Financial Account - Other investment - Trade credits and advances (Liabilities)
Balance of payments, quarterly. US dollars million, quarterly.
US$ 91.3 mn · 2026 Q2 (+18.6% on 2026 Q1)
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Data source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Balance of Payments (BPM6 Basis) - Quarterly (2012 1Q to Latest (30 Sep 2026)
Macro Lab · LK.EXT.BOP_Q.LIABILITIES_FINANCIAL_ACCOUNT_OTHER_VESTMENT_TRADE_CREDITS_AND_ADVANCES.Q · CC BY 4.0
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: 7 recorded for this series, listed below.
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Details
- Name in the warehouse
- Financial Account - Other investment - Trade credits and advances (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
Vintages
One vintage so far, published 30 Sep 2026. Revisions show here once a later release changes a value.
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- Financial Account - Other investment - Loans - Other sectors - Long term - Repayments (Liabilities)US$ −242.5 mn2026 Q2
- Financial Account - Other investment - Trade credits and advances - Other sectors - Short term (Liabilities)US$ 91.32 mn2026 Q2
- Republished by:
LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_TRADE_CREDITS_LIABILITIE.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 6.28 (−144.9 against −138.6). Compared with
LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_TRADE_CREDITS_LIABILITIE.Q.Consistency: −144.858 and −138.58, difference −6.278.
BOP mirror check: LK.EXT.BOP_Q.LIABILITIES_FINANCIAL_ACCOUNT_OTHER_VESTMENT_TRADE_CREDITS_AND_ADVANCES.Q vs held LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_TRADE_CREDITS_LIABILITIE.Q disagree beyond rounding
7 quarters across 2016/2021. CBSL revision years; table2.10 vs the older EXT.BOP mirror.
- Two vintages2016 Q2
Two figures from this source that should agree differ by 6.28 (147.1 against 153.4). Compared with
LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_TRADE_CREDITS_LIABILITIE.Q.Consistency: 147.142 and 153.42, difference −6.278.
BOP mirror check: LK.EXT.BOP_Q.LIABILITIES_FINANCIAL_ACCOUNT_OTHER_VESTMENT_TRADE_CREDITS_AND_ADVANCES.Q vs held LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_TRADE_CREDITS_LIABILITIE.Q disagree beyond rounding
7 quarters across 2016/2021. CBSL revision years; table2.10 vs the older EXT.BOP mirror.
- Two vintages2016 Q3
Two figures from this source that should agree differ by 6.28 (12.14 against 18.42). Compared with
LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_TRADE_CREDITS_LIABILITIE.Q.Consistency: 12.142 and 18.42, difference −6.278.
BOP mirror check: LK.EXT.BOP_Q.LIABILITIES_FINANCIAL_ACCOUNT_OTHER_VESTMENT_TRADE_CREDITS_AND_ADVANCES.Q vs held LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_TRADE_CREDITS_LIABILITIE.Q disagree beyond rounding
7 quarters across 2016/2021. CBSL revision years; table2.10 vs the older EXT.BOP mirror.
- Two vintages2016 Q4
Two figures from this source that should agree differ by 6.26 (69.14 against 75.4). Compared with
LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_TRADE_CREDITS_LIABILITIE.Q.Consistency: 69.142 and 75.4, difference −6.258.
BOP mirror check: LK.EXT.BOP_Q.LIABILITIES_FINANCIAL_ACCOUNT_OTHER_VESTMENT_TRADE_CREDITS_AND_ADVANCES.Q vs held LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_TRADE_CREDITS_LIABILITIE.Q disagree beyond rounding
7 quarters across 2016/2021. CBSL revision years; table2.10 vs the older EXT.BOP mirror.
- Two vintages2021 Q1
Two figures from this source that should agree differ by 52.5 (213 against 265.5). Compared with
LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_TRADE_CREDITS_LIABILITIE.Q.Consistency: 213 and 265.5, difference −52.5.
BOP mirror check: LK.EXT.BOP_Q.LIABILITIES_FINANCIAL_ACCOUNT_OTHER_VESTMENT_TRADE_CREDITS_AND_ADVANCES.Q vs held LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_TRADE_CREDITS_LIABILITIE.Q disagree beyond rounding
7 quarters across 2016/2021. CBSL revision years; table2.10 vs the older EXT.BOP mirror.
- Two vintages2021 Q2
Two figures from this source that should agree differ by 52.5 (−80 against −27.5). Compared with
LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_TRADE_CREDITS_LIABILITIE.Q.Consistency: −80 and −27.5, difference −52.5.
BOP mirror check: LK.EXT.BOP_Q.LIABILITIES_FINANCIAL_ACCOUNT_OTHER_VESTMENT_TRADE_CREDITS_AND_ADVANCES.Q vs held LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_TRADE_CREDITS_LIABILITIE.Q disagree beyond rounding
7 quarters across 2016/2021. CBSL revision years; table2.10 vs the older EXT.BOP mirror.
- Two vintages2021 Q3
Two figures from this source that should agree differ by 52.5 (187 against 239.5). Compared with
LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_TRADE_CREDITS_LIABILITIE.Q.Consistency: 187 and 239.5, difference −52.5.
BOP mirror check: LK.EXT.BOP_Q.LIABILITIES_FINANCIAL_ACCOUNT_OTHER_VESTMENT_TRADE_CREDITS_AND_ADVANCES.Q vs held LK.EXT.BOP.BOP_OTHER_INVESTMENTS_TRADE_CREDITS_LIABILITIE.Q disagree beyond rounding
7 quarters across 2016/2021. CBSL revision years; table2.10 vs the older EXT.BOP mirror.