Sri Lanka Reserve Requirement Ratio

1997 - 2023 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Sri Lanka Reserve Requirement Ratio

  • Reserve Requirement Ratio: Local Currency Deposits: Sri Lanka was set as 4.0 % in Jun 2023
  • Sri Lanka Reserve Requirement Ratio data updated monthly, available from Mar 1997 to Jun 2023
  • The data is reported by CEIC Data
  • In the latest reports, Sri Lanka Money Supply M2 increased to 37.4 USD bn YoY in May 2023
  • Foreign Exchange Reserves in Sri Lanka was measured at 2.7 USD bn in Apr 2023.
  • The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 1.9 Months of Import in Apr 2023
  • Sri Lanka Domestic Credit reached 51.0 USD bn in Apr 2023, representing an increase of 1.8 % YoY
  • 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 8.3 % in Dec 2022, accounting for 8.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP
CEIC calculates monthly Reserve Requirement Ratio from daily Reserve Requirement Ratio based on the last business day of the month. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka provides Reserve Requirement Ratio.

View Sri Lanka's Reserve Requirement Ratio from Mar 1997 to Jun 2023 in the chart:

Sri Lanka Reserve Requirement Ratio

What was Sri Lanka's Reserve Requirement Ratio in Jun 2023?

Reserve Requirement Ratio: Local Currency Deposits: Sri Lanka was set as 4.0 % in Jun 2023 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
4.0 Jun 2023 4.0 May 2023 2.0 Aug 2021 12.0 Jul 1999 % monthly Mar 1997 - Jun 2023

