Sri Lanka External Debt 1960-2024

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Sri Lanka external debt for 2022 was $58,712,654,401, a 0.03% decline from 2021.
  • Sri Lanka external debt for 2021 was $58,732,518,598, a 3.27% increase from 2020.
  • Sri Lanka external debt for 2020 was $56,874,445,630, a 1.35% increase from 2019.
  • Sri Lanka external debt for 2019 was $56,117,855,647, a 6.04% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Current US $
India $617
Indonesia $396
Egypt $163
Vietnam $147
Ukraine $139
Pakistan $127
Philippines $111
Nigeria $98
Bangladesh $97
Morocco $65
Angola $60
Sri Lanka $59
Uzbekistan $49
Ghana $45
Kenya $42
Tunisia $40
Mongolia $34
Zambia $29
Georgia $24
Cambodia $22
Sudan $22
El Salvador $21
Lao PDR $19
Papua New Guinea $19
Bolivia $16
Cameroon $15
Nicaragua $15
Honduras $13
Myanmar $13
Moldova $10
Kyrgyz Republic $10
Republic of Congo $8
Mauritania $5
Kosovo $4
Djibouti $3
Bhutan $3
Cabo Verde $2
Lesotho $2
Eswatini $1
Solomon Islands $1
Vanuatu $0
Sao Tome and Principe $0
Timor-Leste $0
Kiribati $0
Micronesia $0
West Bank and Gaza $0
Sri Lanka External Debt - Historical Data
Year Current US $ Annual % Change
2022 $58,712,654,401 -0.03%
2021 $58,732,518,598 3.27%
2020 $56,874,445,630 1.35%
2019 $56,117,855,647 6.04%
2018 $52,919,692,662 4.24%
2017 $50,765,545,979 8.80%
2016 $46,661,458,616 6.23%
2015 $43,925,393,891 3.93%
2014 $42,262,761,572 7.50%
2013 $39,314,598,514 10.01%
2012 $35,735,908,568 38.54%
2011 $25,795,379,781 18.96%
2010 $21,684,210,689 11.18%
2009 $19,504,201,128 19.51%
2008 $16,320,821,885 15.25%
2007 $14,161,321,568 19.47%
2006 $11,853,449,200 4.90%
2005 $11,300,134,210 -2.59%
2004 $11,600,420,989 8.15%
2003 $10,725,993,550 5.96%
2002 $10,122,942,034 13.08%
2001 $8,952,124,828 -3.22%
2000 $9,249,848,286 -6.97%
1999 $9,943,050,525 9.78%
1998 $9,057,333,356 11.73%
1997 $8,106,316,372 -2.32%
1996 $8,298,763,055 -1.15%
1995 $8,395,502,197 5.46%
1994 $7,960,615,110 15.33%
1993 $6,902,629,411 6.59%
1992 $6,476,089,778 -1.59%
1991 $6,580,740,210 12.16%
1990 $5,867,509,112 13.15%
1989 $5,185,722,278 -0.46%
1988 $5,209,633,063 9.57%
1987 $4,754,428,931 16.34%
1986 $4,086,689,690 15.29%
1985 $3,544,639,146 18.22%
1984 $2,998,355,044 3.74%
1983 $2,890,238,573 9.81%
1982 $2,632,029,310 17.40%
1981 $2,241,837,854 21.24%
1980 $1,849,029,664 18.36%
1979 $1,562,193,770 13.06%
1978 $1,381,702,822 21.03%
1977 $1,141,630,268 21.23%
1976 $941,714,520 15.15%
1975 $817,840,850 4.35%
1974 $783,763,828 24.09%
1973 $631,606,119 13.93%
1972 $554,360,219 6.56%
1971 $520,236,828 19.41%
1970 $435,678,442 inf%
1969 $0 nan%
1968 $0 nan%
1967 $0 nan%
1966 $0 nan%
1965 $0 nan%
1964 $0 nan%
1963 $0 nan%
1962 $0 nan%
1961 $0 nan%
1960 $0 nan%