CBSL holdings of government securities, face value

CBSL holdings of government securities. Rupees billion, daily.

Values

Latest · 16 Oct 20262,492.62 Rs bnno change on 15 Oct 2026

Period	Rupees billion	Change, %
16 Oct 2026	2,492.62	0.00
15 Oct 2026	2,492.62	0.00
14 Oct 2026	2,492.62	0.00
13 Oct 2026	2,492.62	0.00
12 Oct 2026	2,492.62	0.00
9 Oct 2026	2,492.62	0.00
8 Oct 2026	2,492.62	0.00
7 Oct 2026	2,492.62	0.00
6 Oct 2026	2,492.62	0.00
5 Oct 2026	2,492.62	0.00
2 Oct 2026	2,492.62	0.00
1 Oct 2026	2,492.62	0.00

Data source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Open Market Operations - 01 July 2026 (1 Jul 2026)

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About this series

Source Central Bank of Sri Lanka, compiled by Macro Lab
Unit Rupees billion
Date range 1 Jan 2007 – 16 Oct 2026
Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Checks: 13 recorded for this series, listed below.

Details

Name in the warehouse: CBSL holdings of government securities, face value
Read from: CBSL Economic Data Library (wizard) (Central Bank of Sri Lanka)
Source page: https://www.cbsl.lk/eresearch
Notes: CBSL Data Library (wizard export) From 2020-06-16, days the Data Library does not have are taken from CBSL's daily Open Market Operations release (4 so far). On the 2205 days both have, 2192 agree.

Source documents

Open Market Operations - 01 July 2026CBSL · 1 Jul 2026 · 1 value Open Market Operations - 05 May 2026CBSL · 5 May 2026 · 1 value Open Market Operations - 30 April 2021CBSL · 30 Apr 2021 · 1 value Open Market Operations - 16 June 2020CBSL · 16 Jun 2020 · 1 value

Vintages

5 vintages, the latest published 16 Oct 2026.

Related series

CBSL holdings net of repo1,224.78 Rs bn16 Oct 2026

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 itself2 Nov 2017
Checked against another source.

Successor diff: 41.561 and 42.56, difference −0.999.
CBSL's daily Open Market Operations release against the Data Library
The OMO press release and the Data Library disagree on a few days in 2017-2022, mostly 2017-2019: standing deposit facility use in September 2017 (the library about Rs 6.7 bn higher every day), CBSL T-bill holdings in late 2017 and early 2018, single days elsewhere. The release is what CBSL published on the day; the library's figures may include later corrections. Not resolved day by day.
Disagrees with itself30 Nov 2017
Checked against another source.

Successor diff: 20.255 and 22.26, difference −2.005.
CBSL's daily Open Market Operations release against the Data Library
The OMO press release and the Data Library disagree on a few days in 2017-2022, mostly 2017-2019: standing deposit facility use in September 2017 (the library about Rs 6.7 bn higher every day), CBSL T-bill holdings in late 2017 and early 2018, single days elsewhere. The release is what CBSL published on the day; the library's figures may include later corrections. Not resolved day by day.
Disagrees with itself28 Dec 2017
Checked against another source.

Successor diff: 10.225 and 10.38, difference −0.155.
CBSL's daily Open Market Operations release against the Data Library
The OMO press release and the Data Library disagree on a few days in 2017-2022, mostly 2017-2019: standing deposit facility use in September 2017 (the library about Rs 6.7 bn higher every day), CBSL T-bill holdings in late 2017 and early 2018, single days elsewhere. The release is what CBSL published on the day; the library's figures may include later corrections. Not resolved day by day.
Disagrees with itself8 Jan 2018
Checked against another source.

Successor diff: 19.711 and 24.71, difference −4.999.
CBSL's daily Open Market Operations release against the Data Library
The OMO press release and the Data Library disagree on a few days in 2017-2022, mostly 2017-2019: standing deposit facility use in September 2017 (the library about Rs 6.7 bn higher every day), CBSL T-bill holdings in late 2017 and early 2018, single days elsewhere. The release is what CBSL published on the day; the library's figures may include later corrections. Not resolved day by day.
Disagrees with itself9 Jan 2018
Checked against another source.

