Government securities market

The government securities market: holdings and turnover. Annual, 2013–2025.
Published by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka; read from CBSL Economic and Social Statistics.
Treasury bills - primary market - amount issued / sold, rs. mn5,347.7Rs bn+67586.9%
Treasury bills - primary market - amount issued / sold, rs. mn - others5,347.7Rs bn+67586.9%
Treasury bills - primary market - weighted average price, rs. - year end (per rs. 100 worth treasury bill) - 3 months98.10per Rs 100+0.2%
Treasury bills - primary market - weighted average price, rs. - year end (per rs. 100 worth treasury bill) - 6 months96.03per Rs 100+0.2%
Treasury bills - primary market - weighted average price, rs. - year end (per rs. 100 worth treasury bill) - 12 months92.21per Rs 100+0.5%
Treasury bills - primary market - weighted average yield, % - year end - 3 months7.5%−1.1 pts
Treasury bills - primary market - weighted average yield, % - year end - 6 months7.9%−0.8 pts
Treasury bills - primary market - weighted average yield, % - year end - 12 months8.2%−0.8 pts
Treasury bills - primary market - weighted average yield, % - average - 3 months7.8%−2.1 pts
Treasury bills - primary market - weighted average yield, % - average - 6 months7.9%−2.2 pts
Treasury bills - primary market - weighted average yield, % - average - 12 months8.3%−1.7 pts
Treasury bills - primary market - overall average8.0%−2.0 pts
Central bank secondary - purchases (re-discounts) (t-bonds)12.0Rs bn+41.6%
Treasury bills - outstanding treasury bills by ownership, rs. mn3,137.9Rs bn−22.9%
Treasury bills - outstanding treasury bills by ownership, rs. mn (a) - bank sector (excluding licensed specialised banks)2,344.3Rs bn−13.4%
Treasury bills - outstanding treasury bills by ownership, rs. mn (a) - bank sector (excluding licensed specialised banks) (c) - licensed commercial banks2,344.3Rs bn0.0%
Treasury bills - outstanding treasury bills by ownership, rs. mn (a) - non bank sector698.7Rs bn−44.5%
Treasury bills - outstanding treasury bills by ownership, rs. mn (a) - non bank sector (c) - licensed specialised banks213.1Rs bn−18.5%
Treasury bills - outstanding treasury bills by ownership, rs. mn (a) - non bank sector (c) - licensed finance companies11.3Rs bn−70.0%
Treasury bills - outstanding treasury bills by ownership, rs. mn (a) - non bank sector (c) - corporations129.8Rs bn−71.4%
Treasury bills - outstanding treasury bills by ownership, rs. mn (a) - non bank sector (c) - insurance companies123.9Rs bn+7.1%
Treasury bills - outstanding treasury bills by ownership, rs. mn (a) - non bank sector (c) - superannuation funds25.7Rs bn−82.1%
Treasury bills - outstanding treasury bills by ownership, rs. mn (a) - non bank sector (c) - government institutes, funds and state owned enterprises104.6Rs bn+4.6%
Treasury bills - outstanding treasury bills by ownership, rs. mn (a) - non bank sector (c) - local individual85.1Rs bn−36.7%
Treasury bills - outstanding treasury bills by ownership, rs. mn (a) - non bank sector (c) - other5.3Rs bn−52.5%
Treasury bills - outstanding treasury bills by ownership, rs. mn (a) - repurchase transaction allocations93.3Rs bn−2.6%
Treasury bills - outstanding treasury bills by ownership, rs. mn (a) - foreign investors1.6Rs bn−82.1%
Treasury bonds - primary market issues, rs. mn2,397.7Rs bn+77952.4%
Treasury bonds - yield to maturity, % - 2 year bonds13.8%no change
Treasury bonds - yield to maturity, % - 3 year bonds8.8%−2.8 pts
Treasury bonds - yield to maturity, % - 4 year bonds9.5%−1.1 pts
Treasury bonds - yield to maturity, % - 5 year bonds9.6%−1.2 pts
Treasury bonds - yield to maturity, % - 6 year bonds10.0%−1.3 pts
Treasury bonds - yield to maturity, % - 7 year bonds10.3%−2.0 pts
Treasury bonds - yield to maturity, % - 8 year bonds10.4%−1.1 pts
Treasury bonds - yield to maturity, % - 9 year bonds10.8%−0.6 pts
Treasury bonds - yield to maturity, % - 10 year bonds10.7%–
Treasury bonds - yield to maturity, % - 12 year bonds11.0%–
Treasury bonds - ownership of treasury bonds (as at end year)15,567.5Rs bn+10.1%
Treasury bonds - ownership of treasury bonds (as at end year) - bank sector (excluding licensed specialised banks)6,735.4Rs bn+2.9%
Treasury bonds - ownership of treasury bonds (as at end year) - bank sector (excluding licensed specialised banks) (c) - central bank (j)2,508.9Rs bn−0.3%
Treasury bonds - ownership of treasury bonds (as at end year) - bank sector (excluding licensed specialised banks) (c) - licensed commercial banks4,226.4Rs bn+4.9%
Treasury bonds - ownership of treasury bonds (as at end year) - non bank sector7,784.6Rs bn+12.9%
Treasury bonds - ownership of treasury bonds (as at end year) - non bank sector (c) - licensed specialised banks856.8Rs bn+14.7%
Treasury bonds - ownership of treasury bonds (as at end year) - non bank sector (c) - licensed finance companies22.4Rs bn−3.3%
Treasury bonds - ownership of treasury bonds (as at end year) - non bank sector (c) - corporations306.0Rs bn+16.7%
Treasury bonds - ownership of treasury bonds (as at end year) - non bank sector (c) - insurance companies431.6Rs bn+1.9%
Treasury bonds - ownership of treasury bonds (as at end year) - non bank sector (c) - superannuation funds5,615.8Rs bn+13.6%
Treasury bonds - ownership of treasury bonds (as at end year) - non bank sector (c) - government institutes, funds and state owned enterprises392.3Rs bn+35.9%
Treasury bonds - ownership of treasury bonds (as at end year) - non bank sector (c) - local individual122.8Rs bn−28.4%
Treasury bonds - ownership of treasury bonds (as at end year) - non bank sector (c) - other36.9Rs bn+8.3%
Treasury bonds - ownership of treasury bonds (as at end year) - repurchase transaction allocations907.8Rs bn+40.9%
Treasury bonds - ownership of treasury bonds (as at end year) - foreign investors139.7Rs bn+134.2%
Treasury bills - primary market - amount issued / sold, rs. mn - purchased by central bank ended7,946.5Rs bn+31.0%
Central bank secondary - sales (discounts) (t-bills) ended23.5Rs bn+64.0%
Central bank secondary - purchases (re-discounts) (t-bills) ended41.8Rs bn+3.1%
Treasury bills - outstanding treasury bills by ownership, rs. mn (a) - bank sector (excluding licensed specialised banks) (c) - central bank ended220.8Rs bn−91.4%
Treasury bonds - yield to maturity, % - 15 year bonds ended10.6%−0.3 pts
Treasury bonds - yield to maturity, % - 20 year bonds ended10.7%–
Treasury bonds - yield to maturity, % - 30 year bonds ended12.1%+0.4 pts
Treasury bills - primary market - amount issued / sold, rs. mn

Rs bn, annual. 2025: 5,347.7, +67586.9% 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.