Sri Lanka Long Term Interest Rate

2012 - 2022 | Monthly | % pa | Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Key information about Sri Lanka Long Term Interest Rate

  • Sri Lanka Govt Paper: Primary: Yield: WA: Bonds: Above 10 Years was reported at 13.14 % pa in Feb 2022, compared with 12.45 % pa in the previous month.
  • Sri Lanka Long Term Interest Rate data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2012 to Feb 2022.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 14.23 % pa in Mar 2016 and a record low of 7.84 % pa in Dec 2020.
  • Long Term Interest Rate is reported by reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

Long Term Interest Rate is average of bid and offer rates.
  • The cash rate (Policy Rate: Month End: Standing Deposit Facility Rate (Repo Rate)) was set at 11.00 % pa in Jul 2023.
  • Sri Lanka Exchange Rate against USD averaged 301.63 (USD/LKR) in Jun 2023.
  • View Sri Lanka's Long Term Interest Rate from Jan 2012 to Feb 2022 in the chart:

    Sri Lanka Long Term Interest Rate

    What was Sri Lanka's Long Term Interest Rate in Feb 2022?

    Sri Lanka Govt Paper: Primary: Yield: WA: Bonds: Above 10 Years was reported at 13.14 % pa in Feb 2022, compared with 12.45 % pa in the previous month. See the table below for more data.

    Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
    13.14 Feb 2022 12.45 Jan 2022 7.84 Dec 2020 14.23 Mar 2016 % pa monthly Jan 2012 - Feb 2022

