World Bank · Debt
Sri Lanka: External debt stocks, short-term
5.82Bcurrent USD · 2024-20.6% since 2014
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term 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 | 5,817,999,373.9 | |
| 2023 | 7,297,371,620.6 | |
| 2022 | 8,589,580,185.5 | |
| 2021 | 8,626,348,093.6 | |
| 2020 | 8,396,051,770.1 | |
| 2019 | 8,441,755,868.6 | |
| 2018 | 8,181,147,453.8 | |
| 2017 | 8,010,873,189.7 | |
| 2016 | 7,412,864,906.1 | |
| 2015 | 7,587,644,975.2 | |
| 2014 | 7,325,192,928.7 | |
| 2013 | 6,775,756,148.8 | |
| 2012 | 6,419,000,000 | |
| 2011 | 3,575,774,557.4 | |
| 2010 | 2,415,600,297.4 | |
| 2009 | 3,553,510,186.4 | |
| 2008 | 2,725,023,000 | |
| 2007 | 1,337,422,000 | |
| 2006 | 691,531,000 | |
| 2005 | 772,138,000 | |
| 2004 | 1,031,000,000 | |
| 2003 | 758,000,000 | |
| 2002 | 944,015,211.4 | |
| 2001 | 731,980,949.7 | |
| 2000 | 684,557,371 | |
| 1999 | 929,552,368 | |
| 1998 | 420,133,548.9 | |
| 1997 | 471,095,467 | |
| 1996 | 559,525,731.2 | |
| 1995 | 535,324,260.8 | |
| 1994 | 538,303,998.5 | |
| 1993 | 266,378,098.8 | |
| 1992 | 249,824,348.9 | |
| 1991 | 409,471,564.3 | |
| 1990 | 404,869,642.9 | |
| 1989 | 400,894,342.9 | |
| 1988 | 580,798,173.7 | |
| 1987 | 273,350,000 | |
| 1986 | 184,586,000 | |
| 1985 | 206,250,000 | |
| 1984 | 194,726,000 | |
| 1983 | 283,605,000 | |
| 1982 | 275,860,000 | |
| 1981 | 203,928,000 | |
| 1980 | 219,776,000 | |
| 1979 | 136,000,000 | |
| 1978 | 110,000,000 | |
| 1977 | 146,000,000 | |
| 1976 | 82,033,422.5 | |
| 1975 | 72,000,000 | |
| 1974 | 69,011,742.5 | |
| 1973 | 55,016,262.4 | |
| 1972 | 49,046,962 | |
| 1971 | 46,084,359.8 | |
| 1970 | 38,000,000 |
Source
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World Bank (2026). External debt stocks, short-term. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-external-debt-stocks-short-term (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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