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Sri Lanka — Central government debt

millions of LKR · 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 LKR in 2024. The previous reading was 30.26T LKR 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 LKR
202330.26T LKR
202227.90T LKR
202118.08T LKR
202015.18T LKR
10 earlier values, back to 2010
201913.14T LKR
201812.83T LKR
201710.40T LKR
20169.61T LKR
20158.83T LKR
20147.50T LKR
20136.90T LKR
20126.07T LKR
20115.20T LKR
20104.56T LKR
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.