Sri Lanka Bank Lending Rate

1989 - 2025 | Monthly | % pa | CEIC Data

Key information about Sri Lanka Bank Lending Rate

  • Sri Lanka Bank Lending Rate was reported at 8.870 % pa in Dec 2025.
  • This records an increase from the previous number of 8.440 % pa for Nov 2025.
  • Sri Lanka Bank Lending Rate data is updated monthly, averaging 17.900 % pa from Jun 1989 to Dec 2025, with 439 observations.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 29.670 % pa in Nov 2022 and a record low of 5.650 % pa in May 2021.
  • Sri Lanka Bank Lending Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Bank Lending Rate: Monthly.

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka provides monthly weighted average Bank Lending Rate.

View Sri Lanka's Bank Lending Rate from Jun 1989 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

Sri Lanka Bank Lending Rate

What was Sri Lanka's Bank Lending Rate in Dec 2025?

Sri Lanka Bank Lending Rate was reported at 8.870 % pa in Dec 2025. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
8.870 Dec 2025 8.440 Nov 2025 5.650 May 2021 29.670 Nov 2022 % pa monthly Jun 1989 - Dec 2025

Bank Lending Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (% pa) 5.900 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1986 - Sep 2025
Algeria (% pa) 8.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Armenia (% pa) 13.888 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Nov 2025
Austria (% pa) 3.750 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Nov 2025
Azerbaijan (% pa) 15.579 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Bahrain (% pa) 5.010 Mar 2016 monthly Apr 1985 - Mar 2016
Bangladesh (% pa) 7.920 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Oct 2025
Belarus (% pa) 11.230 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Belgium (% pa) 3.500 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Bolivia (% pa) 10.907 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (% pa) 4.419 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2025
Botswana (% pa) 7.190 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Brunei (% pa) 5.500 14 Jan 2026 daily 01 Dec 2003 - 14 Jan 2026
Bulgaria (% pa) 4.121 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2025
Canada (% pa) 4.450 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1935 - Dec 2025
China (% pa) 3.000 19 Jan 2026 daily 20 Aug 2019 - 19 Jan 2026
Colombia (% pa) 14.190 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Nov 2025
Cyprus (% pa) 4.320 Sep 2025 monthly Nov 2007 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (% pa) 5.158 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Denmark (% pa) 1.750 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 1992 - Dec 2025
Ecuador (% pa) 7.740 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2026
Egypt (% pa) 21.700 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Nov 2025
Estonia (% pa) 4.890 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
France (% pa) 3.450 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Georgia (% pa) 13.290 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 2002 - Nov 2025
Germany (% pa) 3.940 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Greece (% pa) 4.510 Sep 2025 monthly Sep 2002 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (% pa) 5.000 14 Jan 2026 daily 01 Jan 1981 - 14 Jan 2026
Hungary (% pa) 7.500 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1988 - Dec 2025
Iceland (% pa) 10.571 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 1982 - Nov 2025
Indonesia (% pa) 8.244 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1993 - Nov 2025
Israel (% pa) 2.942 Mar 2022 monthly Apr 2013 - Mar 2022
Italy (% pa) 3.521 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Japan (% pa) 1.875 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Dec 2025
Jordan (% pa) 7.970 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Kazakhstan (% pa) 17.877 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Kenya (% pa) 14.880 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1991 - Nov 2025
South Korea (% pa) 4.150 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
Kosovo (% pa) 6.691 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 2004 - Nov 2025
Kuwait (% pa) 5.025 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1979 - Nov 2025
Kyrgyzstan (% pa) 19.434 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2025
Latvia (% pa) 5.330 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Lebanon (% pa) 10.070 Sep 2025 monthly Mar 1972 - Sep 2025
Lithuania (% pa) 5.180 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Nov 2025
Luxembourg (% pa) 3.640 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Macau SAR, China (% pa) 5.258 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 2008 - Nov 2025
North Macedonia (% pa) 5.256 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Malawi (% pa) 25.300 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Sep 2025
Malaysia (% pa) 4.600 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
Malta (% pa) 3.284 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Mauritius (% pa) 6.840 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Nov 2025
Mexico (% pa) 7.840 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1993 - Oct 2025
Moldova (% pa) 9.063 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Mongolia (% pa) 17.355 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 1998 - Nov 2025
Montenegro (% pa) 6.230 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 2005 - Nov 2025
Mozambique (% pa) 15.800 Dec 2025 monthly Aug 1997 - Dec 2025
Myanmar (% pa) 14.500 May 2021 monthly Jan 1994 - May 2021
Nepal (% pa) 7.380 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 2013 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (% pa) 18.890 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Oman (% pa) 5.446 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1984 - Nov 2025
Palestinian Territory (% pa) 5.624 Jun 2022 monthly Mar 2004 - Jun 2022
Panama (% pa) 4.750 Jun 2018 monthly Dec 1999 - Jun 2018
Paraguay (% pa) 14.060 Nov 2025 monthly Aug 2007 - Nov 2025
Peru (% pa) 15.887 Dec 2025 monthly Aug 1985 - Dec 2025
Philippines (% pa) 7.817 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Sep 2025
Poland (% pa) 6.050 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Qatar (% pa) 4.561 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2004 - Nov 2025
Romania (% pa) 9.180 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Oct 2025
Russia (% pa) 17.890 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Serbia (% pa) 6.250 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 2010 - Nov 2025
Singapore (% pa) 5.250 Jun 2021 monthly Jan 1978 - Jun 2021
Slovakia (% pa) 4.226 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Nov 2025
South Africa (% pa) 10.250 13 Jan 2026 daily 31 Dec 1948 - 13 Jan 2026
Sri Lanka (% pa) 8.870 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1989 - Dec 2025
Sweden (% pa) 1.850 12 Jan 2026 daily 01 Jun 1994 - 12 Jan 2026
Taiwan, China (% pa) 3.265 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1961 - Nov 2025
Tajikistan (% pa) 20.425 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Thailand (% pa) 6.725 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Dec 2025
Ukraine (% pa) 19.328 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Oct 2025
United States (% pa) 6.750 08 Jan 2026 daily 04 Aug 1955 - 08 Jan 2026
Uruguay (% pa) 18.272 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Uzbekistan (% pa) 23.056 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Nov 2025
Venezuela (% pa) 57.810 06 Jan 2026 daily 02 Jan 2004 - 06 Jan 2026
Zambia (% pa) 28.390 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025

