{
 "code": "LK.FIN.BANK.LICENSED_COMMERCIAL_BANKS_EFFICIENCY_OPERATING.Q",
 "name": "Licensed Commercial Banks - Efficiency (Operating Cost) Ratio (Licensed Commercial Banks)",
 "unit": "Per cent",
 "frequency": "Quarterly",
 "base_year": null,
 "producer": "Central Bank of Sri Lanka",
 "publisher": "Central Bank of Sri Lanka",
 "source_url": "https://www.cbsl.lk/eresearch",
 "latest_vintage": "2023-01-26",
 "page": "/data/series/LK.FIN.BANK.LICENSED_COMMERCIAL_BANKS_EFFICIENCY_OPERATING.Q/",
 "notice": "Compiled by Macro Lab; not an official publication of the source agency. Provided as is, without warranty of any kind. Not investment advice.",
 "observations": [
  {"period": "2008-Q1", "value": 55.80, "status": null},
  {"period": "2008-Q2", "value": 54.40, "status": null},
  {"period": "2008-Q3", "value": 54.40, "status": null},
  {"period": "2008-Q4", "value": 56.10, "status": null},
  {"period": "2009-Q1", "value": 58.40, "status": null},
  {"period": "2009-Q2", "value": 54.30, "status": null},
  {"period": "2009-Q3", "value": 54.70, "status": null},
  {"period": "2009-Q4", "value": 59.10, "status": null},
  {"period": "2010-Q1", "value": 53.40, "status": null},
  {"period": "2010-Q2", "value": 46.90, "status": null},
  {"period": "2010-Q3", "value": 48.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2010-Q4", "value": 50.70, "status": null},
  {"period": "2011-Q1", "value": 54.30, "status": null},
  {"period": "2011-Q2", "value": 55.10, "status": null},
  {"period": "2011-Q3", "value": 53.80, "status": null},
  {"period": "2011-Q4", "value": 54.40, "status": null},
  {"period": "2012-Q1", "value": 47.60, "status": null},
  {"period": "2012-Q2", "value": 49.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2012-Q3", "value": 48.50, "status": null},
  {"period": "2012-Q4", "value": 49.30, "status": null},
  {"period": "2013-Q1", "value": 45.50, "status": null},
  {"period": "2013-Q2", "value": 50.60, "status": null},
  {"period": "2013-Q3", "value": 51.50, "status": null},
  {"period": "2013-Q4", "value": 52.60, "status": null},
  {"period": "2014-Q1", "value": 54.10, "status": null},
  {"period": "2014-Q2", "value": 55.30, "status": null},
  {"period": "2014-Q3", "value": 52.60, "status": null},
  {"period": "2014-Q4", "value": 51.60, "status": null},
  {"period": "2015-Q1", "value": 52.50, "status": null},
  {"period": "2015-Q2", "value": 52.30, "status": null},
  {"period": "2015-Q3", "value": 52.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2015-Q4", "value": 51.10, "status": null},
  {"period": "2016-Q1", "value": 57.10, "status": null},
  {"period": "2016-Q2", "value": 51.10, "status": null},
  {"period": "2016-Q3", "value": 49.50, "status": null},
  {"period": "2016-Q4", "value": 49.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2017-Q1", "value": 47.50, "status": null},
  {"period": "2017-Q2", "value": 45.20, "status": null},
  {"period": "2017-Q3", "value": 45.60, "status": null},
  {"period": "2017-Q4", "value": 45.20, "status": null},
  {"period": "2018-Q1", "value": 45.56, "status": null},
  {"period": "2018-Q2", "value": 47.42, "status": null},
  {"period": "2018-Q3", "value": 47.67, "status": null},
  {"period": "2018-Q4", "value": 48.48, "status": null},
  {"period": "2019-Q1", "value": 52.40, "status": null},
  {"period": "2019-Q2", "value": 52.30, "status": null},
  {"period": "2019-Q3", "value": 51.20, "status": null},
  {"period": "2019-Q4", "value": 51.80, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020-Q1", "value": 53.80, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020-Q2", "value": 52.20, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020-Q3", "value": 52.10, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020-Q4", "value": 51.80, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021-Q1", "value": 45.10, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021-Q2", "value": 45.40, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021-Q3", "value": 47.30, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021-Q4", "value": 48.20, "status": null}
 ]
}