Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31
Sri Lanka's government debt stands at 96.8% as of 2025-12-31, down from 100.18% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1996 to 2025 (30 observations).
In 2025, Sri Lanka's government debt was 96.8%, down from 100.18% in 2024.
In 2024, Sri Lanka's government debt was 100.18%, down from 109.9% in 2023.
In 2023, Sri Lanka's government debt was 109.9%, down from 115.94% in 2022.
In 2022, Sri Lanka's government debt was 115.94%, up from 102.67% in 2021.
In 2021, Sri Lanka's government debt was 102.67%, up from 96.88% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 96.8% | -3.38% |
| 2024 | 100.18% | -9.72% |
| 2023 | 109.9% | -6.05% |
| 2022 | 115.94% | +13.27% |
| 2021 | 102.67% | +5.79% |
| 2020 | 96.88% | +14.29% |
| 2019 | 82.59% | -0.9909% |
| 2018 | 83.58% | +11.32% |
| 2017 | 72.26% | -2.74% |
| 2016 | 75% | -1.33% |
| 2015 | 76.33% | +6.77% |
| 2014 | 69.56% | +0.1036% |
| 2013 | 69.46% | +1.95% |
| 2012 | 67.5% | -1.92% |
| 2011 | 69.43% | +0.6973% |
| 2010 | 68.73% | -4.02% |
| 2009 | 72.75% | +3.97% |
| 2008 | 68.78% | -3.07% |
| 2007 | 71.85% | -2.44% |
| 2006 | 74.29% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 76.59% | -9.91% |
| 2004 | 86.5% | +0.0488% |
| 2003 | 86.45% | -9.85% |
| 2002 | 96.3% | +11.94% |
| 2001 | 84.36% | +5.16% |
| 2000 | 79.2% | +1.51% |
| 1999 | 77.7% | +3.45% |
| 1998 | 74.24% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 70.15% | -6.08% |
| 1996 | 76.23% | — |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Sri Lanka's government debt is 96.8% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 100.18% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The highest recorded value is 115.94% (2022); the lowest is 67.5% (2012), across data from 1996 to 2025.
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.