External debt in Sri Lanka in 2024 — 56,827,528,394 US$. Ranked 93 in the world out of 118. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 12,943.5%.
1970–2024 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sri Lanka
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 56.83B | −3.72B | −6.14% |
| 2023 | 60.54B | +1.83B | +3.11% |
| 2022 | 58.72B | −23.13M | −0.04% |
| 2021 | 58.74B | +1.87B | +3.28% |
| 2020 | 56.88B | +756M | +1.35% |
| 2019 | 56.12B | +3.2B | +6.04% |
| 2018 | 52.92B | +2.15B | +4.24% |
| 2017 | 50.77B | +4.1B | +8.79% |
| 2016 | 46.66B | +2.74B | +6.23% |
| 2015 | 43.93B | +1.66B | +3.93% |
| 2014 | 42.26B | +2.95B | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 39.32B | +3.58B | +10.02% |
| 2012 | 35.74B | +9.94B | +38.54% |
| 2011 | 25.8B | +4.11B | +18.96% |
| 2010 | 21.68B | +2.18B | +11.18% |
| 2009 | 19.5B | +3.18B | +19.51% |
| 2008 | 16.32B | +2.16B | +15.25% |
| 2007 | 14.16B | +2.31B | +19.47% |
| 2006 | 11.85B | +553M | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 11.3B | −300M | −2.59% |
| 2004 | 11.6B | +874M | +8.15% |
| 2003 | 10.73B | +603M | +5.96% |
| 2002 | 10.12B | +1.17B | +13.08% |
| 2001 | 8.95B | −298M | −3.22% |
| 2000 | 9.25B | −693M | −6.97% |
| 1999 | 9.94B | +886M | +9.78% |
| 1998 | 9.06B | +951M | +11.73% |
| 1997 | 8.11B | −192M | −2.32% |
| 1996 | 8.3B | −96.74M | −1.15% |
| 1995 | 8.4B | +435M | +5.46% |
| 1994 | 7.96B | +1.06B | +15.33% |
| 1993 | 6.9B | +427M | +6.59% |
| 1992 | 6.48B | −105M | −1.59% |
| 1991 | 6.58B | +713M | +12.16% |
| 1990 | 5.87B | +682M | +13.15% |
| 1989 | 5.19B | −23.91M | −0.46% |
| 1988 | 5.21B | +455M | +9.57% |
| 1987 | 4.75B | +668M | +16.34% |
| 1986 | 4.09B | +542M | +15.29% |
| 1985 | 3.54B | +546M | +18.22% |
| 1984 | 3B | +108M | +3.74% |
| 1983 | 2.89B | +258M | +9.81% |
| 1982 | 2.63B | +390M | +17.4% |
| 1981 | 2.24B | +393M | +21.24% |
| 1980 | 1.85B | +287M | +18.36% |
| 1979 | 1.56B | +180M | +13.06% |
| 1978 | 1.38B | +240M | +21.03% |
| 1977 | 1.14B | +200M | +21.23% |
| 1976 | 942M | +124M | +15.15% |
| 1975 | 818M | +34.08M | +4.35% |
| 1974 | 784M | +152M | +24.09% |
| 1973 | 632M | +77.25M | +13.93% |
| 1972 | 554M | +34.12M | +6.56% |
| 1971 | 520M | +84.56M | +19.41% |
| 1970 | 436M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Total external debt: the liabilities of a country's residents to non-residents in foreign and in national currency, covering public, publicly guaranteed and private debt. It differs from government debt fundamentally — it includes the borrowing of banks and corporations that the government does not guarantee but that turns out to be its problem in a crisis all the same.
Important: Only middle- and low-income countries report to the World Bank Debtor Reporting System, so the table holds about 130 of them. Aggregates for country groups are not computed: the sum over those present is the debt of developing countries, not of the world.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
Gross general government debt as a percent of GDP.
Public Finance Budget balanceThe budget deficit or surplus as a percent of GDP. A negative value means spending exceeds revenue.
Finance International reservesThe gold and foreign exchange reserves of a country in US dollars.
Finance Development aid receivedHow much official development assistance a country receives — in grants and concessional loans.
