Liabilities

Assets and Liabilities of the Central Bank. Rupees million, monthly.

Values

Latest · Aug 2026Rs 4.43 tn+3.9% on Jul 2026

Period	Rupees million	Change, %
Aug 2026	4,432,289.233	+3.9
Jul 2026	4,266,763.548	−2.4
Jun 2026	4,372,983.528	−1.9
May 2026	4,458,719.895	+2.2
Apr 2026	4,361,128.161	−0.8
Mar 2026	4,395,728.856	−4.5
Feb 2026	4,602,981.686	+4.9
Jan 2026	4,389,669.743	+2.1
Dec 2025	4,298,467.370	+5.2
Nov 2025	4,084,329.465	−3.3
Oct 2025	4,222,637.680	+2.9
Sep 2025	4,104,184.460	+0.5

Data source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Assets and Liabilities of CBSL - Monthly (2003 to Latest (12 Oct 2026)

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About this series

Source Central Bank of Sri Lanka, compiled by Macro Lab
Unit Rupees million
Date range Jan 2003 – Aug 2026
Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Checks: 17 recorded for this series, listed below.

Details

Name in the warehouse: Assets and Liabilities of the Central Bank: Liabilities
Read from: CBSL statistical tables (Central Bank of Sri Lanka)
Source page: https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/en/statistics/statistical-tables
Notes: Derived: Capital + Currency Issued + Securities Outstanding + Deposits + Other Liabilities and Accounts, from CBSL table4.06 - the source prints one 'Total Assets and Liabilities' column (kept as ASSETS.M) rather than totalling each side separately. Same as LK.MON.CBSL_BALANCE.LIABILITIES.A; see check().

Source documents

Assets and Liabilities of CBSL - Monthly (2003 to LatestCBSL · 12 Oct 2026 · 284 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.

Error in the sourceMar 2008
The parts and the published total differ by 7,524 (596,963 against 589,439). Compared with LK.MON.CBSL_BALANCE.ASSETS.M.

Consistency: 596,962.945 and 589,439.357, difference 7,523.588.
CBSL balance sheet: liabilities do not equal assets - the gap equals Securities Outstanding (7,523.59) exactly: the source's own printed total appears not to include it this month
Securities Outstanding is non-zero only in these 17 months (CBSL issued its own securities briefly in the 2008 and 2009-2010 crises), which is why the identity holds cleanly in every other month on record. The source's own printed total is short by a real, identifiable liability line.
Error in the sourceJul 2008
The parts and the published total differ by 9,011 (626,251 against 617,239). Compared with LK.MON.CBSL_BALANCE.ASSETS.M.

Consistency: 626,250.602 and 617,239.203, difference 9,011.399.
CBSL balance sheet: liabilities do not equal assets - the gap equals Securities Outstanding (9,011.40) exactly: the source's own printed total appears not to include it this month
Securities Outstanding is non-zero only in these 17 months (CBSL issued its own securities briefly in the 2008 and 2009-2010 crises), which is why the identity holds cleanly in every other month on record. The source's own printed total is short by a real, identifiable liability line.
Error in the sourceAug 2008
The parts and the published total differ by 3,970 (636,004 against 632,034). Compared with LK.MON.CBSL_BALANCE.ASSETS.M.

Consistency: 636,003.829 and 632,033.929, difference 3,969.9.
CBSL balance sheet: liabilities do not equal assets - the gap equals Securities Outstanding (3,969.90) exactly: the source's own printed total appears not to include it this month
Securities Outstanding is non-zero only in these 17 months (CBSL issued its own securities briefly in the 2008 and 2009-2010 crises), which is why the identity holds cleanly in every other month on record. The source's own printed total is short by a real, identifiable liability line.
Error in the sourceOct 2009
The parts and the published total differ by 59,469 (873,975 against 814,506). Compared with LK.MON.CBSL_BALANCE.ASSETS.M.

Consistency: 873,974.601 and 814,505.964, difference 59,468.637.
CBSL balance sheet: liabilities do not equal assets - the gap equals Securities Outstanding (59,468.64) exactly: the source's own printed total appears not to include it this month
Securities Outstanding is non-zero only in these 17 months (CBSL issued its own securities briefly in the 2008 and 2009-2010 crises), which is why the identity holds cleanly in every other month on record. The source's own printed total is short by a real, identifiable liability line.
Error in the sourceNov 2009
The parts and the published total differ by 68,071 (913,017 against 844,945). Compared with LK.MON.CBSL_BALANCE.ASSETS.M.

