| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Commercial Banks: Deposits: Municipal & Local Government (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 29,208.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1990 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Commercial Banks: Deposits: Individuals (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,764,469.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            quarterly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Sep 1990 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Central Bank: Assets: Foreign Reserve (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,328,413.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Central Bank: Assets: Foreign Reserve: Cash & Treasury Bills (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 601,551.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Central Bank: Assets: Foreign Reserve: Foreign Securities (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 596,218.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Central Bank: Assets: Foreign Reserve: Special Drawing Rights (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 677.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Commercial Banks: Cash on Hand (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 158,658.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Commercial Banks: Due from Central Banks (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 341,828.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1985 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Commercial Banks: Due from Domestic Banks (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 78,804.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Commercial Banks: Cash Items in Process of Collection (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 24,048.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Commercial Banks: Foreign $ Held & Due from Banks Abroad (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 525,901.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1985 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Commercial Banks: Investment (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,648,875.58
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Commercial Banks: Investment: Treasury Bills (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 470,393.98
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Commercial Banks: Investment: Government Securities (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 285,811.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Commercial Banks: Investment: Others (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 114,617.92
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Commercial Banks: Loans & Advances (LA) (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5,082,607.17
            
                                            Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Mar 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Commercial Banks: LA: Bills Purchased (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 24,711.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Commercial Banks: LA: Bills Purchased: Local (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,712.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Commercial Banks: LA: Bills Purchased: Imports (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6,282.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Commercial Banks: LA: Bills Purchased: Exports (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 16,717.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Commercial Banks: LA: Overdrafts (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 864,011.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Commercial Banks: LA: Loans (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4,002,056.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Commercial Banks: Fixed & Other Assets (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 237,169.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Commercial Banks: Reserve Fund & Undistributed Profits (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 850,931.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Commercial Banks: Time & Savings Deposits (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5,566,871.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Commercial Banks: Domestic Inter Bank Borrowings (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 254,942.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Commercial Banks: Foreign Borrowings (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 162,385.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Bank Clearings (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 862,329.000
            
                                            Feb 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1975 - Feb 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Central Bank Rate on Advances (Bank Rate) (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15.00
            
                                            Jun 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Jun 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Lending Rate: Commercial Banks: Stock in Trade: Maximum (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 28.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jun 1989 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Lending Rate: Commercial Banks: Stock in Trade: Minimum (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5.25
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jun 1989 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Lending Rate: Commercial Banks: Immovable Property: Maximum (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 30.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1989 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Lending Rate: Commercial Banks: Immovable Property: Minimum (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1989 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Lending Rate: Commercial Banks: Other Secured: Maximum (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 30.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1989 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Lending Rate: Commercial Banks: Other Secured: Minimum (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1989 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Lending Rate: Commercial Banks: Unsecured: Maximum (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 36.87
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1989 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Lending Rate: Commercial Banks: Unsecured: Minimum (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.07
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1989 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Lending Rate: State Mortgage & Investment Bank: Maximum (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 20.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1991 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Lending Rate: State Mortgage & Investment Bank: Minimum (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10.50
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1991 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Lending Rate: National Savings Bank: Maximum (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 16.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1991 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Lending Rate: National Savings Bank: Minimum (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1991 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Deposits Rate: Commercial Bank:  3 Months: Middle (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.38
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Deposits Rate: Commercial Bank:  6 Months: Middle (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.75
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Deposits Rate: Commercial Bank: 12 Months: Middle (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.77
            
                                            May 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - May 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Deposits Rate: Commercial Bank: 24 Months: Middle (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.06
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Saving Deposits Rate: Commercial Bank: Maximum (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.50
            
                                            May 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - May 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Saving Deposits Rate: Commercial Bank: Minimum (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.50
            
                                            May 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - May 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Deposits Rate: Commercial Bank:  3 Months: Maximum (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12.75
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Deposits Rate: Commercial Bank:  3 Months: Minimum (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Deposits Rate: Commercial Bank:  6 Months: Maximum (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13.50
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Deposits Rate: Commercial Bank:  6 Months: Minimum (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Deposits Rate: Commercial Bank: 12 Months: Maximum (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15.00
            
                                            May 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - May 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Deposits Rate: Commercial Bank: 12 Months: Minimum (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.53
            
                                            May 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - May 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Deposits Rate: Commercial Bank: 24 Months: Maximum (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Deposits Rate: Commercial Bank: 24 Months: Minimum (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5.13
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Deposits Rate: Commercial Bank: Avg Weighted Deposits (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.92
            
