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Sri Lanka: Interest payments on external debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)

7.94percent · 2025+45.8% since 2015

Total interest payments to exports of goods, services and primary income. Total interest payment is the sum of interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and charges to the IMF. All creditors combined (IDS counterpart area: World); figures by creditor are not carried. Annual figures for Sri Lanka from 1975 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20257.937
20246.939
20237.357
20227.16
202110.932
202012.888
20199.201
20189.13
20176.538
20166.636
20155.443
20144.885
20135.017
20125.044
20113.438
20105.664
20093.827
20083.389
20073.052
20063.076
20051.967
20042.95
20032.806
20023.655
20013.727
20003.865
19993.921
19983.226
19973.167
19963.56
19953.557
19943.765
19934.159
19925.152
19916.375
19907.136
19898.178
19889.001
19879.772
198610.064
19859.491
19848.342
198310.002
19828.958
19817.479
19806.391
19795.87
19785.357
19774.735
19765.162
19754.33

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World Bank (2026). Interest payments on external debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-interest-payments-on-external-debt (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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