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Sri Lanka: Central Government Debt (IMF)

99.43percent · 2024+42.9% since 2014

Total stock of debt liabilities issued by the central government as a share of GDP. Annual figures for Sri Lanka from 1951 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202499.434
2023110.376
2022115.942
2021102.669
202096.881
201982.594
201883.585
201772.26
201675
201576.334
201469.561
201369.457
201267.504
201169.428
201068.731
200972.75
200868.782
200771.849
200674.29
200576.589
200486.499
200386.45
200296.301
200184.364
200079.202
199977.695
199874.243
199770.147
199676.227
199577.807
199477.897
199379.171
199277.942
199180.493
199078.938
198988.861
198882.569
198779.537
198671.864
198566.475
198456.262
198366.177
198266.324
198162.2
198060.734
197956.232
197860.137
197757.606
197642.712
197536.332
197434.508
197337.04
197238.137
197137.198
197034.183
196936.72
196838.84
196736.403
196634.969
196532.242
196429.97
196329.258
196232.274
196128.78
196024.754
195921.141
195818.197
195717.21
195614.919
195512.595
195414.738
195316.429
195214.283
19519.652

Source

Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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International Monetary Fund (2026). Central Government Debt (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-central-government-debt (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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