Key information about Sri Lanka Total Loans

• Sri Lanka Total Loans was reported at 29.709 USD bn in Dec 2024
• This records a decrease from the previous number of 29.998 USD bn for Nov 2024
• Sri Lanka Total Loans data is updated monthly, averaging 4.662 USD bn from Dec 1983 to Dec 2024, with 493 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 40.483 USD bn in Dec 2021 and a record low of 1.256 USD bn in Dec 1983
• Sri Lanka Total Loans 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: Total Loans: USD: Monthly

The national debt of Sri Lanka was estimated at approximately ************* U.S. dollars in 2024. Between 1990 and 2024, the national debt rose by around ************* U.S. dollars, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

External Debt in Sri Lanka decreased to 56188.64 USD Million in the first quarter of 2025 from 57133.49 USD Million in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Sri Lanka External Debt - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about Sri Lanka Total Loans Growth

• Sri Lanka Total Loans Growth was reported at 4.20 % in Dec 2024
• This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.37 % for Nov 2024
• Sri Lanka Total Loans Growth data is updated monthly, averaging 15.13 % from Dec 1984 to Dec 2024, with 481 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 33.97 % in Mar 2012 and a record low of -8.47 % in May 2023
• Sri Lanka Total Loans Growth 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: Total Loans: Y-o-Y Growth: Monthly

Key information about Sri Lanka National Government Debt

• Sri Lanka National Government Debt reached 96.5 USD bn in Sep 2024, compared with 92.7 USD bn in the previous quarter.
• Sri Lanka National Government Debt data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2014 to Sep 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 96.5 USD bn in Sep 2024 and a record low of 55.0 USD bn in Mar 2014.

• In the latest reports, Sri Lanka Consolidated Fiscal Balance recorded a deficit equal to 5.6 % of its Nominal GDP in Sep 2024.
• The country's Government debt accounted for 96.9 % of its Nominal GDP in Sep 2024.
• Sri Lanka Nominal GDP reached 20.9 USD bn in Mar 2023.

The ratio of national debt to gross domestic product (GDP) of Sri Lanka was estimated at approximately 99.43 percent in 2024. Between 1990 and 2024, the ratio rose by around 20.49 percentage points, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.The general government gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. Here it is depicted in relation to the country's GDP, which refers to the total value of goods and services produced during a year.

Sri Lanka recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 96.10 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. This dataset provides - Sri Lanka Government Debt To GDP - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Graph and download economic data for Central government debt, total (% of GDP) for Sri Lanka (DEBTTLLKA188A) from 1990 to 2015 about Sri Lanka, debt, government, and GDP.

Key information about Sri Lanka External Debt

• Sri Lanka External Debt reached 56.6 USD bn in Sep 2024, compared with 55.9 USD bn in the previous quarter.
• Sri Lanka External Debt: USD mn data is updated quarterly, available from Dec 2012 to Sep 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 56.6 USD bn in Sep 2024 and a record low of 37.1 USD bn in Dec 2012.

• In the latest reports of Sri Lanka, Current Account recorded a surplus of 303.4 USD mn in Sep 2024.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 45.4 USD mn in Sep 2024.
• Sri Lanka Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 7.2 USD mn in Sep 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 146.0 USD mn in Sep 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 20.9 USD bn in Mar 2023.

Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) in Sri Lanka was reported at 2825291973 USD in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Sri Lanka - Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Loans from Non-Resident Banks, Amounts Outstanding, to GDP for Sri Lanka (DDOI09LKA156NWDB) from 1982 to 2021 about nonresidents, Sri Lanka, loans, banks, depository institutions, and GDP.

Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans of Sri Lanka rocketed by 167.91% from 4.5 % in 2021 to 12.0 % in 2022. Since the 5.14% drop in 2017, bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans shot up by 379.03% in 2022. Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans are the value of nonperforming loans divided by the total value of the loan portfolio (including nonperforming loans before the deduction of specific loan-loss provisions). The loan amount recorded as nonperforming should be the gross value of the loan as recorded on the balance sheet, not just the amount that is overdue.

Multilateral loans, total in Sri Lanka was reported at 13441561906 in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Sri Lanka - Multilateral loans, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Sri Lanka LK: External Debt: Average Grant Element on New External Debt Commitments: Official data was reported at 53.419 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 56.443 % for 2016. Sri Lanka LK: External Debt: Average Grant Element on New External Debt Commitments: Official data is updated yearly, averaging 61.184 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 75.392 % in 1989 and a record low of 47.080 % in 1998. Sri Lanka LK: External Debt: Average Grant Element on New External Debt Commitments: Official 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: External Debt: Terms and Undisbursed Debt. The grant element of a loan is the grant equivalent expressed as a percentage of the amount committed. It is used as a measure of the overall cost of borrowing. To obtain the average, the grant elements for all public and publicly guaranteed loans have been weighted by the amounts of the loans. The grant equivalent of a loan is its commitment (present) value, less the discounted present value of its contractual debt service; conventionally, future service payments are discounted at 10 percent. Commitments cover the total amount of loans for which contracts were signed in the year specified. Debt from official creditors includes loans from international organizations (multilateral loans) and loans from governments (bilateral loans). Loans from international organization include loans and credits from the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral and intergovernmental agencies. Excluded are loans from funds administered by an international organization on behalf of a single donor government; these are classified as loans from governments. Government loans include loans from governments and their agencies (including central banks), loans from autonomous bodies, and direct loans from official export credit agencies.; ; World Bank, International Debt Statistics.; Weighted average;

Graph and download economic data for Outstanding Total International Debt Securities to GDP for Sri Lanka (DDDM07LKA156NWDB) from 1982 to 2020 about Sri Lanka, issues, debt, and GDP.

Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) in Sri Lanka was reported at 15.88 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Sri Lanka - Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and income) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Official bilateral loans, total in Sri Lanka was reported at 3392000000 in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Sri Lanka - Official bilateral loans, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Total debt service (% of GNI) in Sri Lanka was reported at 3.4806 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Sri Lanka - Total debt service (% of GNI) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Total reserves (% of total external debt) in Sri Lanka was reported at 7.1389 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Sri Lanka - Total reserves (% of total external debt) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

All reporting countries - Cross-border total liabilities of banks with headquaters in All countries (total) vis-a-vis residents of Sri Lanka, non-bank financial institutions (amounts outstanding / stocks, loans and deposits in all currencies (=d+f+u), Euro )