Sri Lanka — Combined government debt (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1861–2024 · 129 observations

About this series

Combined 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. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

For Sri Lanka, the combined government debt reading stood at 100.8% of GDP in 2024. Against 110.4% of GDP in 2023, the period change was −9.54 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 91.6% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2000–2024

PeriodValue
2024100.8 % of GDP
2023110.4 % of GDP
2022115.9 % of GDP
2021102.7 % of GDP
202096.9 % of GDP
15 earlier values
201982.6 % of GDP
201883.6 % of GDP
201772.3 % of GDP
201675 % of GDP
201576.3 % of GDP
201469.6 % of GDP
201369.5 % of GDP
201267.5 % of GDP
201169.4 % of GDP
201068.7 % of GDP
200972.8 % of GDP
200868.8 % of GDP
200771.8 % of GDP
200674.3 % of GDP
200576.6 % of GDP

Values before 2005, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.