Bank loans to the private sector

Bank loans to the private sector by purpose. Rs bn, annual, 2018–2025.

Published by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka; read from CBSL Economic and Social Statistics.

Agriculture and fishing911.8+21.8%
Agriculture and fishing - tea193.7+14.6%
Agriculture and fishing - rubber60.2+15.9%
Agriculture and fishing - coconut61.6+46.7%
Agriculture and fishing - paddy75.3+49.7%
Agriculture and fishing - vegetable and fruit cultivation, and minor food crops71.7+23.3%
Agriculture and fishing - livestock and dairy farming74.0+26.2%
Agriculture and fishing - fisheries58.6+44.8%
Industry3,804.6+18.1%
Industry - construction1,812.8+18.9%
Industry - construction - personal housing including purchasing/construction/repairs902.8+22.3%
Industry - construction - staff housing81.7+13.9%
Industry - food and beverages239.4+17.9%
Industry - textiles and apparel404.2+6.2%
Industry - wood and wood products including furniture36.1−5.1%
Industry - paper and paper products59.4+26.5%
Industry - chemical, petroleum, pharmaceutical and healthcare, and rubber and plastic products225.7+7.5%
Industry - non-metallic mineral products13.0−56.9%
Industry - basic metal products76.7+44.0%
Industry - fabricated metal products, machinery and transport equipment315.7+68.8%
Industry - other manufactured products53.1+60.3%
Services3,139.2+37.1%
Services - wholesale and retail trade1,127.0+49.9%
Services - tourism284.4−4.4%
Services - financial and business services784.2+77.7%
Services - transport83.2+47.2%
Services - communication and information technology136.7−12.1%
Services - printing and publishing23.8−9.6%
Services - education53.9+17.5%
Services - health61.1+0.6%
Services - shipping, aviation and freight forwarding38.5−34.4%
Personal loans and advances2,221.5+22.4%
Personal loans and advances (e) - consumer durables80.8+105.5%
Personal loans and advances (e) - pawning897.9+36.0%
Personal loans and advances (e) - credit cards193.3+14.4%
Personal loans and advances (e) - personal education7.1−59.7%
Personal loans and advances (e) - personal healthcare1.5+32.8%
Personal loans and advances (e) - other964.0+9.6%
Commercial banks' loans and advances to the private sector: total10,077.1+24.8%

Agriculture and fishing

Rs bn, annual. 2025: 911.8, +21.8% on a year earlier

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Published by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka; read from CBSL Economic and Social Statistics.

* Calculated by Macro Lab from the published values.