    Long Term Interest Rate by Country Comparison

    country/region Last Frequency Range
    Armenia (% pa) 9.97 Jan 2025 monthly Sep 2004 - Jan 2025
    Australia (% pa) 4.42 Feb 2025 monthly Jul 1969 - Feb 2025
    Austria (% pa) 2.86 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Feb 2025
    Bahrain (% pa) 5.50 Feb 2025 monthly Mar 2010 - Feb 2025
    Bangladesh (% pa) 12.06 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Jan 2025
    Belgium (% pa) 3.01 Feb 2025 monthly Jun 1989 - Feb 2025
    Botswana (% pa) 9.61 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Jan 2025
    Brazil (% pa) 7.97 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1994 - Feb 2025
    Bulgaria (% pa) 3.93 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2025
    Canada (% pa) 2.90 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Feb 2025
    Chile (% pa) 6.01 Feb 2025 monthly Jul 2004 - Feb 2025
    China (% pa) 1.73 Feb 2025 monthly Jul 2008 - Feb 2025
    Colombia (% pa) 11.98 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2025
    Croatia (% pa) 2.99 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Feb 2025
    Cyprus (% pa) 2.89 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2025
    Czech Republic (% pa) 4.06 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2025
    Denmark (% pa) 2.17 Feb 2025 monthly May 1983 - Feb 2025
    Egypt (% pa) 14.40 Jan 2021 monthly Jul 2007 - Jan 2021
    Estonia (% pa) 3.25 Feb 2025 monthly Jun 2020 - Feb 2025
    European Union (% pa) 2.99 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Feb 2025
    Finland (% pa) 2.82 Feb 2025 monthly Aug 1991 - Feb 2025
    France (% pa) 3.15 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Feb 2025
    Georgia (% pa) 8.76 Feb 2025 monthly Mar 2012 - Feb 2025
    Germany (% pa) 2.41 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Feb 2025
    Ghana (% pa) 29.85 Nov 2024 monthly Sep 2004 - Nov 2024
    Greece (% pa) 3.29 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Feb 2025
    Hong Kong SAR, China (% pa) 3.70 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2024
    Hungary (% pa) 6.67 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2025
    Iceland (% pa) 2.60 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Jan 2025
    India (% pa) 6.71 Jan 2025 monthly May 1996 - Jan 2025
    Indonesia (% pa) 6.93 Feb 2025 monthly Oct 2008 - Feb 2025
    Ireland (% pa) 2.72 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Feb 2025
    Israel (% pa) 1.99 Jan 2025 monthly Feb 1994 - Jan 2025
    Italy (% pa) 3.58 Feb 2025 monthly Mar 1991 - Feb 2025
    Japan (% pa) 1.37 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1998 - Feb 2025
    Kazakhstan (% pa) 11.28 Feb 2025 monthly Mar 2006 - Feb 2025
    Kenya (% pa) 16.39 Jun 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Jun 2024
    South Korea (% pa) 2.71 Feb 2025 monthly Jul 2001 - Feb 2025
    Latvia (% pa) 3.14 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2025
    Lebanon (% pa) 6.00 May 2023 monthly Mar 2005 - May 2023
    Lithuania (% pa) 2.88 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2025
    Luxembourg (% pa) 2.76 Feb 2025 monthly Oct 1993 - Feb 2025
    Malaysia (% pa) 3.79 Feb 2025 monthly Feb 1992 - Feb 2025
    Malta (% pa) 3.26 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2025
    Mexico (% pa) 5.27 Feb 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Feb 2025
    Moldova (% pa) 6.50 Jul 2021 monthly Feb 2001 - Jul 2021
    Mongolia (% pa) 17.50 Apr 2014 monthly Nov 2013 - Apr 2014
    Morocco (% pa) 3.42 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2025
    Myanmar (% pa) 9.50 2024 yearly 1986 - 2024
    Nepal (% pa) 9.00 Dec 2024 monthly Jun 1981 - Dec 2024
    Netherlands (% pa) 2.63 Feb 2025 monthly Apr 1986 - Feb 2025
    New Zealand (% pa) 4.58 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Feb 2025
    Norway (% pa) 1.36 Jun 2021 monthly Jan 1985 - Jun 2021
    Oman (%) 5.10 Jul 2024 monthly Jun 2012 - Jul 2024
    Pakistan (% pa) 11.00 Jun 2023 monthly Mar 2015 - Jun 2023
    Peru (% pa) 6.42 Feb 2025 monthly May 2005 - Feb 2025
    Philippines (% pa) 6.12 Feb 2025 monthly Sep 1996 - Feb 2025
    Poland (% pa) 5.83 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2025
    Portugal (% pa) 2.95 Feb 2025 monthly Jul 1993 - Feb 2025
    Romania (% pa) 6.83 Feb 2025 monthly Apr 2005 - Feb 2025
    Russia (% pa) 15.52 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2025
    Singapore (% pa) 2.74 Feb 2025 monthly Jun 1998 - Feb 2025
    Slovakia (% pa) 3.22 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2025
    Slovenia (% pa) 2.93 Feb 2025 monthly Mar 2002 - Feb 2025
    South Africa (% pa) 10.52 Feb 2025 monthly Aug 2006 - Feb 2025
    Spain (% pa) 3.10 Feb 2025 monthly Nov 1991 - Feb 2025
    Sri Lanka (% pa) 13.14 Feb 2022 monthly Jan 2012 - Feb 2022
    Sweden (% pa) 2.26 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Feb 2025
    Switzerland (% pa) 0.38 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2025
    Taiwan (% pa) 1.67 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
    Thailand (% pa) 2.18 Feb 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Feb 2025
    Tunisia (% pa) 8.60 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2024
    Turkey (% pa) 13.46 May 2023 monthly Jan 2010 - May 2023
    United Kingdom (% pa) 4.52 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Feb 2025
    United States (% pa) 4.45 Feb 2025 monthly Apr 1953 - Feb 2025
    Uruguay (% pa) 2.74 Jul 2021 monthly Oct 2003 - Jul 2021
    Venezuela (% pa) 13.66 Sep 2018 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2018
    Zambia (% pa) 22.50 Jan 2025 monthly Aug 2007 - Jan 2025

