Sri Lanka Foreign Exchange Reserves

1956 - 2024 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Sri Lanka Foreign Exchange Reserves

  • Sri Lanka Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 4.5 USD bn in Feb 2024, compared with 4.4 USD bn in the previous month
  • Sri Lanka Foreign Exchange Reserves: USD mn data is updated monthly, available from Dec 1956 to Feb 2024
  • The data reached an all-time high of 9.0 USD bn in Apr 2018 and a record low of 38.0 USD mn in Apr 1970

CEIC extends history for monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD. Foreign Exchange Reserves prior to November 2013 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.


Further information about Sri Lanka Foreign Exchange Reserves
  • In the latest reports, Sri Lanka Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 3.3 Months of Import in Feb 2024.
  • Its Money Supply M2 increased 36.3 USD bn YoY in Jan 2024.
  • Sri Lanka Domestic Credit reached 1.3 USD bn in Dec 2023, representing an drop of 97.5 % YoY.
  • The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 4.5 % in Dec 2021, compared with the ratio of 4.9 % in the previous year.
  • Household Debt of Sri Lanka reached 6.5 % in Jun 2023, accounting for 6.5 % of the country's Nominal GDP.

View Sri Lanka's Foreign Exchange Reserves from Dec 1956 to Feb 2024 in the chart:

Sri Lanka Foreign Exchange Reserves

What was Sri Lanka's Foreign Exchange Reserves in Feb 2024?

Sri Lanka Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 4.5 USD bn in Feb 2024, compared with 4.4 USD bn in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
4,482.3 Feb 2024 4,425.6 Jan 2024 38.0 Apr 1970 9,018.4 Apr 2018 USD mn monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2024

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 5,649.6 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Jan 2024
Algeria (USD mn) 64,574.5 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1968 - Feb 2024
Argentina (USD mn) 21,364.9 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2024
Armenia (USD mn) 3,282.3 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Mar 2024
Australia (USD mn) 34,170.8 Mar 2024 monthly Jul 1969 - Mar 2024
Austria (USD mn) 3,485.6 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2023
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 12,623.6 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1992 - Jan 2024
Bahrain (USD mn) 3,154.0 Nov 2023 monthly Oct 1965 - Nov 2023
Bangladesh (USD mn) 26,152.4 May 2023 monthly Dec 1972 - May 2023
Belarus (USD mn) 3,138.6 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Mar 2024
Belgium (USD mn) 8,200.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Bolivia (USD mn) 372.4 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 8,758.7 Feb 2024 monthly Aug 1997 - Feb 2024
Botswana (USD mn) 5,165.9 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2021
Brazil (USD mn) 323,140.7 Mar 2024 monthly Nov 2000 - Mar 2024
Brunei (USD mn) 3,161.0 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2023
Bulgaria (USD mn) 36,539.6 Mar 2024 monthly Sep 2003 - Mar 2024
Cambodia (USD mn) 15,643.0 Jul 2023 monthly Dec 1993 - Jul 2023
Canada (USD mn) 89,875.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jun 1999 - Mar 2024
Chile (USD mn) 41,619.8 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Mar 2024
China (USD mn) 3,245,657.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Mar 2024
Colombia (USD mn) 54,561.7 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2024
Croatia (USD mn) 28,293.0 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1992 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) 229.7 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2024
Czech Republic (USD mn) 141,307.4 Mar 2024 monthly Mar 2000 - Mar 2024
Denmark (USD mn) 81,077.1 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2024
Ecuador (USD mn) 3,379.0 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Mar 2024
Egypt (USD mn) 28,824.1 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Mar 2024
Estonia (USD mn) 2,065.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2024
European Union (USD mn) 297,397.8 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Feb 2024
Finland (USD mn) 7,987.5 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2024
France (USD mn) 30,167.5 Feb 2024 monthly Feb 2004 - Feb 2024
Georgia (USD mn) 3,994.7 Mar 2024 monthly Oct 1995 - Mar 2024
Germany (USD mn) 37,028.2 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2024
Ghana (USD mn) 3,368.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1965 - Jan 2024
Greece (USD mn) 4,041.2 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 425,016.0 Feb 2024 monthly Apr 2000 - Feb 2024
Hungary (USD mn) 41,344.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2024
Iceland (USD mn) 5,777.6 Mar 2024 monthly Oct 2000 - Mar 2024
India (USD mn) 554,152.0 Feb 2024 monthly Apr 1989 - Feb 2024
Indonesia (USD mn) 126,427.8 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2000 - Mar 2024
Ireland (USD mn) 5,043.6 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Israel (USD mn) 202,179.9 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Feb 2024
Italy (USD mn) 49,741.1 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 2024
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 8.1 Feb 2024 monthly Jul 1962 - Feb 2024
Japan (USD mn) 1,163,521.0 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2000 - Mar 2024
Jordan (USD mn) 13,561.8 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Feb 2024
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 13,901.9 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Feb 2024
Kenya (USD mn) 7,340.8 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
South Korea (USD mn) 395,420.3 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Mar 2024
Kosovo (USD mn) 1,093.1 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2000 - Jan 2024
Kuwait (USD mn) 41,142.5 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1964 - Jan 2024
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 1,499.7 Mar 2024 monthly Jul 1995 - Mar 2024
Laos (USD mn) 1,782.0 Sep 2023 monthly Dec 1988 - Sep 2023
Latvia (USD mn) 3,839.7 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2024
Lebanon (USD mn) 14,738.7 Feb 2023 monthly Jun 1990 - Feb 2023
Lithuania (USD mn) 4,106.7 Mar 2024 monthly Jun 1993 - Mar 2024
Luxembourg (USD mn) 188.5 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2024
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) 28,071.8 Mar 2024 monthly Jun 1984 - Mar 2024
North Macedonia (USD mn) 4,248.1 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Feb 2024
Malawi (USD mn) 413.8 Oct 2021 monthly Jun 1965 - Oct 2021
Malaysia (USD mn) 104,000.0 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2000 - Mar 2024
Malta (USD mn) 972.6 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Mar 2024
Mauritius (USD mn) 5,968.3 Feb 2024 monthly Mar 1960 - Feb 2024
Mexico (USD mn) 191,899.7 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2024
Moldova (USD mn) 5,387.3 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2024
Mongolia (USD mn) 4,293.4 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1992 - Feb 2024
Montenegro (USD mn) 1,246.2 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Feb 2024
Morocco (USD mn) 31,975.2 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Feb 2024
Mozambique (USD mn) 3,600.9 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 1984 - Jan 2024
Myanmar (USD mn) 7,704.9 Mar 2021 quarterly Dec 1950 - Mar 2021
Nepal (USD mn) 12,413.6 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2024
Netherlands (USD mn) 7,010.5 Feb 2024 monthly Sep 1999 - Feb 2024
New Zealand (USD mn) 15,974.3 Feb 2024 monthly Sep 2005 - Feb 2024
Nigeria (USD mn) 32,360.0 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1960 - Nov 2023
Norway (USD mn) 73,487.5 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Oman (USD mn) 16,138.4 Jan 2024 monthly Apr 1970 - Jan 2024
Pakistan (USD mn) 11,992.2 Oct 2023 monthly Jan 1959 - Oct 2023
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 504.1 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2024
Panama (USD mn) 8,144.7 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 1969 - Feb 2024
Paraguay (USD mn) 9,333.3 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Mar 2024
Peru (USD mn) 67,982.0 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Mar 2024
Philippines (USD mn) 89,027.1 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Mar 2024
Poland (USD mn) 169,896.7 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Mar 2024
Portugal (USD mn) 5,371.0 Sep 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Sep 2023
Qatar (USD mn) 43,406.1 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1966 - Feb 2024
Romania (USD mn) 65,735.5 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2005 - Mar 2024
Russia (USD mn) 396,186.0 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 1996 - Mar 2024
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 406,940.5 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2024
Serbia (USD mn) 24,376.8 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Singapore (USD mn) 353,887.7 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2000 - Mar 2024
Slovakia (USD mn) 8,127.8 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 2024
Slovenia (USD mn) 1,138.5 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2024
South Africa (USD mn) 46,773.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2024
Spain (USD mn) 62,470.3 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1987 - Feb 2024
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 4,482.3 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2024
Sudan (USD mn) 0.0 Dec 2017 monthly Jul 1960 - Dec 2017
Sweden (USD mn) 41,970.0 Feb 2024 monthly Mar 2000 - Feb 2024
Switzerland (USD mn) 771,212.3 Feb 2024 monthly Jun 1999 - Feb 2024
Syria (USD mn) 16,221.1 Jun 2011 monthly Dec 1950 - Jun 2011

