Monthly average exchange rate, LKR per AUD
Exchange rates, monthly. Rupees, monthly.
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Data source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Monthly average spot exchange rates (1 Oct 2026)
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About this series
- Source Central Bank of Sri Lanka, compiled by Macro Lab
- Unit Rupees
- Date range Jan 2005 – Sep 2026
- Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Checks: 1 recorded for this series, listed below.
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- Monthly average exchange rate, LKR per AUD
- Read from
- CBSL rates and indicators (Central Bank of Sri Lanka)
- Source page
- https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/en/rates-and-indicators
- Notes
- CBSL 'Rates and Indicators' Exchange Rates page, IF_Monthly_Average_Exchange_Rates.xlsx (International Finance Statistics reporting line). See check_month_avg_vs_daily_mean(): differs from the mean of the Data Library's daily TT mid rate by more than a rounding amount most months (a real methodology gap, kept as printed) - AUD throughout 2005 by about 20%, the largest and only year-long gap found (see module docstring).
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Vintages
One vintage so far, published 1 Oct 2026. Revisions show here once a later release changes a value.
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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.
- For information
This series and the same figure from another source differ over the period they share. Compared with
LK.EXT.FX.AUD.BUY.D.Two agencies: , difference −1.156.
AUD: IF_Monthly_Average file vs mean of the Data Library's daily TT mid, by calendar month. 34 of 261 months differ by more than 0.5 LKR, mean diff -1.156, worst -5.207 in 2022-04.
AUD: IF_Monthly_Average_Exchange_Rates.xlsx (CBSL's IMF/IFS reporting rate) vs the mean of the Data Library's daily commercial-bank TT mid over the same calendar month. Reported, not merged.