Financial Account - Other investment - Loans (Liabilities)

Balance of payments, quarterly. US dollars million, quarterly.

Values

Latest · 2026 Q2US$ 407.0 mn+602.8 on 2026 Q1

Period	US dollars million	Change
2026 Q2	407.0	+602.8
2026 Q1	−195.8	−903.5
2025 Q4	707.6	+4,676.4
2025 Q3	14.8	+497.9
2025 Q2	−483.1	−690.2
2025 Q1	207.1	−70.8
2024 Q4	709.0	+1,266.7
2024 Q3	51.9	−79.4
2024 Q2	252.3	+284.2
2024 Q1	−31.9	−475.2
2023 Q4	443.3	+524.2
2023 Q3	−80.8	−135.4

Data source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Balance of Payments (BPM6 Basis) - Quarterly (2012 1Q to Latest (30 Sep 2026)

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About this series

Source Central Bank of Sri Lanka, compiled by Macro Lab
Unit US dollars million
Date range 2012 Q1 – 2026 Q2
Last checked 30 Sep 2026

Checks: 10 recorded for this series, listed below.

Details

Name in the warehouse: Financial Account - Other investment - Loans (Liabilities)
Read from: CBSL statistical tables (Central Bank of Sri Lanka)
Source page: https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/en/statistics/statistical-tables
Notes: CBSL quarterly financial account, BPM6 basis (table 2.10). Net incurrence of liabilities and net acquisition of financial assets, by instrument.

Source documents

Balance of Payments (BPM6 Basis) - Quarterly (2012 1Q to LatestCBSL · 30 Sep 2026 · 58 values

Vintages

One vintage so far, published 30 Sep 2026. Revisions show here once a later release changes a value.

Related series

Republished by: LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_LOANS_LIABILITIES.Q

Source discrepancies

What the warehouse found when it checked this series: the same figure from two agencies, splice overlaps, published rates against ones recalculated from the index, and outliers.

Two vintages2016 Q1
Two figures from this source that should agree differ by 15.18 (718.1 against 702.9). Compared with LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_LOANS_LIABILITIES.Q.

Consistency: 718.085 and 702.9, difference 15.185.
BOP mirror check: LK.EXT.BOP_Q.LIABILITIES_FINANCIAL_ACCOUNT_OTHER_INVESTMENT_LOANS.Q vs held LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_LOANS_LIABILITIES.Q disagree beyond rounding
10 quarters across 2016/2020/2021. CBSL revision years; table2.10 vs the older EXT.BOP mirror.
Two vintages2016 Q2
Two figures from this source that should agree differ by 11.82 (49.12 against 37.3). Compared with LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_LOANS_LIABILITIES.Q.

Consistency: 49.119 and 37.3, difference 11.819.
BOP mirror check: LK.EXT.BOP_Q.LIABILITIES_FINANCIAL_ACCOUNT_OTHER_INVESTMENT_LOANS.Q vs held LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_LOANS_LIABILITIES.Q disagree beyond rounding
10 quarters across 2016/2020/2021. CBSL revision years; table2.10 vs the older EXT.BOP mirror.
Two vintages2016 Q3
Two figures from this source that should agree differ by 11.91 (76.85 against 64.94). Compared with LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_LOANS_LIABILITIES.Q.

Consistency: 76.85 and 64.94, difference 11.91.
BOP mirror check: LK.EXT.BOP_Q.LIABILITIES_FINANCIAL_ACCOUNT_OTHER_INVESTMENT_LOANS.Q vs held LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_LOANS_LIABILITIES.Q disagree beyond rounding
10 quarters across 2016/2020/2021. CBSL revision years; table2.10 vs the older EXT.BOP mirror.
Two vintages2016 Q4
Two figures from this source that should agree differ by 0.986 (−50.81 against −51.8). Compared with LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_LOANS_LIABILITIES.Q.

