Sri Lanka — Central bank policy rate

percent · Monthly · Aug 1953–May 2020 · 464 observations

About this series

The central bank policy rate is the interest rate used by the monetary authority to implement or signal its policy stance. The exact instrument depends on the country.

The latest central bank policy rate reading for Sri Lanka was 9.5% in May 2020. The previous reading was 10% in Apr 2020; the period change was −0.5 percentage points. Compared with 15% in May 2019, the year-on-year change was −5.5 percentage points.

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Latest observations

Sep 2012–May 2020

PeriodValue
May 20209.5 %
Apr 202010 %
Mar 202015 %
Feb 202015 %
Jan 202015 %
15 earlier values
Dec 201915 %
Nov 201915 %
Oct 201915 %
Sep 201915 %
Aug 201915 %
Jul 201915 %
Jun 201915 %
May 201915 %
Apr 201915 %
Mar 201915 %
Feb 201915 %
Jan 201915 %
Dec 201815 %
Nov 201815 %
Oct 201815 %

Values before Oct 2018, back to Sep 2012, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.