Loans and Advances - Total Loans and Advances

Commercial banks (DBUs). Rupees million, monthly.

Values

Latest · Aug 2026Rs 11.95 tn+1.0% on Jul 2026

Period	Rupees million	Change, %
Aug 2026	11,952,863.02	+1.0
Jul 2026	11,840,213.35	+1.2
Jun 2026	11,704,112.82	+2.2
May 2026	11,448,540.06	+2.2
Apr 2026	11,203,292.59	+0.9
Mar 2026	11,100,416.05	+2.2
Feb 2026	10,865,021.39	+1.5
Jan 2026	10,709,616.27	+0.5
Dec 2025	10,654,542.24	+1.4
Nov 2025	10,511,038.84	+2.6
Oct 2025	10,246,289.86	+2.3
Sep 2025	10,019,258.98	+2.5

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.LOANS_AND_ADVANCES_TOTAL_LOANS_AND_ADVANCES.M · CC BY 4.0

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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: 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 table4.08 (monthly), '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 - Monthly (1995 to LatestCBSL · 12 Oct 2026 · 369 values

Vintages

One vintage so far, published 12 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.

Disagrees with itselfJan 2001
This series reads 385,236; the same figure from the other source reads 378,237. Compared with LK.MON.BANKS_BALANCE.LOANS_AND_ADVANCES_TOTAL_LOANS_AND_ADVANCES.A.

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 itselfJan 2002
This series reads 392,926; the same figure from the other source reads 383,926. Compared with LK.MON.BANKS_BALANCE.LOANS_AND_ADVANCES_TOTAL_LOANS_AND_ADVANCES.A.

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 itselfJan 2003
This series reads 441,683; the same figure from the other source reads 432,683. Compared with LK.MON.BANKS_BALANCE.LOANS_AND_ADVANCES_TOTAL_LOANS_AND_ADVANCES.A.

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 itselfJan 2004
This series reads 535,677; the same figure from the other source reads 528,677. Compared with LK.MON.BANKS_BALANCE.LOANS_AND_ADVANCES_TOTAL_LOANS_AND_ADVANCES.A.

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 itselfJan 2005
This series reads 679,561; the same figure from the other source reads 672,561. Compared with LK.MON.BANKS_BALANCE.LOANS_AND_ADVANCES_TOTAL_LOANS_AND_ADVANCES.A.

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 itselfJan 2006
This series reads 887,878; the same figure from the other source reads 880,878. Compared with LK.MON.BANKS_BALANCE.LOANS_AND_ADVANCES_TOTAL_LOANS_AND_ADVANCES.A.

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 itselfJan 2007
This series reads 1,037,737; the same figure from the other source reads 1,030,737. Compared with LK.MON.BANKS_BALANCE.LOANS_AND_ADVANCES_TOTAL_LOANS_AND_ADVANCES.A.

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.