                                            Jun 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1988 - Jun 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Deposits Rate: Commercial Bank: Avg Weighted Fixed Deposits (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.26
            
                                            Jun 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1997 - Jun 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Saving Deposits Rate: National Savings Bank (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.00
            
                                            May 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1985 - May 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Deposits Rate: National Savings Bank: 1 Year (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10.50
            
                                            May 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1996 - May 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Forex: Central Bank: Sri Lanka Rupee to US Dollar (LKR/USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 158.26
            
                                            Jun 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1982 - Jun 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Spot FX Rate: Com Banks: Sri Lanka Rupee to Japanese Yen (LKR/JPY)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.43
            
                                            Jun 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Mar 1998 - Jun 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Spot FX Rate: Com Banks: Sri Lanka Rupee to Swiss Franc (LKR/CHF)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 158.97
            
                                            Jun 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1999 - Jun 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka SLIBOR: 1 Day (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.50
            
                                            Jun 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jul 1999 - Jun 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka SLIBOR: 7 Days (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.69
            
                                            Jun 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jul 1999 - Jun 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka SLIBOR: 1 Month (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.03
            
                                            Jun 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jul 1999 - Jun 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka SLIBOR: 6 Months (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10.76
            
                                            Jun 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jul 2000 - Jun 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka SLIBOR: 12 Months (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.47
            
                                            Jun 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jul 2000 - Jun 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Call Market Rate: Average (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.91
            
                                            May 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - May 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Call Market Rate: Maximum (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.94
            
                                            May 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - May 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Call Market Rate: Minimum (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.87
            
                                            May 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Dec 1983 - May 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Treasury Bills Rate: Auction Market: 3 Months (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.37
            
                                            May 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1993 - May 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Treasury Bills Rate: Auction Market: 12 Months (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.39
            
                                            Jun 2018
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1993 - Jun 2018
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Number of Investment Approved (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1989 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Investment Approved: Foreign (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,039.00
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1989 - Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Number of Investment Approved: Annual (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 170.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Investment Approved: Annual (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 684,279.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Investment Approved: Annual: Foreign (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 457,147.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1978 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Investment Realized: Annual: Foreign (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,601,805.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1991 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Investment Realized: Annual: Foreign: Food, Beverages & Tobacco (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 62,260.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1991 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Investment Realized: Annual: Foreign: Textile, Wearing Apparel & Lea (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 92,894.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1991 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Investment Realized: Annual: Foreign: Wood & Wood Products (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10,370.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1991 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Investment Realized: Annual: Foreign: Paper & Paper Products (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11,311.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1991 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Investment Realized: Annual: Foreign: Chemical, Petroleum, Rubber (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 105,132.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1991 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Investment Realized: Annual: Foreign: Non Metallic Mineral (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 28,036.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1991 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Investment Realized: Annual: Foreign: Fabricated Metal Products, etc (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 30,037.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1991 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Investment Realized: Annual: Foreign: Manufactured Products, nes (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 38,056.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1991 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Investment Realized: Annual: Foreign: Services (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,223,708.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1991 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Investment Approved: Annual: Foreign: Food, Beverages & Tobacco (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 22,430.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1992 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Investment Approved: Annual: Foreign: Textile, Wearing App & Leather (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13,129.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1992 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Investment Approved: Annual: Foreign: Wood & Wood Products (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,510.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1992 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Investment Approved: Annual: Foreign: Paper & Paper Products (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1992 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Investment Approved: Annual: Foreign: Chem, Petroleum, Rubber & Plas (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,847.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1992 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Investment Approved: Annual: Foreign: Non Metallic Mineral (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,447.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1992 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Investment Approved: Annual: Foreign: Fabricated Metal Products, etc (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,544.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1992 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Investment Approved: Annual: Foreign: Manufactured Products, nes (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,759.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1992 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Investment Approved: Annual: Foreign: Services (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 389,682.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1992 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Govt Investment in Infrastructure (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 609,400.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Govt Investment in Infrastructure: Economic Services (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 474,100.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Govt Investment in Infrastructure: Social Services (LKR mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 135,300.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Sri Lanka Retail Price: Rice: Samba (LKR/kg)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 103.68
            
                                            Dec 2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            monthly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            Jan 1984 - Dec 2017
                                         |