International Monetary Fund · Public Sector
Sri Lanka: DEBT (IMF)
76.04percent · 2015-16.1% since 2005
DEBT <br/> Note: Median value reported for country groupings Annual figures for Sri Lanka from 1951 to 2015.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 76.04 | |
| 2014 | 75.54 | |
| 2013 | 78.32 | |
| 2012 | 79.17 | |
| 2011 | 78.45 | |
| 2010 | 81.91 | |
| 2009 | 86.06 | |
| 2008 | 81.37 | |
| 2007 | 85 | |
| 2006 | 87.88 | |
| 2005 | 90.61 | |
| 2004 | 102.33 | |
| 2003 | 102.27 | |
| 2002 | 102.1 | |
| 2001 | 99.8 | |
| 2000 | 93.7 | |
| 1999 | 91.91 | |
| 1998 | 87.83 | |
| 1997 | 82.98 | |
| 1996 | 90.18 | |
| 1995 | 92.05 | |
| 1994 | 92.15 | |
| 1993 | 93.66 | |
| 1992 | 92.21 | |
| 1991 | 95.22 | |
| 1990 | 93.38 | |
| 1989 | 105.12 | |
| 1988 | 97.68 | |
| 1987 | 94.09 | |
| 1986 | 85.02 | |
| 1985 | 78.64 | |
| 1984 | 66.56 | |
| 1983 | 78.29 | |
| 1982 | 78.46 | |
| 1981 | 73.58 | |
| 1980 | 71.85 | |
| 1979 | 66.52 | |
| 1978 | 71.14 | |
| 1977 | 68.15 | |
| 1976 | 50.53 | |
| 1975 | 42.98 | |
| 1974 | 40.82 | |
| 1973 | 43.82 | |
| 1972 | 45.12 | |
| 1971 | 44.01 | |
| 1970 | 40.44 | |
| 1969 | 43.44 | |
| 1968 | 45.95 | |
| 1967 | 43.06 | |
| 1966 | 41.62 | |
| 1965 | 38.54 | |
| 1964 | 35.82 | |
| 1963 | 35.6 | |
| 1962 | 39.28 | |
| 1961 | 39.64 | |
| 1960 | 33.37 | |
| 1959 | 28.87 | |
| 1958 | 25.2 | |
| 1957 | 23.04 | |
| 1956 | 20.38 | |
| 1955 | 18.56 | |
| 1954 | 21.69 | |
| 1953 | 23.55 | |
| 1952 | 20.38 | |
| 1951 | 14.26 |
Source
Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-05.
The dataset for every country, with quality and provenance →
Cite or download
International Monetary Fund (2026). DEBT (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-debt (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.
DEBT (IMF) in other countries
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei Darussalam
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
- Costa Rica
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Korea, Republic of
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia, Federated States of
- Moldova, Republic of
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Taiwan, Province of China
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania, United Republic of
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Türkiye
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- Viet Nam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Rank Sri Lanka against its region, see where publishers disagree, or ask a question in plain words on the Interva desk.