    Sri Lanka Key Series

    Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
    Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2024
    Tax Revenue (USD mn) 12,278.851 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
    Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 13.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
    National Government Debt (USD mn) 96,536.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
    Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 96.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
    Forecast: Government Expenditure (LKR bn) 4,472.546 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
    Forecast: Government Net Debt (LKR bn) 27,899.423 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
    Forecast: Government Revenue (LKR bn) 2,012.589 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
    Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) 17,595,054.038 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
    Government Debt: Foreign (LKR mn) 10,979,599.147 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
    Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 1,057,676.372 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
    Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,216,137.714 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
    Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -371,289.223 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
    Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
    Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.626 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
    Trade Balance (USD mn) -732.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2025
    Total Exports (USD mn) 1,052.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2025
    Total Exports Growth (%) 8.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2025
    Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 5,069.768 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
    Exports: Medicament (USD th) 8,132.477 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
    Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 4,888.910 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
    Total Imports (USD mn) 1,785.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2025
    Total Imports Growth (%) 18.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2025
    Imports: Medicament (USD th) 444,961.269 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
    Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 100,047.227 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
    Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 234.554 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1978 - Nov 2024
    Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 43.879 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1978 - Nov 2024
    Total Exports to China (USD mn) 15.904 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2016 - Nov 2024
    Total Imports from China (USD mn) 414.414 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2016 - Nov 2024
    Exports: Germany (USD mn) 742.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
    Exports: Italy (USD mn) 641.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
    Exports: United Kingdom (USD mn) 963.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
    Exports: India (USD mn) 860.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
    Exports: United States of America (USD mn) 3,321.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
    Imports: Intermediate Goods (LKR mn) 314,376.716 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
    Imports: Intermediate Goods: Fuel (LKR mn) 123,707.393 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
    Imports: Investment Goods (LKR mn) 100,740.667 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
    Imports: Intermediate Goods: Textiles & Textile Articles (LKR mn) 68,933.882 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
    Imports: Consumer Goods (LKR mn) 112,613.885 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
    Imports: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) 666.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
    Imports: Singapore (USD mn) 871.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
    Imports: China (USD mn) 3,285.000 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
    Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 192.220 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2025
    Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 196.096 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2025
    Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 89.881 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2025
    Export Value Index (2015=100) 118.509 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
    Import Value Index (2015=100) 108.993 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
    Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
    Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 7.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    Current Account Balance (USD mn) 303.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2024
    Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
    Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 45.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2024
    Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
    Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 146.023 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 27.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 119.064 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    External Debt (USD mn) 56,594.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
    External Debt: % of GDP (%) 75.0 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
    External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 5,234.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
    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) -51,921.770 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
    BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 753.118 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    BoP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn) 7,039.961 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,786.923 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -577.059 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 303.375 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 197.743 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 3,373.699 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 176.058 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    BoP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn) 6,736.586 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: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) 880.806 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    BoP: FA: Assets (USD mn) 489.501 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    BoP: FA: Assets: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 7.183 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 (USD mn) 145.573 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    BoP: FA: Liabilities: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 45.402 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    BoP: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 1,703.281 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 13.490 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 5,033.889 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    BoP: Current & CA: Debit (USD mn) 6,744.186 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 7.600 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    BoP: Current & Capital Account (USD mn) 316.866 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) -45.852 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    BoP: FA: Assets: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 0.857 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    BoP: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 43.462 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    BoP: Current & CA: Credit (USD mn) 7,061.052 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 21.090 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    BoP: Secondary Income (USD mn) 1,659.819 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) -1,660.190 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 283.718 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    BoP: FA: Assets: Errors & Ommissions (USD mn) 192.632 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: Liabilities: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
    International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -51,921.770 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
    IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 66,403.522 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
    IIP: Assets (USD mn) 14,481.753 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 (%) 6.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2024
    Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 6,344.191 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
    Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 42,731.699 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
    M2 Growth (%) 11.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
    Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Jun 2023 monthly Mar 1997 - Jun 2023
    Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 6,031.2 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2025
    Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2025
    Gold Reserves (USD mn) 43.270 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1977 - Feb 2025
    Total Deposits (USD mn) 54,715.402 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
    Total Deposits Growth (%) 9.8 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Sep 2024
    Domestic Credit (USD mn) 57,447.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
    Domestic Credit Growth (%) 4.3 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
    Household Debt (USD mn) 6,486.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2010 - Sep 2024
    Total Loans (USD mn) 29,708.916 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1983 - Dec 2024
    Total Loans Growth (%) 4.20 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1984 - Dec 2024
    Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 25.53 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2024
    ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 6,031.192 Feb 2025 monthly Nov 2013 - Feb 2025
    Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 6,094.860 Feb 2025 monthly Nov 2013 - Feb 2025
    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) 108.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2014 - Sep 2024
    Purchasing Managers Index: Manufacturing (Index) 57.200 Dec 2024 monthly May 2015 - Dec 2024

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