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 "code": "LK.DEBT.IDS.DT_INT_DEGG_CD.ALL.A",
 "name": "Interest payments on external debt, general government sector (PPG) (INT, current US$), owed to all creditors (World Bank IDS)",
 "unit": "US dollars million",
 "frequency": "Annual",
 "base_year": null,
 "producer": "World Bank",
 "publisher": "World Bank",
 "source_url": "https://data.worldbank.org/country/sri-lanka",
 "latest_vintage": "2026-09-30",
 "page": "/data/series/LK.DEBT.IDS.DT_INT_DEGG_CD.ALL.A/",
 "notice": "Compiled by Macro Lab; not an official publication of the source agency. Provided as is, without warranty of any kind. Not investment advice.",
 "licence": "Source: The World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
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