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Sri Lanka Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 12,278.866 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 16.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 98,101.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 93.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LKR bn) 5,776.459 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LKR bn) 30,149.723 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Forecast: Government Revenue (LKR bn) 4,090.804 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Government Debt: Foreign (LKR mn) 10,974,344.939 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,314,106.280 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 1,505,275.440 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -35,815.568 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) 17,595,054.038 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending (LKR mn) 218,331.171 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) (LKR mn) 1,434,468.885 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.626 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -730.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Nov 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,047.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Nov 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 5.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Nov 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 10,722.129 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 6,090.751 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 6,891.315 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,778.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Nov 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 18.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Nov 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 358,932.953 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 180,310.512 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 255.008 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1978 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 70.398 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1978 - Sep 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 28.146 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 370.761 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Sep 2025
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Fuel (LKR mn) 102,097.478 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Imports: Investment Goods (LKR mn) 93,238.689 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Imports: Consumer Goods (LKR mn) 159,831.025 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Imports: Intermediate Goods (LKR mn) 291,743.908 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Textiles & Textile Articles (LKR mn) 62,238.604 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 89.340 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2025
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 163.915 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2025
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 159.832 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2025
Exports: India (USD mn) 860.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: Germany (USD mn) 742.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: Italy (USD mn) 641.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: United States of America (USD mn) 3,321.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: United Kingdom (USD mn) 963.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: China (USD mn) 3,285.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) 666.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Japan (USD mn) 252.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: India (USD mn) 4,738.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Singapore (USD mn) 871.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Import Value Index (2015=100) 108.993 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 118.509 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 20.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 399.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 241.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 25.584 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -62.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 87.880 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 56,262.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 75.0 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 5,391.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 11.5 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 1.746 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -53,070.753 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) -2.034 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,678.997 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn) 7,218.707 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) -399.156 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Assets (USD mn) -6.896 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) 788.694 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 241.172 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn) 7,618.312 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Secondary Income (USD mn) 2,050.924 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) -1,904.313 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 3,722.989 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 2,073.771 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current & Capital Account (USD mn) 397.572 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities (USD mn) 14.458 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 216.613 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 20.754 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 22.847 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 5,627.302 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current & CA: Credit (USD mn) 7,618.433 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current & CA: Debit (USD mn) 7,220.861 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 154.893 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) -252.298 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 0.121 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 678.254 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -535.699 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 142.555 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 15,255.336 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 68,326.089 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 303.375 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Debit (USD mn) 906.117 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 146.023 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 7.600 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
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
BoP: FA: Assets: Errors & Ommissions (USD mn) 192.632 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -51,921.770 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
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 (%) 6.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 6,925.998 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 44,876.014 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
M2 Growth (%) 10.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Sep 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.0 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 5,943.5 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Nov 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 84.548 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1977 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 57,394.133 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.6 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 60,882.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 11.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 6,750.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2010 - Dec 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 33,660.644 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1983 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 18.40 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1984 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 26.04 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 6,034.009 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 2013 - Nov 2025
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 5,943.527 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 2013 - Nov 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 5.8 Oct 2025 monthly May 2016 - Oct 2025
Business Sentiment Index: Business Condition: Current Quarter (Index) 130.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2014 - Sep 2025
Purchasing Managers Index: Manufacturing (Index) 57.200 Dec 2024 monthly May 2015 - Dec 2024

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