Consistency: −50.814 and −51.8, difference 0.986.
BOP mirror check: LK.EXT.BOP_Q.LIABILITIES_FINANCIAL_ACCOUNT_OTHER_INVESTMENT_LOANS.Q vs held LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_LOANS_LIABILITIES.Q disagree beyond rounding
10 quarters across 2016/2020/2021. CBSL revision years; table2.10 vs the older EXT.BOP mirror.
Two vintages2020 Q2
Two figures from this source that should agree differ by 64.54 (−469.6 against −405.1). Compared with LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_LOANS_LIABILITIES.Q.

Consistency: −469.605 and −405.06, difference −64.545.
BOP mirror check: LK.EXT.BOP_Q.LIABILITIES_FINANCIAL_ACCOUNT_OTHER_INVESTMENT_LOANS.Q vs held LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_LOANS_LIABILITIES.Q disagree beyond rounding
10 quarters across 2016/2020/2021. CBSL revision years; table2.10 vs the older EXT.BOP mirror.
Two vintages2020 Q3
Two figures from this source that should agree differ by 21.68 (−286.9 against −265.2). Compared with LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_LOANS_LIABILITIES.Q.

Consistency: −286.912 and −265.23, difference −21.682.
BOP mirror check: LK.EXT.BOP_Q.LIABILITIES_FINANCIAL_ACCOUNT_OTHER_INVESTMENT_LOANS.Q vs held LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_LOANS_LIABILITIES.Q disagree beyond rounding
10 quarters across 2016/2020/2021. CBSL revision years; table2.10 vs the older EXT.BOP mirror.
Two vintages2020 Q4
Two figures from this source that should agree differ by 66.82 (−197.7 against −130.9). Compared with LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_LOANS_LIABILITIES.Q.

Consistency: −197.691 and −130.87, difference −66.821.
BOP mirror check: LK.EXT.BOP_Q.LIABILITIES_FINANCIAL_ACCOUNT_OTHER_INVESTMENT_LOANS.Q vs held LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_LOANS_LIABILITIES.Q disagree beyond rounding
10 quarters across 2016/2020/2021. CBSL revision years; table2.10 vs the older EXT.BOP mirror.
Two vintages2021 Q1
Two figures from this source that should agree differ by 11.53 (−733 against −721.5). Compared with LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_LOANS_LIABILITIES.Q.

Consistency: −732.982 and −721.45, difference −11.532.
BOP mirror check: LK.EXT.BOP_Q.LIABILITIES_FINANCIAL_ACCOUNT_OTHER_INVESTMENT_LOANS.Q vs held LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_LOANS_LIABILITIES.Q disagree beyond rounding
10 quarters across 2016/2020/2021. CBSL revision years; table2.10 vs the older EXT.BOP mirror.
Two vintages2021 Q2
Two figures from this source that should agree differ by 9.84 (700.2 against 710). Compared with LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_LOANS_LIABILITIES.Q.

Consistency: 700.179 and 710.02, difference −9.841.
BOP mirror check: LK.EXT.BOP_Q.LIABILITIES_FINANCIAL_ACCOUNT_OTHER_INVESTMENT_LOANS.Q vs held LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_LOANS_LIABILITIES.Q disagree beyond rounding
10 quarters across 2016/2020/2021. CBSL revision years; table2.10 vs the older EXT.BOP mirror.
Two vintages2021 Q3
Two figures from this source that should agree differ by 162.4 (−391.3 against −553.7). Compared with LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_LOANS_LIABILITIES.Q.

Consistency: −391.31 and −553.68, difference 162.37.
BOP mirror check: LK.EXT.BOP_Q.LIABILITIES_FINANCIAL_ACCOUNT_OTHER_INVESTMENT_LOANS.Q vs held LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_LOANS_LIABILITIES.Q disagree beyond rounding
10 quarters across 2016/2020/2021. CBSL revision years; table2.10 vs the older EXT.BOP mirror.

7 more checks where two vintages differ.