| 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CP: Capital Transfers: General Government: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.000
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: General Merchandise: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 2,988.684
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Transport: Sea: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 292.248
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Transport: Sea: Freight: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 292.248
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Transport: Air: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 351.522
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Trans: Air: Passenger: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 319.050
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Transport: Air: Freight: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 32.472
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Construction: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 18.350
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Insurance & Pension: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 33.050
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Telecom & Computer: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 252.654
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: TC: Telecommunications: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 39.000
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: TC: Computer: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 213.654
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Other Business: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 10.718
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Government n.i.e.: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 8.040
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Primary Income: Investment: Direct: Dividends: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 3.250
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Primary Income: Investment: Direct: RE: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 2.475
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Primary Income: Investment: Portfolio: Interest: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.000
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Primary Income: Investment: Portfolio: Interest: ST: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.000
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Primary Income: Investment: Portfolio: Interest: LT: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.000
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: Secondary Income: General Government: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.180
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: Secondary Income: Workers' Remittances: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,978.551
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CP: Capital Transfers: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 7.234
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CP: Capital Transfers: General Government: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.334
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CP: Capital Transfers: Private: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 6.900
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: General Merchandise: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 5,625.672
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Transport: Sea: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 207.666
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Transport: Sea: Freight: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 207.666
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Transport: Air: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 257.474
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Trans: Air: Passenger: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 234.400
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Transport: Air: Freight: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 23.074
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Construction: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 8.420
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Insurance & Pension: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 25.950
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Telecom & Computer: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 117.575
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: TC: Telecommunications: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 26.950
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: TC: Computer: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 90.625
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Other Business: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 18.475
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Government n.i.e.: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 28.500
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Primary Income: Investment: Direct: Dividends: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 119.673
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Primary Income: Investment: Direct: RE: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 104.392
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Primary Income: Investment: Portfolio: Interest: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 228.784
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Primary Income: Investment: Portfolio: Interest: ST: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.382
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Primary Income: Investment: Portfolio: Interest: LT: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 228.402
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Primary Income: Investment: Reserve Assets: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.000
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: Secondary Income: General Government: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.000
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: Secondary Income: Workers' Remittances: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 214.150
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CP: Capital Transfers : Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 6.200
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CP: Capital Transfers: Private: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 6.200
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: General Merchandise (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -2,636.988
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Transport: Sea (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 84.582
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Transport: Sea: Freight (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 84.582
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Transport: Air (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 94.048
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Transport: Air: Passenger (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 84.650
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Transport: Air: Freight (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 9.398
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Construction (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 9.930
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Insurance & Pension (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 7.100
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Telecom & Computer (TC) (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 135.079
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: TC: Telecommunications (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 12.050
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: TC: Computer (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 123.029
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Other Business (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -7.757
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Government n.i.e. (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -20.460
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Primary Income: Investment: Direct: Dividends (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -116.423
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Primary Income: Inv: Direct: Reinvested Earnings (RE) (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -101.917
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Primary Income: Investment: Portfolio (PF) (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -254.164
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Primary Income: Investment: Portfolio: Interest (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -228.784
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Primary Income: Inv: Portfolio: Interest: Short Term (ST) (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -0.382
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Primary Income: Inv: Portfolio: Interest: Long Term (LT) (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -228.402
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CA: Primary Income: Investment: Reserve Assets (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 26.747
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: Secondary Income: Workers' Remittances (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,764.401
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CP: Capital Transfers  (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.034
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: CP: Capital Transfers: Private (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.700
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: FA: Assets: DI: Equity & Inv Fund Shares (EI) (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 16.986
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: FA: Assets: DI: EI: Equity (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 14.511
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: FA: Assets: DI: EI: Equity: Direct Investors (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 14.511
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: FA: Assets: DI: Debt Instruments: Direct Investor Enterprise (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.000
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: FA: Assets: PO: Debt Securities (DS) (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.000
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: FA: Assets: PO: DS: Deposit-taking Corporations (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.000
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: FA: Assets: PO: DS: Dep Corporations: Long Term (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 0.000
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: FA: Assets: OI: Currency & Deposits (CD) (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -225.669
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: FA: Assets: OI: CD: Deposit-taking Corporations (DT) (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -225.669
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: FA: Assets: OI: CD: DT: Short Term (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -174.489
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: FA: Assets: OI: CD: DT: Long Term (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -51.180
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: FA: Assets: OI: Trade Credit & Advances (TC) (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -2.457
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: FA: Assets: OI: TC: Deposit-taking Corporations (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -14.957
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: FA: Assets: OI: TC: Deposit-taking Corp: Short Term (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -14.957
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: FA: Assets: OI: TC: Other Sectors (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 12.500
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: FA: Assets: OI: TC: Other Sectors: Short Term (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 12.500
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: FA: Assets: OI: Oth Acc Receive/Payable (RP) (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 19.008
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: FA: Assets: OI: RP: Deposit-taking Corporations (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 19.008
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: FA: Assets: OI: RP: Dep Corporations: Short Term (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 19.008
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: FA: Assets: RA: Special Drawing Rights (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -3.968
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: FA: Assets: RA: Others (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -419.193
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: FA: Assets: RA: Others: Currency & Deposit (CD) (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -1,435.248
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: FA: Assets: RA: Others: CD: Monetary Authorities (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -752.066
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: FA: Assets: RA: Others: CD: Other Entities (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -683.182
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: FA: Assets: RA: Others: Securities (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,015.701
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: FA: Assets: RA: Others: Securities: Debt (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,015.701
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: FA: Assets: RA: Others: Securities: Debt: Long Term (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,015.701
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: FA: Assets: Net (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -622.516
            
                                        Dec 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: FA: Assets: Errors & Ommissions (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 192.632
            
                                        Dec 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: FA: Liabilities: DI: Equity & Inv Fund Shares (EI) (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 67.184
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Sri Lanka BoP: FA: Liabilities: DI: EI: Equity (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -37.208
            
                                        Mar 2018
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        quarterly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        Mar 2012 - Mar 2018
                                     |