Loans and Advances - Total Loans and Advances

Commercial banks (DBUs). Rupees million, annual.

Values

Latest · 2025Rs 10.65 tn+22.4% on 2024

Period	Rupees million	Change, %
2025	10,654,542.243	+22.4
2024	8,704,712.326	+4.2
2023	8,354,232.347	−0.5
2022	8,397,207.763	+2.3
2021	8,208,010.793	+21.3
2020	6,765,556.034	+12.5
2019	6,014,951.889	+4.5
2018	5,755,753.787	+17.7
2017	4,890,777.482	+16.3
2016	4,205,719.151	+20.9
2015	3,477,652.620	+25.3
2014	2,776,488.200	+9.0

Data source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Assets and Liabilities of Commercial Banks - Annual (1995 to Latest (12 Mar 2026)

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About this series

Source Central Bank of Sri Lanka, compiled by Macro Lab
Unit Rupees million
Date range 1995 – 2025
Last checked 12 Mar 2026

Checks: 7 recorded for this series, listed below.

Details

Name in the warehouse: Commercial banks (DBUs): Loans and Advances - Total Loans and Advances
Read from: CBSL statistical tables (Central Bank of Sri Lanka)
Source page: https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/en/statistics/statistical-tables
Notes: CBSL table4.07 (annual), 'DBUs' sheet, Assets: Loans and Advances - Total Loans and Advances. Domestic Banking Units (rupee business); see 'OBUs' for the Offshore Banking Units book, a separate balance sheet (LK.MON.BANKS_BALANCE_OBU.*).

Source documents

Assets and Liabilities of Commercial Banks - Annual (1995 to LatestCBSL · 12 Mar 2026 · 31 values

Vintages

One vintage so far, published 12 Mar 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.

Disagrees with itself2001
This series reads 378,237; the same figure from the other source reads 385,236. Compared with LK.MON.BANKS_BALANCE.LOANS_AND_ADVANCES_TOTAL_LOANS_AND_ADVANCES.M.

Two agencies: 378,237.2 and 385,236.032, difference −6,998.832.
Commercial banks (DBUs): annual (4.07) vs monthly December (4.08) disagree
Annual (4.07) 378237.2 vs monthly December (4.08) 385236.0, diff -6998.8.
Disagrees with itself2002
This series reads 383,926; the same figure from the other source reads 392,926. Compared with LK.MON.BANKS_BALANCE.LOANS_AND_ADVANCES_TOTAL_LOANS_AND_ADVANCES.M.

Two agencies: 383,926.3 and 392,926.218, difference −8,999.918.
Commercial banks (DBUs): annual (4.07) vs monthly December (4.08) disagree
Annual (4.07) 383926.3 vs monthly December (4.08) 392926.2, diff -8999.9.
Disagrees with itself2003
This series reads 432,683; the same figure from the other source reads 441,683. Compared with LK.MON.BANKS_BALANCE.LOANS_AND_ADVANCES_TOTAL_LOANS_AND_ADVANCES.M.

Two agencies: 432,683 and 441,683.02, difference −9,000.02.
Commercial banks (DBUs): annual (4.07) vs monthly December (4.08) disagree
Annual (4.07) 432683.0 vs monthly December (4.08) 441683.0, diff -9000.0.
Disagrees with itself2004
This series reads 528,677; the same figure from the other source reads 535,677. Compared with LK.MON.BANKS_BALANCE.LOANS_AND_ADVANCES_TOTAL_LOANS_AND_ADVANCES.M.

Two agencies: 528,676.6 and 535,676.677, difference −7,000.077.
Commercial banks (DBUs): annual (4.07) vs monthly December (4.08) disagree
Annual (4.07) 528676.6 vs monthly December (4.08) 535676.7, diff -7000.1.
Disagrees with itself2005
This series reads 672,561; the same figure from the other source reads 679,561. Compared with LK.MON.BANKS_BALANCE.LOANS_AND_ADVANCES_TOTAL_LOANS_AND_ADVANCES.M.

Two agencies: 672,560.8 and 679,560.711, difference −6,999.911.
Commercial banks (DBUs): annual (4.07) vs monthly December (4.08) disagree
Annual (4.07) 672560.8 vs monthly December (4.08) 679560.7, diff -6999.9.
Disagrees with itself2006
This series reads 880,878; the same figure from the other source reads 887,878. Compared with LK.MON.BANKS_BALANCE.LOANS_AND_ADVANCES_TOTAL_LOANS_AND_ADVANCES.M.

Two agencies: 880,877.9 and 887,877.902, difference −7,000.002.
Commercial banks (DBUs): annual (4.07) vs monthly December (4.08) disagree
Annual (4.07) 880877.9 vs monthly December (4.08) 887877.9, diff -7000.0.
Disagrees with itself2007
This series reads 1,030,737; the same figure from the other source reads 1,037,737. Compared with LK.MON.BANKS_BALANCE.LOANS_AND_ADVANCES_TOTAL_LOANS_AND_ADVANCES.M.

Two agencies: 1,030,736.9 and 1,037,736.866, difference −6,999.966.
Commercial banks (DBUs): annual (4.07) vs monthly December (4.08) disagree
Annual (4.07) 1030736.9 vs monthly December (4.08) 1037736.9, diff -7000.0.

4 more checks where the source disagrees with itself.