Foreign Currency on Hand and Balances Due from Banks Abroad
Commercial banks (DBUs). Rupees million, monthly.
Rs 1.52 tn · Aug 2026 (−7.3% on Jul 2026)
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Data source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Assets and Liabilities of Commercial Banks - Monthly (1995 to Latest (12 Oct 2026)
Macro Lab · LK.MON.BANKS_BALANCE.FOREIGN_CURRENCY_ON_HAND_AND_BALANCES_DUE_FROM_BANKS_ABROAD.M · CC BY 4.0
About this series
- Source Central Bank of Sri Lanka, compiled by Macro Lab
- Unit Rupees million
- Date range Dec 1995 – Aug 2026
- Last checked 12 Oct 2026
Checks: no discrepancies recorded.
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- Name in the warehouse
- Commercial banks (DBUs): Foreign Currency on Hand and Balances Due from Banks Abroad
- Read from
- CBSL statistical tables (Central Bank of Sri Lanka)
- Source page
- https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/en/statistics/statistical-tables
- Notes
- CBSL table4.08 (monthly), 'DBUs' sheet, Assets: Foreign Currency on Hand and Balances Due from Banks Abroad. Domestic Banking Units (rupee business); see 'OBUs' for the Offshore Banking Units book, a separate balance sheet (LK.MON.BANKS_BALANCE_OBU.*).
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