Sri Lanka Domestic Credit Growth

1997 - 2023 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Sri Lanka Domestic Credit Growth

  • Sri Lanka Domestic Credit shrunk by 97.5 % YoY in Dec 2023, compared with a decrease of 90.3 % YoY in the previous month
  • Sri Lanka Domestic Credit Growth YoY data is updated monthly
  • It averaged 16.4 %, available from Jan 1997 to Dec 2023
  • The data reached an all-time high of 42.7 % in Mar 2012 and a record low of -97.5 % in Dec 2023

CEIC calculates Domestic Credit Growth from monthly Domestic Credit. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka provides Domestic Credit in local currency.


Further information about Sri Lanka Domestic Credit Growth

  • In the latest reports, Sri Lanka Domestic Credit reached 5.1 USD bn in Dec 2023
  • Money Supply M2 in Sri Lanka increased to 35.5 USD bn YoY in Dec 2023
  • Sri Lanka Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 4.3 USD bn in Dec 2023
  • The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 2.9 Months of Import in Dec 2023
  • 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 7.4 % in Jun 2023, accounting for 7.4 % of the country's Nominal GDP

View Sri Lanka's Domestic Credit Growth from Jan 1997 to Dec 2023 in the chart:

Sri Lanka Domestic Credit Growth

What was Sri Lanka's Domestic Credit Growth in Dec 2023?

Sri Lanka Domestic Credit shrunk by 97.5 % YoY in Dec 2023, compared with a decrease of 90.3 % YoY in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-97.5 Dec 2023 -90.3 Nov 2023 -97.5 Dec 2023 42.7 Mar 2012 % monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2023

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 1.2 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 2003 - Nov 2023
Algeria (%) 1.3 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2023
Argentina (%) 164.4 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 1991 - Aug 2023
Armenia (%) 17.7 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 1994 - Dec 2023
Australia (%) 1.0 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Austria (%) -1.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Azerbaijan (%) 14.5 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Bahrain (%) 4.7 Dec 2023 monthly Sep 1992 - Dec 2023
Bangladesh (%) 11.9 Dec 2023 monthly Jul 1988 - Dec 2023
Belarus (%) 16.3 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2007 - Jan 2024
Belgium (%) 0.1 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Bolivia (%) 5.0 Aug 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Aug 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 10.5 Dec 2023 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2023
Botswana (%) 8.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Brazil (%) 13.6 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2024
Brunei (%) 34.6 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2023
Bulgaria (%) 18.1 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1994 - Jan 2024
Cambodia (%) 4.1 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
Canada (%) 3.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1970 - Dec 2023
Chile (%) 2.9 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 1979 - Nov 2023
China (%) 10.4 Jan 2024 monthly Jun 2000 - Jan 2024
Colombia (%) 5.6 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2023
Croatia (%) 5.9 Dec 2022 monthly Jun 1995 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) -6.1 Jan 2024 monthly Nov 2006 - Jan 2024
Czech Republic (%) 10.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2024
Denmark (%) -5.3 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Ecuador (%) 9.7 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2024
Egypt (%) 32.6 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2023
Estonia (%) 10.1 Dec 2023 monthly Jun 1993 - Dec 2023
European Union (%) -1.0 Dec 2023 monthly Sep 1998 - Dec 2023
Finland (%) -4.9 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
France (%) 1.2 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Georgia (%) 16.2 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 1996 - Jan 2024
Germany (%) -2.1 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Ghana (%) -7.3 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1968 - Nov 2023
Greece (%) 1.5 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) -0.3 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 1991 - Nov 2023
Hungary (%) -2.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
Iceland (%) 4.0 Jan 2024 monthly Sep 1994 - Jan 2024
India (%) 12.4 Dec 2023 monthly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Indonesia (%) 8.8 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2024
Iran (%) 25.8 Feb 2017 monthly Jan 1965 - Feb 2017
Ireland (%) -5.2 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Israel (%) 3.9 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 2000 - Nov 2023
Italy (%) -4.1 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Ivory Coast (%) 12.5 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1965 - Dec 2023
Japan (%) 4.1 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 2004 - Dec 2023
Jordan (%) 4.8 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 21.6 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2024
Kenya (%) 13.5 Oct 2023 monthly Dec 1996 - Oct 2023
South Korea (%) 5.1 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Kosovo (%) 13.3 Jan 2024 monthly Nov 2008 - Jan 2024
Kuwait (%) 1.2 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 26.2 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Jan 2024
Laos (%) 24.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2023
Latvia (%) 0.8 Dec 2023 monthly Jul 2004 - Dec 2023
Lebanon (%) 2.2 Jan 2018 monthly Mar 1966 - Jan 2018
Lithuania (%) -3.5 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 1994 - Dec 2023
Luxembourg (%) -6.5 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Macau SAR, China (%) 3.6 Dec 2023 monthly Jun 1985 - Dec 2023
North Macedonia (%) 5.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2024
Malawi (%) 32.4 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2024
Malaysia (%) 6.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2024
Malta (%) 5.6 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2024
Mauritius (%) 10.3 Nov 2023 monthly Jun 2006 - Nov 2023
Mexico (%) 12.1 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2023
Moldova (%) 7.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2024
Mongolia (%) 16.9 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Jan 2024
Montenegro (%) 7.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2024
Morocco (%) 2.7 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2024
Mozambique (%) 7.3 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Myanmar (%) 16.4 Jan 2021 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2021
Nepal (%) 8.5 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2023
Netherlands (%) -5.4 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
New Zealand (%) 1.4 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 1989 - Jan 2024
Nigeria (%) 65.9 Jan 2024 monthly Nov 1993 - Jan 2024
Norway (%) 3.6 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1986 - Jan 2024
Oman (%) 5.2 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
Pakistan (%) 19.5 Dec 2023 monthly Jun 2009 - Dec 2023
Palestinian Territory (%) 5.8 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Jan 2024
Panama (%) 3.4 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2023
Paraguay (%) 13.6 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Peru (%) 8.4 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2023
Philippines (%) 9.6 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2023
Poland (%) 1.9 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1997 - Jan 2024
Portugal (%) 0.3 Aug 2019 monthly Dec 2001 - Aug 2019
Qatar (%) 4.7 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2024
Romania (%) 8.3 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2005 - Dec 2023
Russia (%) 25.4 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Jan 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) 21.6 Dec 2017 quarterly Mar 1969 - Dec 2017
Serbia (%) -1.7 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Jan 2024
Singapore (%) -1.4 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 2005 - Jan 2024
Slovakia (%) 3.2 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2023
Slovenia (%) -1.1 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2023
South Africa (%) 6.5 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 1966 - Jan 2024
Spain (%) -3.5 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Sri Lanka (%) -97.5 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2023
Sudan (%) 82.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2022
Sweden (%) -3.7 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Switzerland (%) 1.6 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1988 - Jan 2024