Successor diff: 19.211 and 24.21, difference −4.999.
CBSL's daily Open Market Operations release against the Data Library
The OMO press release and the Data Library disagree on a few days in 2017-2022, mostly 2017-2019: standing deposit facility use in September 2017 (the library about Rs 6.7 bn higher every day), CBSL T-bill holdings in late 2017 and early 2018, single days elsewhere. The release is what CBSL published on the day; the library's figures may include later corrections. Not resolved day by day.
Disagrees with itself10 Jan 2018
Checked against another source.

Successor diff: 19.211 and 24.21, difference −4.999.
CBSL's daily Open Market Operations release against the Data Library
The OMO press release and the Data Library disagree on a few days in 2017-2022, mostly 2017-2019: standing deposit facility use in September 2017 (the library about Rs 6.7 bn higher every day), CBSL T-bill holdings in late 2017 and early 2018, single days elsewhere. The release is what CBSL published on the day; the library's figures may include later corrections. Not resolved day by day.
Disagrees with itself11 Jan 2018
Checked against another source.

Successor diff: 19.211 and 24.21, difference −4.999.
CBSL's daily Open Market Operations release against the Data Library
The OMO press release and the Data Library disagree on a few days in 2017-2022, mostly 2017-2019: standing deposit facility use in September 2017 (the library about Rs 6.7 bn higher every day), CBSL T-bill holdings in late 2017 and early 2018, single days elsewhere. The release is what CBSL published on the day; the library's figures may include later corrections. Not resolved day by day.
Disagrees with itself12 Jan 2018
Checked against another source.

Successor diff: 37.685 and 37.15, difference 0.535.
CBSL's daily Open Market Operations release against the Data Library
The OMO press release and the Data Library disagree on a few days in 2017-2022, mostly 2017-2019: standing deposit facility use in September 2017 (the library about Rs 6.7 bn higher every day), CBSL T-bill holdings in late 2017 and early 2018, single days elsewhere. The release is what CBSL published on the day; the library's figures may include later corrections. Not resolved day by day.
Disagrees with itself30 Jan 2018
Checked against another source.

Successor diff: 22.722 and 20.83, difference 1.892.
CBSL's daily Open Market Operations release against the Data Library
The OMO press release and the Data Library disagree on a few days in 2017-2022, mostly 2017-2019: standing deposit facility use in September 2017 (the library about Rs 6.7 bn higher every day), CBSL T-bill holdings in late 2017 and early 2018, single days elsewhere. The release is what CBSL published on the day; the library's figures may include later corrections. Not resolved day by day.
Disagrees with itself22 Jun 2018
Checked against another source.

Successor diff: 35.727 and 35.19, difference 0.537.
CBSL's daily Open Market Operations release against the Data Library
The OMO press release and the Data Library disagree on a few days in 2017-2022, mostly 2017-2019: standing deposit facility use in September 2017 (the library about Rs 6.7 bn higher every day), CBSL T-bill holdings in late 2017 and early 2018, single days elsewhere. The release is what CBSL published on the day; the library's figures may include later corrections. Not resolved day by day.
Disagrees with itself29 Mar 2019
Checked against another source.

Successor diff: 177.56 and 175.56, difference 2.
CBSL's daily Open Market Operations release against the Data Library
The OMO press release and the Data Library disagree on a few days in 2017-2022, mostly 2017-2019: standing deposit facility use in September 2017 (the library about Rs 6.7 bn higher every day), CBSL T-bill holdings in late 2017 and early 2018, single days elsewhere. The release is what CBSL published on the day; the library's figures may include later corrections. Not resolved day by day.
Disagrees with itself27 May 2019
Checked against another source.

Successor diff: 155.285 and 150.62, difference 4.665.
CBSL's daily Open Market Operations release against the Data Library
The OMO press release and the Data Library disagree on a few days in 2017-2022, mostly 2017-2019: standing deposit facility use in September 2017 (the library about Rs 6.7 bn higher every day), CBSL T-bill holdings in late 2017 and early 2018, single days elsewhere. The release is what CBSL published on the day; the library's figures may include later corrections. Not resolved day by day.
Disagrees with itself9 Sep 2020
Checked against another source.

Successor diff: 293.645 and 293.7, difference −0.055.
CBSL's daily Open Market Operations release against the Data Library
The OMO press release and the Data Library disagree on a few days in 2017-2022, mostly 2017-2019: standing deposit facility use in September 2017 (the library about Rs 6.7 bn higher every day), CBSL T-bill holdings in late 2017 and early 2018, single days elsewhere. The release is what CBSL published on the day; the library's figures may include later corrections. Not resolved day by day.

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