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 26.18 % of its Nominal GDP in Jun 2023, compared with a ratio of 27.42 % in the previous quarter
  • Sri Lanka Private Debt contribution to Nominal GDP ratio is updated quarterly, available from Dec 2010 to Jun 2023, with an average share of 29.72 %
  • 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.

View Sri Lanka's Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP from Dec 2010 to Jun 2023 in the chart:

Sri Lanka Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP

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

Sri Lanka Private Debt accounted for 26.18 % of its Nominal GDP in Jun 2023, compared with a ratio of 27.42 % in the previous quarter See the table below for more data.

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

Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP by Country Comparison

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 30.27 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2008 - Jun 2023
Algeria (%) 20.82 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2006 - Dec 2022
Argentina (%) 11.86 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2023
Armenia (%) 48.46 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
Australia (%) 125.60 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Jun 2023
Austria (%) 91.71 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1998 - Sep 2023
Azerbaijan (%) 20.77 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2023
Bahrain (%) 66.77 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Bangladesh (%) 33.49 2023 yearly 1974 - 2023
Belarus (%) 20.73 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2023
Belgium (%) 69.73 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Bolivia (%) 68.12 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 43.80 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2023
Botswana (%) 27.73 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
Brazil (%) 51.13 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Brunei (%) 28.47 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2023
Bulgaria (%) 49.56 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2023
Cambodia (%) 151.50 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
Canada (%) 217.20 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1969 - Dec 2023
Chile (%) 75.57 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 2012 - Sep 2023
China (%) 194.99 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2023
Colombia (%) 43.17 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Croatia (%) 48.61 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2008 - Dec 2023
Cyprus (%) 65.80 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2023
Czech Republic (%) 49.13 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2023
Denmark (%) 27.63 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2023
Ecuador (%) 53.01 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Egypt (%) 26.75 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2002 - Jun 2023
Estonia (%) 58.13 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2023
European Union (%) 81.87 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1997 - Dec 2023
Finland (%) 89.82 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 1997 - Sep 2023
France (%) 109.78 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Georgia (%) 61.26 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1996 - Sep 2023
Germany (%) 77.10 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2023
Ghana (%) 9.23 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2023
Greece (%) 52.77 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 211.18 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1973 - Dec 2023
Hungary (%) 56.66 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2023
Iceland (%) 89.71 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
India (%) 51.51 Mar 2022 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2022
Indonesia (%) 30.06 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
Iran (%) 60.30 2016 yearly 1961 - 2016
Ireland (%) 25.75 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2023
Israel (%) 110.51 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Italy (%) 61.77 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 1998 - Dec 2023
Ivory Coast (%) 21.10 2022 yearly 2016 - 2022
Japan (%) 120.95 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2023
Jordan (%) 82.20 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 24.32 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
Kenya (%) 30.13 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2009 - Dec 2022
South Korea (%) 176.79 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2023
Kosovo (%) 50.80 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Kuwait (%) 100.05 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 21.22 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2023
Laos (%) 54.41 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
Latvia (%) 25.68 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 2003 - Jun 2023
Lebanon (%) 102.16 2017 yearly 1988 - 2017
Lithuania (%) 35.03 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2023
Luxembourg (%) 95.99 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2023
Macau SAR, China (%) 145.26 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2023
North Macedonia (%) 51.20 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2023
Malawi (%) 8.35 2022 yearly 2017 - 2022
Malaysia (%) 115.88 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2023
Malta (%) 68.72 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2023
Mauritius (%) 60.60 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2018 - Jun 2023
Mexico (%) 19.62 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2023
Moldova (%) 21.41 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Mongolia (%) 38.96 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (%) 43.36 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Morocco (%) 60.11 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2023
Mozambique (%) 20.19 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Myanmar (%) 28.98 2020 yearly 1960 - 2020
Nepal (%) 74.47 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Netherlands (%) 85.55 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
New Zealand (%) 138.97 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1988 - Sep 2023
Nigeria (%) 16.22 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Norway (%) 118.19 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Oman (%) 48.03 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Pakistan (%) 9.41 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Palestinian Territory (%) 48.59 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2023
Panama (%) 69.44 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2023
Paraguay (%) 40.91 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2023
Peru (%) 36.35 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2023
Philippines (%) 48.11 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2023
Poland (%) 34.98 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2023
Portugal (%) 75.68 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
Qatar (%) 101.37 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2011 - Jun 2023
Romania (%) 23.47 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2023
Russia (%) 57.84 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2023
Saudi Arabia (%) 58.31 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2023
Serbia (%) 35.76 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2023
Singapore (%) 130.91 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2023
Slovakia (%) 64.65 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2023
Slovenia (%) 38.31 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2023
South Africa (%) 66.51 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1965 - Dec 2023
Spain (%) 77.73 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2023
Sri Lanka (%) 26.18 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2023
Sudan (%) 5.64 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Sweden (%) 125.11 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2023
Switzerland (%) 167.53 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1996 - Dec 2023

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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
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -371,009.687 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: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,002,143.567 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) -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
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
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 11,636.010 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
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 4,496.000 Jan 2024 monthly Nov 2013 - Jan 2024
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 4,425.613 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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