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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 (%) 103.9 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 & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) (LKR mn) 1,172,712.077 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
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,002,143.567 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -371,009.687 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) -541.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 970.7 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -0.8 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 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) 1,511.8 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 6.2 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 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) 338.716 Oct 2023 monthly Jan 1978 - Oct 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 37.987 Oct 2023 monthly Jan 1978 - Oct 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 30.861 Oct 2023 monthly Jan 2016 - Oct 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 392.379 Oct 2023 monthly Jan 2016 - Oct 2023
Exports: Germany (USD mn) 742.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: India (USD mn) 4,738.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 169.493 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 200.505 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 84.410 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 8.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 639.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 158.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 85.052 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 5.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 80.015 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 52,653.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 74.7 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 7,545.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 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) -50,271.614 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 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
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 11,636.010 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2023
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -50,271.614 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2023
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 61,907.624 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 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 (%) 7.4 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 5,120.576 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 35,469.638 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2023
M2 Growth (%) 9.4 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2023
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Jun 2023 monthly Mar 1997 - Jun 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 4,425.6 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 30.887 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1977 - Jan 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 45,118.862 Jul 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Jul 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 5.8 Jun 2023 monthly Dec 2003 - Jun 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) 6,407.8 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2010 - Jun 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 25,800.594 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 1983 - Dec 2023
Total Loans Growth (%) -0.51 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 1984 - Dec 2023
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 26.18 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2023
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 4,425.613 Jan 2024 monthly Nov 2013 - Jan 2024
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 4,496.000 Jan 2024 monthly Nov 2013 - Jan 2024
Commercial Banks: Loans: Personal Loans & Advances (LA) (LKR mn) 1,969,066.000 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) 52.700 Jan 2024 monthly May 2015 - Jan 2024

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