Sri Lanka — Central government debt

millions of LCU · Annual · 1950–2024 · 75 observations

About this series

Central government debt is the stock of outstanding debt liabilities recorded for that reporting perimeter at the reference date. The source series determines the exact instruments and valuation covered.

The latest central government debt reading for Sri Lanka was 29.73T LCU in 2024. The previous reading was 30.26T LCU in 2023; the period change was −1.77%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 99.4% in 2024.

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Latest observations

2010–2024

PeriodValue
202429.73T LCU
202330.26T LCU
202227.90T LCU
202118.08T LCU
202015.18T LCU
10 earlier values, back to 2010
201913.14T LCU
201812.83T LCU
201710.40T LCU
20169.61T LCU
20158.83T LCU
20147.50T LCU
20136.90T LCU
20126.07T LCU
20115.20T LCU
20104.56T LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.