World Bank · Debt
Sri Lanka: External debt stocks, long-term
48.11Bcurrent USD · 2024+45.3% since 2014
Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Annual figures for Sri Lanka from 1970 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (current USD) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 48,111,333,681.4 | |
| 2023 | 50,393,580,056.7 | |
| 2022 | 47,802,725,689.4 | |
| 2021 | 47,522,804,714.9 | |
| 2020 | 46,552,389,173.3 | |
| 2019 | 45,813,359,568.7 | |
| 2018 | 43,194,766,920.6 | |
| 2017 | 41,427,195,176.7 | |
| 2016 | 38,164,328,503 | |
| 2015 | 35,098,980,834.6 | |
| 2014 | 33,118,440,879.2 | |
| 2013 | 29,875,630,567.3 | |
| 2012 | 26,198,829,769.6 | |
| 2011 | 19,894,369,405.2 | |
| 2010 | 17,348,773,255.2 | |
| 2009 | 14,609,465,980.7 | |
| 2008 | 13,318,014,271.1 | |
| 2007 | 12,460,705,969.3 | |
| 2006 | 10,810,974,777.2 | |
| 2005 | 10,045,413,198.8 | |
| 2004 | 10,165,434,944.5 | |
| 2003 | 9,469,409,007.8 | |
| 2002 | 8,772,609,799 | |
| 2001 | 7,916,746,635.3 | |
| 2000 | 8,312,437,777.5 | |
| 1999 | 8,658,029,055.7 | |
| 1998 | 8,269,937,701.5 | |
| 1997 | 7,201,833,723.1 | |
| 1996 | 7,208,284,962.7 | |
| 1995 | 7,264,877,335.3 | |
| 1994 | 6,805,109,908.3 | |
| 1993 | 6,120,193,849.8 | |
| 1992 | 5,761,831,678.9 | |
| 1991 | 5,770,505,056.9 | |
| 1990 | 5,052,773,968.2 | |
| 1989 | 4,419,085,379.2 | |
| 1988 | 4,269,398,419.1 | |
| 1987 | 4,204,383,484.9 | |
| 1986 | 3,555,328,316.2 | |
| 1985 | 2,941,774,124.3 | |
| 1984 | 2,398,806,237.5 | |
| 1983 | 2,161,540,705.1 | |
| 1982 | 1,873,825,568.6 | |
| 1981 | 1,522,738,569.1 | |
| 1980 | 1,238,279,550.4 | |
| 1979 | 1,024,688,662.5 | |
| 1978 | 976,586,097.5 | |
| 1977 | 789,230,267.8 | |
| 1976 | 703,681,097.3 | |
| 1975 | 599,854,849.6 | |
| 1974 | 590,243,085.5 | |
| 1973 | 487,196,856.5 | |
| 1972 | 424,363,257.3 | |
| 1971 | 396,488,467.8 | |
| 1970 | 319,158,442.4 |
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