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Sri Lanka: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)

-9.22percent · 2023-81.1% since 2013

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Sri Lanka from 1990 to 2023.

19902023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2023-9.224
2022-9.231
2021-11.647
2020-13.382
2019-6.42
2018-5.014
2017-5.049
2016-5.005
2015-7.166
2014-5.365
2013-5.093
2012-5.157
2011-5.596
2010-6.105
2009-8.921
2008-6.569
2007-6.521
2006-6.883
2005-6.976
2004-7.333
2003-6.862
2002-7.619
2001-9.341
2000-8.398
1999-5.872
1998-7.031
1997-6.331
1996-7.651
1995-7.577
1994-6.766
1993-5.647
1992-4.826
1991-6.642
1990-5.171

Source

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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