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -10.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 5,458.017 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 10.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 86,964.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 104.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LKR bn) 4,472.550 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LKR bn) 27,899.420 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Revenue (LKR bn) 2,012.590 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) 16,617,629.160 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Debt: Foreign (LKR mn) 11,402,380.792 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 795,600.830 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,002,143.567 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) (LKR mn) 1,172,712.077 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -371,009.687 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending (LKR mn) 170,568.510 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.626 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -319.1 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,059.3 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 7.9 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Feb 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 8,005.174 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 8,546.747 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 3,537.951 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,378.4 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 35.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Feb 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 381,649.432 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 128,854.946 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 211.902 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1978 - Dec 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 33.763 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1978 - Dec 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 17.680 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2016 - Dec 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 306.538 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2016 - Dec 2023
Exports: Germany (USD mn) 742.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Investment Goods (LKR mn) 89,464.831 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Fuel (LKR mn) 90,795.175 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Imports: Intermediate Goods (LKR mn) 262,645.135 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Imports: Consumer Goods (LKR mn) 78,022.382 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Textiles & Textile Articles (LKR mn) 76,919.404 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Imports: India (USD mn) 4,738.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 200.505 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 169.493 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 107.103 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Feb 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 8.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 237.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 250.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 44.911 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -1.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 46.216 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 54,831.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 75.0 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 5,031.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 11.5 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.744 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -51,439.912 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
BoP: FA: Assets: Errors & Ommissions (USD mn) 192.632 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
BoP: FA: Assets: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -51,439.912 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 12,546.277 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 63,986.189 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
No of Registered Enterprises (Unit) 6,298.000 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.5 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 6.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 5,088.870 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 36,267.306 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
M2 Growth (%) 8.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Jun 2023 monthly Mar 1997 - Jun 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 4,482.3 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.3 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 30.962 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1977 - Feb 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 45,118.862 Jul 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Jul 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 6.7 Jul 2023 monthly Dec 2003 - Jul 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 1,267.7 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -97.5 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 5,580.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2010 - Jun 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 26,218.887 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1983 - Jan 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) -0.36 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1984 - Jan 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 25.97 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2023
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 4,520.000 Feb 2024 monthly Nov 2013 - Feb 2024
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 4,482.341 Feb 2024 monthly Nov 2013 - Feb 2024
Commercial Banks: Loans: Personal Loans & Advances (LA) (LKR mn) 1,714,837.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2010 - Jun 2023
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -8.2 May 2023 monthly May 2016 - May 2023
Business Sentiment Index: Business Condition: Current Quarter (Index) 93.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2014 - Dec 2023
Purchasing Managers Index: Manufacturing (Index) 56.000 Feb 2024 monthly May 2015 - Feb 2024

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