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Algeria (%) 3.0 Sep 2023 monthly Jun 2006 - Sep 2023
Argentina (%) 42.2 Jan 2024 monthly Apr 1985 - Jan 2024
Armenia (%) 8.0 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Austria (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Azerbaijan (%) 5.0 Mar 2024 monthly May 1993 - Mar 2024
Bahrain (%) 5.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Mar 2024
Bangladesh (%) 4.0 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 1999 - Feb 2024
Belarus (%) 18.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jul 1998 - Mar 2024
Belgium (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Bolivia (%) 8.5 Oct 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 10.0 Feb 2024 monthly Aug 1997 - Feb 2024
Botswana (%) 2.5 Feb 2021 monthly Feb 2006 - Feb 2021
Brazil (%) 21.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jul 1994 - Mar 2024
Brunei (%) 6.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2024
Bulgaria (%) 10.0 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Mar 2024
Cambodia (%) 8.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Mar 2024
China (%) 7.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1985 - Mar 2024
Colombia (%) 8.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jun 2008 - Mar 2024
Croatia (%) 2.7 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Czech Republic (%) 2.0 Feb 2024 monthly Aug 1996 - Feb 2024
Ecuador (%) 2.0 Aug 2022 monthly Dec 2009 - Aug 2022
Egypt (%) 18.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Mar 2024
Estonia (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
European Union (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Finland (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
France (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Georgia (%) 5.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Mar 2024
Germany (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Greece (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Hungary (%) 10.0 Mar 2024 monthly Mar 1994 - Mar 2024
Iceland (%) 2.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jun 1979 - Mar 2024
India (%) 4.5 Mar 2024 monthly Sep 1962 - Mar 2024
Indonesia (%) 9.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2024
Iran (%) 10.0 Feb 2024 monthly Mar 2008 - Feb 2024
Ireland (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Israel (%) 6.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2024
Italy (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Ivory Coast (%) 3.0 Dec 2023 monthly Oct 1993 - Dec 2023
Japan (%) 0.8 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 1980 - Jan 2024
Kazakhstan (%) 2.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jun 2015 - Feb 2024
Kenya (%) 4.3 Mar 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 2023
South Korea (%) 7.0 Mar 2024 monthly Nov 1979 - Mar 2024
Kosovo (%) 10.0 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan (%) 9.0 Sep 2015 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2015
Laos (%) 8.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2024
Latvia (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Lebanon (%) 25.0 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Mar 2024
Lithuania (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Luxembourg (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
North Macedonia (%) 5.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2024
Malawi (%) 7.8 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2019 - Mar 2024
Malaysia (%) 2.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jun 1959 - Mar 2024
Malta (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Mauritius (%) 9.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jul 1998 - Mar 2024
Moldova (%) 33.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Mongolia (%) 8.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2024
Montenegro (%) 5.5 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2024
Morocco (%) 0.0 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 1990 - Feb 2024
Mozambique (%) 39.0 Mar 2024 monthly Aug 2011 - Mar 2024
Myanmar (%) 3.5 Mar 2024 monthly May 2011 - Mar 2024
Nepal (%) 4.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jul 2003 - Mar 2024
Netherlands (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Nigeria (%) 45.0 Mar 2024 monthly Nov 2005 - Mar 2024
Norway (%) 3.5 Mar 2024 monthly Oct 2011 - Mar 2024
Oman (%) 5.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jun 2006 - Dec 2023
Pakistan (%) 5.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jul 2006 - Feb 2024
Peru (%) 6.0 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 1997 - Mar 2024
Philippines (%) 9.5 Mar 2024 monthly May 1986 - Mar 2024
Poland (%) 3.5 Dec 2017 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2017
Portugal (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Qatar (%) 4.5 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2024
Romania (%) 8.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2024
Russia (%) 4.5 Mar 2024 monthly Jul 2004 - Mar 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) 7.0 Mar 2024 monthly Mar 1980 - Mar 2024
Serbia (%) 7.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2024
Slovakia (%) 1.0 Jul 2021 monthly Jan 1999 - Jul 2021
Slovenia (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
South Africa (%) 2.5 Mar 2024 monthly Feb 1994 - Mar 2024
Spain (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 4.0 Jun 2023 monthly Mar 1997 - Jun 2023
Sudan (%) 18.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2024
Taiwan (%) 4.5 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 1988 - Mar 2024
Tajikistan (%) 3.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2023
Thailand (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Sep 1997 - Mar 2024
Tunisia (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Oct 1964 - Mar 2024
Turkey (%) 8.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2011 - Mar 2024
Ukraine (%) 20.0 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 2014 - Mar 2024
United Arab Emirates (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2024
United States (%) 0.0 Mar 2024 monthly Nov 1980 - Mar 2024
Venezuela (%) 73.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2024
Vietnam (%) 3.0 Mar 2024 monthly Feb 2010 - Mar 2024
Yemen (%) 7.0 Aug 2015 monthly Jul 1995 - Aug 2015
Zambia (%) 26.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 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 (%) 104.4 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: Foreign (LKR mn) 11,402,380.792 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) 16,617,629.160 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 & 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
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
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.626 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -319.1 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,059.3 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 7.9 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Feb 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) 1,378.4 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 35.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Feb 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) 211.902 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1978 - Dec 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 33.763 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1978 - Dec 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 17.680 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2016 - Dec 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 306.538 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2016 - Dec 2023
Exports: Germany (USD mn) 742.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Investment Goods (LKR mn) 89,464.831 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Fuel (LKR mn) 90,795.175 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Textiles & Textile Articles (LKR mn) 76,919.404 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Imports: Intermediate Goods (LKR mn) 262,645.135 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Imports: Consumer Goods (LKR mn) 78,022.382 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Imports: India (USD mn) 4,738.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 200.505 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 169.493 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 107.103 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Feb 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 8.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 237.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 250.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 44.911 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -1.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 46.216 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 54,831.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 75.0 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 5,031.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 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) -51,439.912 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
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) -51,439.912 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 12,546.277 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 63,986.189 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 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 (%) 6.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 5,088.870 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 36,267.306 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
M2 Growth (%) 8.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Jun 2023 monthly Mar 1997 - Jun 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 4,482.3 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.3 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 30.962 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1977 - Feb 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 45,118.862 Jul 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Jul 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 6.7 Jul 2023 monthly Dec 2003 - Jul 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) 5,580.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2010 - Jun 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 26,218.887 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1983 - Jan 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) -0.36 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1984 - Jan 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 25.97 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2023
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 4,520.000 Feb 2024 monthly Nov 2013 - Feb 2024
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 4,482.341 Feb 2024 monthly Nov 2013 - Feb 2024
Commercial Banks: Loans: Personal Loans & Advances (LA) (LKR mn) 1,714,837.000 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) 56.000 Feb 2024 monthly May 2015 - Feb 2024

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