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Banks' prime lending rate has risen for four weeks runningAverage weighted prime lending rate (AWPR) and the one-year Treasury bill's weighted average yield at auction, % a year, weekly.

Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Analysis10 Oct 2026 · Money and the central bank The week to 9 October: more money from workers abroad, lending rates creeping up and a steady rupee Workers abroad sent home USD 734 million in September, 5.6% more than a year earlier. Banks' prime lending rate rose for a fourth week, the rupee held steady, and the financial sector's risk officers were less gloomy about the next three years than they were six months ago.

Headline. Colombo Consumer Price Index, 2021 base: % change on a year earlier, monthly. Dashed line: the central bank's target.

Source: Department of Census and Statistics

Analysis30 Sep 2026 · Prices and inflation The central bank holds its rate as core inflation and the import bill keep climbing The Central Bank of Sri Lanka said on 30 September that it had left its policy rate at 8.75%.

Commercial banks' loans to the private sector, the ten largest kinds of lending in July 2026: % change on July 2025.

Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Snapshot29 Sep 2026 · Money and the central bank Bank lending has grown by more than a quarter in a year, fastest to finance and pawning Commercial banks' loans to the private sector were 27.3% higher in July 2026 than a year earlier, according to the Central Bank's monthly survey of lending by sector.

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Rupees per US dollar, selling rate, daily

Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka

External sector The rupee has stayed between Rs 332 and Rs 342 a dollar over the last three months Rs 335.73 on 15 Oct 2026, between Rs 332.49 on 31 Aug 2026 and Rs 341.04 on 22 Jul 2026.

Workers' remittances, US$ million a month

Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka

External sector Remittances in September were 5.6% higher than a year earlier Workers abroad sent home US$ 734 million in September, against US$ 696 million in September 2025.

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National accountsGDP · Value added by industry · Provincial GDP
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Labour and wagesLabour force survey · Wages · Foreign employment
IndustryIndustrial production · PMI · Business sentiment

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Government debtTreasury bill and bond yields · Government debt · External debt
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Agriculture and fisheriesTea, rubber and coconut · Paddy · Fish and livestock
UtilitiesElectricity · Petroleum · Water
PopulationPopulation by district · Births and deaths · Census
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