Sri Lanka Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP

2010 - 2023 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Sri Lanka Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP

  • Sri Lanka Private Debt accounted for 27.42 % of its Nominal GDP in Mar 2023, compared with a ratio of 30.43 % in the previous quarter
  • Sri Lanka Private Debt contribution to Nominal GDP ratio is updated quarterly, available from Dec 2010 to Mar 2023, with an average share of 30.08 %
  • The data reached an all-time high of 39.76 % in Mar 2022 and a record low of 22.56 % in Dec 2010

CEIC calculates quarterly Private Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Private Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. Private Debt is calculated by subtracting Loans to Financial Sector from Total Loans. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka provides Private Debt in local currency. The Department of Census and Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency. Private Debt as % of Nominal GDP prior to Q4 2015 is calculated from Nominal GDP based on old methodology.

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What was Sri Lanka's Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP in Mar 2023?

Sri Lanka Private Debt accounted for 27.42 % of its Nominal GDP in Mar 2023, compared with a ratio of 30.43 % in the previous quarter See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
27.42 Mar 2023 30.43 Dec 2022 22.56 Dec 2010 39.76 Mar 2022 % quarterly Dec 2010 - Mar 2023

Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP by Country Comparison

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 30.80 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2008 - Mar 2023
Algeria (%) 21.89 Sep 2022 quarterly Jun 2006 - Sep 2022
Argentina (%) 11.60 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2023
Armenia (%) 45.52 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2023
Australia (%) 125.60 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Jun 2023
Austria (%) 93.09 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1998 - Jun 2023
Azerbaijan (%) 17.83 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2001 - Mar 2023
Bahrain (%) 65.47 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2023
Bangladesh (%) 33.49 2023 yearly 1974 - 2023
Belarus (%) 16.51 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2023
Belgium (%) 70.86 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2023
Bolivia (%) 70.72 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Mar 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 43.49 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2008 - Mar 2023
Botswana (%) 27.55 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Mar 2023
Brazil (%) 50.42 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2023
Brunei (%) 23.90 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2013 - Mar 2023
Bulgaria (%) 48.86 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2023
Cambodia (%) 151.50 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
Canada (%) 218.99 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1969 - Jun 2023
Chile (%) 75.23 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 2012 - Jun 2023
China (%) 193.69 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1992 - Jun 2023
Colombia (%) 43.18 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Mar 2023
Croatia (%) 50.00 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2008 - Jun 2023
Cyprus (%) 71.64 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2023
Czech Republic (%) 49.08 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2023
Denmark (%) 27.53 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2013 - Mar 2023
Ecuador (%) 52.10 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2023
Egypt (%) 27.61 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2002 - Dec 2022
Estonia (%) 56.64 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Jun 2023
European Union (%) 85.04 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 1997 - Jun 2023
Finland (%) 90.61 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 1997 - Jun 2023
France (%) 112.27 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Jun 2023
Georgia (%) 61.06 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1996 - Jun 2023
Germany (%) 79.37 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1991 - Jun 2023
Ghana (%) 10.56 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2013 - Mar 2023
Greece (%) 52.77 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 224.68 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1973 - Mar 2023
Hungary (%) 56.11 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2015 - Jun 2023
Iceland (%) 94.04 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2023
India (%) 51.79 Mar 2022 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2022
Indonesia (%) 28.72 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2023
Iran (%) 60.30 2016 yearly 1961 - 2016
Ireland (%) 25.55 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Mar 2023
Israel (%) 111.92 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2023
Italy (%) 66.84 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 1998 - Jun 2023
Ivory Coast (%) 21.10 2022 yearly 2016 - 2022
Japan (%) 121.03 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2001 - Mar 2023
Jordan (%) 86.26 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Mar 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 23.87 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Kenya (%) 30.13 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2009 - Dec 2022
South Korea (%) 176.84 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1991 - Jun 2023
Kosovo (%) 49.30 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Mar 2023
Kuwait (%) 134.08 Dec 2020 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2020
Kyrgyzstan (%) 22.09 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2023
Laos (%) 54.41 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
Latvia (%) 25.56 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 2003 - Jun 2023
Lebanon (%) 102.16 2017 yearly 1988 - 2017
Lithuania (%) 34.70 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2023
Luxembourg (%) 95.99 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2023
Macau SAR, China (%) 234.48 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2023
North Macedonia (%) 51.20 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2023
Malawi (%) 8.35 2022 yearly 2017 - 2022
Malaysia (%) 114.32 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2023
Malta (%) 70.70 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2023
Mauritius (%) 60.35 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2018 - Mar 2023
Mexico (%) 19.16 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2023
Moldova (%) 21.62 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2023
Mongolia (%) 41.02 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2023
Montenegro (%) 47.60 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Mar 2023
Morocco (%) 59.86 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2007 - Mar 2023
Mozambique (%) 23.73 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
Myanmar (%) 27.73 2020 yearly 1960 - 2020
Nepal (%) 78.22 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Netherlands (%) 87.21 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2023
New Zealand (%) 141.95 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1988 - Mar 2023
Nigeria (%) 12.94 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2022
Norway (%) 111.09 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2023
Oman (%) 44.96 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Mar 2023
Pakistan (%) 9.41 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Palestinian Territory (%) 47.16 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2013 - Mar 2023
Panama (%) 78.23 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2022
Paraguay (%) 39.77 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1994 - Mar 2023
Peru (%) 30.72 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2022
Philippines (%) 46.92 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2023
Poland (%) 35.77 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2023
Portugal (%) 80.69 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2023
Qatar (%) 97.03 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2011 - Mar 2023
Romania (%) 23.92 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2023
Russia (%) 55.76 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2023
Saudi Arabia (%) 58.44 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2023
Serbia (%) 38.81 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2023
Singapore (%) 138.46 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2023
Slovakia (%) 64.65 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2023
Slovenia (%) 37.66 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2023
South Africa (%) 66.81 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1965 - Jun 2023
Spain (%) 83.78 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2023
Sri Lanka (%) 27.42 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Mar 2023
Sudan (%) 5.64 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Sweden (%) 128.72 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1991 - Jun 2023
Switzerland (%) 167.99 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1996 - Jun 2023

