1 USD bn YoY in Sep 2025.
• Sri Lanka Domestic Credit reached 60.9 USD bn in Sep 2025, representing an increased of 11.8 % YoY.
• The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 4.5 % in Dec 2021, compared with the ratio of 4.9 % in the previous year.
• Household Debt of Sri Lanka reached 6.6 % in Dec 2024, accounting for 6.6 % of the country's Nominal GDP.

Key information about Sri Lanka Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

• Sri Lanka Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 2.8 Months of Import in Oct 2025, compared with the ratio of 3.0 in the previous month
• Sri Lanka Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1982 to Oct 2025
• The data reached an all-time high of 6.1 in May 2020 and a record low of 0.6 in Nov 2021

CEIC calculates Foreign Exchange Reserves as Months of Import from monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves and monthly Imports. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD and Imports in USD. Foreign Exchange Reserves prior to November 2013 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.


Further information about Sri Lanka Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

• In the latest reports, Sri Lanka Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 6.1 USD bn in Oct 2025
• Its Money Supply M2 increased 10.8 % YoY in Sep 2025
• Sri Lanka Domestic Credit reached 60.9 USD bn in Sep 2025, representing an increased of 11.8 % YoY
• The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 4.5 % in Dec 2021, compared with the ratio of 4.9 % in the previous year
• Household Debt of Sri Lanka reached 6.8 USD bn in Dec 2024, accounting for 6.6 % of the country's Nominal GDP

Actual value and historical data chart for Sri Lanka Foreign Reserves Months Import Cover Goods

Sri Lanka International Reserves: Net: USD data was reported at 6.597 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.529 USD bn for 2016. Sri Lanka International Reserves: Net: USD data is updated yearly, averaging 5.088 USD bn from Dec 2012 (Median) to 2017, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.597 USD bn in 2017 and a record low of 4.163 USD bn in 2012. Sri Lanka International Reserves: Net: USD data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.KA002: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets.

Sri Lanka International Reserves: Net: LKR data was reported at 678,437.000 LKR mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 724,453.000 LKR mn for 2015. Sri Lanka International Reserves: Net: LKR data is updated yearly, averaging 678,437.000 LKR mn from Dec 2012 (Median) to 2016, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 854,107.000 LKR mn in 2014 and a record low of 529,600.000 LKR mn in 2012. Sri Lanka International Reserves: Net: LKR data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.KA002: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets.

Actual value and historical data chart for Sri Lanka Total Reserves

This dataset provides values for FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

Sri Lanka Foreign Assets: Gross Official Reserves (OR): LKR data was reported at 901,655.000 LKR mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,052,178.000 LKR mn for 2015. Sri Lanka Foreign Assets: Gross Official Reserves (OR): LKR data is updated yearly, averaging 980,028.000 LKR mn from Dec 2012 (Median) to 2016, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,075,700.000 LKR mn in 2014 and a record low of 901,655.000 LKR mn in 2016. Sri Lanka Foreign Assets: Gross Official Reserves (OR): LKR data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.KA002: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets.

Content

Averages of daily figures. Noon buying rates in New York City for cable transfers payable in foreign currencies.

This data series is updated from the source files in the Data Download Program (http://www.federalreserve.gov/datadownload/Choose.aspx?rel=h10). The files are updated on a weekly basis every Monday. If Monday is a holiday, the data files are updated the next business day.

Monthly values are averages of the daily data available. Preliminary value for the current month is provided by the source even if not all daily values are available for the entire month.

Please note that the values reported on the press release may not correspond to the values in the Data Download Program when the press release is published on a day other than Monday. This inconsistency is resolved on the next available weekly release date.

Context

This is a dataset from the Federal Reserve hosted by the Federal Reserve Economic Database (FRED). FRED has a data platform found here and they update their information according to the frequency that the data updates. Explore the Federal Reserve using Kaggle and all of the data sources available through the Federal Reserve organization page!

• Update Frequency: This dataset is updated daily.

• Observation Start: 1973-01-01

• Observation End : 2019-11-01

Acknowledgements

This dataset is maintained using FRED's API and Kaggle's API.

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Sri Lanka: Foreign exchange reserves including gold, billion USD: Pour cet indicateur, La Banque mondiale fournit des données pour la Sri Lanka de 1960 à 2024. La valeur moyenne pour Sri Lanka pendant cette période était de 2.17 billion U.S. dollars avec un minimum de 0.04 billion U.S. dollars en 1966 et un maximum de 8.21 billion U.S. dollars en 2014.

Sri Lanka Central Bank: Assets: Foreign Reserve data was reported at 1,507,784.000 LKR mn in Aug 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,460,738.000 LKR mn for Jul 2018. Sri Lanka Central Bank: Assets: Foreign Reserve data is updated monthly, averaging 117,185.600 LKR mn from Dec 1983 (Median) to Aug 2018, with 417 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,731,464.000 LKR mn in Apr 2018 and a record low of 4,816.600 LKR mn in Jun 1989. Sri Lanka Central Bank: Assets: Foreign Reserve data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.KB006: Balance Sheet: Central Bank.

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Key information about Sri Lanka Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

• Sri Lanka Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 2.000 % in Nov 2025
• This stayed constant from the previous number of 2.000 % for Oct 2025
• Sri Lanka Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data is updated monthly, averaging 8.000 % from Mar 1997 to Nov 2025, with 345 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 12.000 % in Jul 1999 and a record low of 2.000 % in Nov 2025
• Sri Lanka Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Reserve Requirement Ratio: Monthly

CEIC calculates monthly Reserve Requirement Ratio from daily Reserve Requirement Ratio based on the last business day of the month. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka provides Reserve Requirement Ratio.

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Sri Lanka Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import data was reported at 4.163 Unit in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.945 Unit for Feb 2025. Sri Lanka Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import data is updated monthly, averaging 4.058 Unit from Jan 2006 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 231 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.676 Unit in Mar 2020 and a record low of 0.920 Unit in Nov 2021. Sri Lanka Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.World Bank.GEM: Foreign Reserves. The stock of international reserves is expressed as the number of months of financing-coverage it represents for the given country's imports of merchandise goods.

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Sri Lanka LK: Total Reserves: Months of Imports data was reported at 3.421 NA in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.798 NA for 2016. Sri Lanka LK: Total Reserves: Months of Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 2.798 NA from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.344 NA in 2010 and a record low of 0.831 NA in 1975. Sri Lanka LK: Total Reserves: Months of Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.World Bank.WDI: Foreign Reserves. Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. This item shows reserves expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [Reserves/(Imports/12)].; ; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.; Weighted average;