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Central government debt

Central government debt by instrument and holder, and as a share of GDP. Quarterly and annual, 1990–2025.

Published by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Finance; read from CBSL Monthly Bulletin, CBSL SDDS 'More Data' workbooks and CBSL fiscal statistical tables.

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Outstanding central government debt

Domestic debt (b) - treasury bills3,136.3Rs bn−22.8%
Domestic debt (b) - treasury bonds15,427.7Rs bn+9.6%
Domestic debt (b) - other111.3Rs bn−34.1%
Domestic debt (b) - total18,675.3Rs bn+2.0%
Foreign debt11,319.4Rs bn+8.5%
Total debt29,994.7Rs bn+4.4%
As a % of GDP (g) - domestic57.02% of GDP−6.3%
As a % of GDP (g) - foreign34.56% of GDP−0.3%
As a % of GDP (g) - total91.58% of GDP−4.1%
Domestic debt (b) - rupee loans ended24.1Rs bn0.0%

Other

Outstanding central government debt - total domestic debt18,309.7Rs bn+7.4%
Outstanding central government debt - short term3,220.1Rs bn−11.0%
Outstanding central government debt - short term - treasury bills4,061.6Rs bn+1.1%
Outstanding central government debt - short term - other liabilities to the banking sector, net of bank deposits−841.5Rs bn–
Outstanding central government debt - medium and long term15,089.6Rs bn+19.3%
Outstanding central government debt - medium and long term - treasury bonds14,079.2Rs bn+17.3%
Outstanding central government debt - medium and long term - international sovereign bonds371.5Rs bn−34.5%
Outstanding central government debt - medium and long term - offshore banking units0.0Rs bn–
Outstanding central government debt - medium and long term - other638.9Rs bn−19.0%
Outstanding central government domestic debt - by institution - banks (excluding licensed specialised banks)9,411.2Rs bn+3.4%
Outstanding central government domestic debt - by institution - banks - central bank - total2,453.6Rs bn−10.6%
Outstanding central government domestic debt - by institution - banks - central bank - treasury bills0.0Rs bn–
Outstanding central government domestic debt - by institution - banks - central bank - treasury bonds2,515.6Rs bn−0.3%
Outstanding central government domestic debt - by institution - banks - central bank - other−62.0Rs bn–
Outstanding central government domestic debt - by institution - banks - commercial bank - total6,957.6Rs bn+9.4%
Outstanding central government domestic debt - by institution - banks - commercial bank - treasury bills2,707.6Rs bn+35.5%
Outstanding central government domestic debt - by institution - banks - commercial bank - treasury bonds4,027.4Rs bn+20.7%
Outstanding central government domestic debt - by institution - banks - commercial bank - international sovereign bonds371.5Rs bn−34.5%
Outstanding central government domestic debt - by institution - banks - commercial bank - other−148.8Rs bn–
Outstanding central government domestic debt - by institution - non-bank sector - by debt instrument - total8,158.5Rs bn+8.7%
Outstanding central government domestic debt - by institution - non-bank sector - by debt instrument - treasury bills1,258.2Rs bn−27.5%
Outstanding central government domestic debt - by institution - non-bank sector - by debt instrument - treasury bonds6,892.1Rs bn+19.6%
Outstanding central government domestic debt - by institution - non-bank sector - by debt instrument - other8.2Rs bn−8.9%
Outstanding central government domestic debt - by institution - non-bank sector - by institution - total8,158.5Rs bn+8.7%
Outstanding central government domestic debt - by institution - non-bank sector - licensed specialised banks1,016.9Rs bn+0.8%
Outstanding central government domestic debt - by institution - non-bank sector - licensed finance companies60.8Rs bn−40.2%
Outstanding central government domestic debt - by institution - non-bank sector - corporates716.2Rs bn−3.6%
Outstanding central government domestic debt - by institution - non-bank sector - insurance companies539.4Rs bn+9.1%
Outstanding central government domestic debt - by institution - non-bank sector - superannuation funds5,085.6Rs bn+12.9%
Outstanding central government domestic debt - by institution - non-bank sector - government institutes, funds and state owned enterprises388.6Rs bn+34.7%
Outstanding central government domestic debt - by institution - non-bank sector - local individual306.0Rs bn−6.5%
Outstanding central government domestic debt - by institution - non-bank sector - other45.2Rs bn+20.3%
Outstanding central government domestic debt - by institution - repurchase transaction allocations - total739.9Rs bn+67.1%
Outstanding central government domestic debt - by institution - repurchase transaction allocations - treasury bills95.8Rs bn+53.2%
Outstanding central government domestic debt - by institution - repurchase transaction allocations - treasury bonds644.1Rs bn+69.4%

Domestic debt (b) - treasury bills

Rs bn, annual. 2025: 3,136.3, −22.8% on a year earlier

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Published by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Finance; read from CBSL Monthly Bulletin, CBSL SDDS 'More Data' workbooks and CBSL fiscal statistical tables.

* Calculated by Macro Lab from the published values.