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -10.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2014 - Mar 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 5,458.017 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 7.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 83,110.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 103.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LKR bn) 4,472.547 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LKR bn) 27,871.878 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Revenue (LKR bn) 2,012.177 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) 13,345,597.046 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2022
Government Debt: Foreign (LKR mn) 12,458,154.611 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2022
Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) (LKR mn) 1,260,044.740 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2023
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,140,219.040 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2023
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -624,777.888 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2023
Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending (LKR mn) 119,825.700 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2023
Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 634,887.112 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.626 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -367.1 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1982 - Jul 2023
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,118.6 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 1982 - Aug 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) -12.4 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1983 - Jul 2023
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) 1,387.6 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1982 - Jul 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) 7.8 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1983 - Jul 2023
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) 290.680 May 2023 monthly Jan 1978 - May 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 40.638 May 2023 monthly Jan 1978 - May 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 26.025 May 2023 monthly Jan 2016 - May 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 414.083 May 2023 monthly Jan 2016 - May 2023
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 131.400 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2010 - Jul 2023
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 164.274 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2010 - Jul 2023
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 91.480 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2010 - Jul 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 3.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 644.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Mar 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Mar 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 171.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Mar 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 290.993 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 11.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 287.796 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 50,555.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Mar 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 74.7 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 7,061.2 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Mar 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 11.5 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -1.458 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -50,031.937 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2022
BoP: Secondary Income (USD mn) 1,141.299 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2022
BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 0.000 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) 393.313 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 113.959 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2022
BoP: Current & CA: Credit (USD mn) 5,165.572 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: FA: Assets: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) -149.742 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2022
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 184.812 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
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
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -49,578.688 Mar 2023 quarterly Sep 2013 - Mar 2023
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 59,387.329 Mar 2023 quarterly Sep 2013 - Mar 2023
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 9,808.641 Mar 2023 quarterly Sep 2013 - Mar 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 (%) 7.6 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Mar 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 4,794.628 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 34,690.376 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2023
M2 Growth (%) 8.1 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Jul 2023
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Jun 2023 monthly Mar 1997 - Jun 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 3,559.2 Aug 2023 monthly Dec 1956 - Aug 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.7 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1982 - Jul 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 29.380 Aug 2023 monthly Dec 1977 - Aug 2023
Total Deposits (USD mn) 48,209.545 May 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - May 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 4.7 May 2023 monthly Dec 2003 - May 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 52,405.6 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jul 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 3.0 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Jul 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 6,081.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 2010 - Mar 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 25,873.772 Jun 2023 monthly Dec 1983 - Jun 2023
Total Loans Growth (%) -7.76 Jun 2023 monthly Dec 1984 - Jun 2023
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 27.42 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Mar 2023
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 3,598.000 Aug 2023 monthly Nov 2013 - Aug 2023
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 3,559.155 Aug 2023 monthly Nov 2013 - Aug 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) 73.630 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2014 - Jun 2023
Purchasing Managers Index: Manufacturing (Index) 49.300 Aug 2023 monthly May 2015 - Aug 2023

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