Total external debt, % of GDP
Long-run series since 1950. Per cent, annual.
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Data source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Special Statistical Appendix (20 Apr 2026)
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About this series
- Source Central Bank of Sri Lanka, compiled by Macro Lab
- Unit Per cent
- Date range 1950 – 2025
- Last checked 20 Apr 2026
Checks: no discrepancies recorded.
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- Total external debt, % of GDP
- Read from
- CBSL Annual Economic Review statistical appendix (Central Bank of Sri Lanka)
- Source page
- https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/en/publications/economic-and-financial-reports/annual-economic-review
- Notes
- CBSL Annual Economic Review Special Statistical Appendix. A long annual splice CBSL itself compiles across every base-year rebasing since independence, specifically to give one continuous read where the ordinary statistical tables only hold the post-rebasing years. Table 5: Reserves, Total Foreign Assets, External Debt and Exchange Rates, 1950-2025. No same-measure annual held twin (held EXT.RESERVES is monthly 2013-2017, held DEBT.EXTERNAL is quarterly 2012-2026 and a different, more granular breakdown) - loaded as a new long-run family; see check_special_t5 for a plausibility cross-check against those held series on shared years. The Deutsche Mark and French Franc columns (defunct pre-EUR currencies, blank after 1998) are not loaded.
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Vintages
One vintage so far, published 20 Apr 2026. Revisions show here once a later release changes a value.