Private sector credit by sector

Private sector credit by sector of the economy. Monthly and annual, 2024–2026.

Published by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka; read from CBSL statistical tables.

Frequency

Agriculture and fishing1,046.2Rs bn+23.7%
Tea210.9Rs bn+11.0%
Rubber68.3Rs bn+23.3%
Coconut68.8Rs bn+15.6%
Paddy100.4Rs bn+23.7%
Vegetable and fruit cultivation and minor food crops81.4Rs bn+39.2%
Livestock and dairy farming92.9Rs bn+37.6%
Fisheries62.2Rs bn+23.4%
Industry4,175.5Rs bn+16.2%
Construction1,959.3Rs bn+14.3%
Personal housing including purchasing/construction/repairs965.7Rs bn+11.6%
Staff housing88.1Rs bn+12.6%
Food and beverages292.4Rs bn+22.5%
Textiles and apparel405.7Rs bn−2.6%
Wood and wood products including furniture34.3Rs bn−4.3%
Paper and paper products69.4Rs bn+31.3%
Chemical, petroleum, pharmaceutical and healthcare, and rubber and plastic products272.7Rs bn+27.5%
Non-metallic mineral products19.8Rs bn+17.5%
Basic metal products83.8Rs bn+27.7%
Fabricated metal products, machinery and transport equipment327.4Rs bn+13.8%
Manufactured products not specified elsewhere48.5Rs bn−3.1%
Services3,514.7Rs bn+27.9%
Wholesale and retail trade1,198.9Rs bn+23.5%
Tourism311.8Rs bn+10.0%
Financial and business services980.5Rs bn+64.5%
Transport80.8Rs bn+1.3%
Communication and information technology139.7Rs bn−2.5%
Printing and publishing19.1Rs bn−17.3%
Education65.7Rs bn+29.3%
Health65.6Rs bn+13.2%
Shipping, aviation and freight forwarding45.7Rs bn−11.8%
Personal loans and advances2,773.2Rs bn+41.0%
Consumer durables136.6Rs bn+81.6%
Pawning1,161.8Rs bn+51.2%
Credit cards213.6Rs bn+20.3%
Personal education7.6Rs bn+22.7%
Personal healthcare4.2Rs bn+198.5%
Other1,146.0Rs bn+30.3%
Sectoral private sector credit: total11,509.6Rs bn+25.7%

Agriculture and fishing

Rs bn, monthly. Aug 2026: 1,046.2, +23.7% on a year earlier

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Published by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka; read from CBSL statistical tables.

* Calculated by Macro Lab from the published values.