Sri Lanka External Debt 1970-2024
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- Sri Lanka external debt for 2022 was $58,712,654,401, a 0.03% decline from 2021.
- Sri Lanka external debt for 2021 was $58,732,518,598, a 3.27% increase from 2020.
- Sri Lanka external debt for 2020 was $56,874,445,630, a 1.35% increase from 2019.
- Sri Lanka external debt for 2019 was $56,117,855,647, a 6.04% increase from 2018.
| Sri Lanka External Debt - Historical Data |
| Year |
Current US $ |
Annual % Change |
| 2022 |
$58,712,654,401 |
-0.03% |
| 2021 |
$58,732,518,598 |
3.27% |
| 2020 |
$56,874,445,630 |
1.35% |
| 2019 |
$56,117,855,647 |
6.04% |
| 2018 |
$52,919,692,662 |
4.24% |
| 2017 |
$50,765,545,979 |
8.80% |
| 2016 |
$46,661,458,616 |
6.23% |
| 2015 |
$43,925,393,891 |
3.93% |
| 2014 |
$42,262,761,572 |
7.50% |
| 2013 |
$39,314,598,514 |
10.01% |
| 2012 |
$35,735,908,568 |
38.54% |
| 2011 |
$25,795,379,781 |
18.96% |
| 2010 |
$21,684,210,689 |
11.18% |
| 2009 |
$19,504,201,128 |
19.51% |
| 2008 |
$16,320,821,885 |
15.25% |
| 2007 |
$14,161,321,568 |
19.47% |
| 2006 |
$11,853,449,200 |
4.90% |
| 2005 |
$11,300,134,210 |
-2.59% |
| 2004 |
$11,600,420,989 |
8.15% |
| 2003 |
$10,725,993,550 |
5.96% |
| 2002 |
$10,122,942,034 |
13.08% |
| 2001 |
$8,952,124,828 |
-3.22% |
| 2000 |
$9,249,848,286 |
-6.97% |
| 1999 |
$9,943,050,525 |
9.78% |
| 1998 |
$9,057,333,356 |
11.73% |
| 1997 |
$8,106,316,372 |
-2.32% |
| 1996 |
$8,298,763,055 |
-1.15% |
| 1995 |
$8,395,502,197 |
5.46% |
| 1994 |
$7,960,615,110 |
15.33% |
| 1993 |
$6,902,629,411 |
6.59% |
| 1992 |
$6,476,089,778 |
-1.59% |
| 1991 |
$6,580,740,210 |
12.16% |
| 1990 |
$5,867,509,112 |
13.15% |
| 1989 |
$5,185,722,278 |
-0.46% |
| 1988 |
$5,209,633,063 |
9.57% |
| 1987 |
$4,754,428,931 |
16.34% |
| 1986 |
$4,086,689,690 |
15.29% |
| 1985 |
$3,544,639,146 |
18.22% |
| 1984 |
$2,998,355,044 |
3.74% |
| 1983 |
$2,890,238,573 |
9.81% |
| 1982 |
$2,632,029,310 |
17.40% |
| 1981 |
$2,241,837,854 |
21.24% |
| 1980 |
$1,849,029,664 |
18.36% |
| 1979 |
$1,562,193,770 |
13.06% |
| 1978 |
$1,381,702,822 |
21.03% |
| 1977 |
$1,141,630,268 |
21.23% |
| 1976 |
$941,714,520 |
15.15% |
| 1975 |
$817,840,850 |
4.35% |
| 1974 |
$783,763,828 |
24.09% |
| 1973 |
$631,606,119 |
13.93% |
| 1972 |
$554,360,219 |
6.56% |
| 1971 |
$520,236,828 |
19.41% |
| 1970 |
$435,678,442 |
19.41% |