Consistency: 913,016.858 and 844,945.401, difference 68,071.457.
CBSL balance sheet: liabilities do not equal assets - the gap equals Securities Outstanding (68,071.46) exactly: the source's own printed total appears not to include it this month
Securities Outstanding is non-zero only in these 17 months (CBSL issued its own securities briefly in the 2008 and 2009-2010 crises), which is why the identity holds cleanly in every other month on record. The source's own printed total is short by a real, identifiable liability line.
Error in the sourceDec 2009
The parts and the published total differ by 78,800 (900,672 against 821,873). Compared with LK.MON.CBSL_BALANCE.ASSETS.M.

Consistency: 900,672.415 and 821,872.761, difference 78,799.654.
CBSL balance sheet: liabilities do not equal assets - the gap equals Securities Outstanding (78,799.65) exactly: the source's own printed total appears not to include it this month
Securities Outstanding is non-zero only in these 17 months (CBSL issued its own securities briefly in the 2008 and 2009-2010 crises), which is why the identity holds cleanly in every other month on record. The source's own printed total is short by a real, identifiable liability line.
Error in the sourceJan 2010
The parts and the published total differ by 72,565 (948,391 against 875,825). Compared with LK.MON.CBSL_BALANCE.ASSETS.M.

Consistency: 948,390.698 and 875,825.404, difference 72,565.294.
CBSL balance sheet: liabilities do not equal assets - the gap equals Securities Outstanding (72,565.29) exactly: the source's own printed total appears not to include it this month
Securities Outstanding is non-zero only in these 17 months (CBSL issued its own securities briefly in the 2008 and 2009-2010 crises), which is why the identity holds cleanly in every other month on record. The source's own printed total is short by a real, identifiable liability line.
Error in the sourceFeb 2010
The parts and the published total differ by 93,313 (1,024,618 against 931,306). Compared with LK.MON.CBSL_BALANCE.ASSETS.M.

Consistency: 1,024,618.352 and 931,305.759, difference 93,312.593.
CBSL balance sheet: liabilities do not equal assets - the gap equals Securities Outstanding (93,312.59) exactly: the source's own printed total appears not to include it this month
Securities Outstanding is non-zero only in these 17 months (CBSL issued its own securities briefly in the 2008 and 2009-2010 crises), which is why the identity holds cleanly in every other month on record. The source's own printed total is short by a real, identifiable liability line.
Error in the sourceMar 2010
The parts and the published total differ by 76,780 (910,803 against 834,022). Compared with LK.MON.CBSL_BALANCE.ASSETS.M.

Consistency: 910,802.623 and 834,022.444, difference 76,780.179.
CBSL balance sheet: liabilities do not equal assets - the gap equals Securities Outstanding (76,780.18) exactly: the source's own printed total appears not to include it this month
Securities Outstanding is non-zero only in these 17 months (CBSL issued its own securities briefly in the 2008 and 2009-2010 crises), which is why the identity holds cleanly in every other month on record. The source's own printed total is short by a real, identifiable liability line.
Error in the sourceApr 2010
The parts and the published total differ by 91,757 (977,212 against 885,454). Compared with LK.MON.CBSL_BALANCE.ASSETS.M.

Consistency: 977,211.84 and 885,454.367, difference 91,757.473.
CBSL balance sheet: liabilities do not equal assets - the gap equals Securities Outstanding (91,757.47) exactly: the source's own printed total appears not to include it this month
Securities Outstanding is non-zero only in these 17 months (CBSL issued its own securities briefly in the 2008 and 2009-2010 crises), which is why the identity holds cleanly in every other month on record. The source's own printed total is short by a real, identifiable liability line.
Error in the sourceMay 2010
The parts and the published total differ by 81,681 (905,134 against 823,453). Compared with LK.MON.CBSL_BALANCE.ASSETS.M.

Consistency: 905,133.804 and 823,452.689, difference 81,681.115.
CBSL balance sheet: liabilities do not equal assets - the gap equals Securities Outstanding (81,681.11) exactly: the source's own printed total appears not to include it this month
Securities Outstanding is non-zero only in these 17 months (CBSL issued its own securities briefly in the 2008 and 2009-2010 crises), which is why the identity holds cleanly in every other month on record. The source's own printed total is short by a real, identifiable liability line.
Error in the sourceJun 2010
The parts and the published total differ by 82,783 (974,315 against 891,531). Compared with LK.MON.CBSL_BALANCE.ASSETS.M.

Consistency: 974,314.669 and 891,531.426, difference 82,783.242.
CBSL balance sheet: liabilities do not equal assets - the gap equals Securities Outstanding (82,783.24) exactly: the source's own printed total appears not to include it this month
Securities Outstanding is non-zero only in these 17 months (CBSL issued its own securities briefly in the 2008 and 2009-2010 crises), which is why the identity holds cleanly in every other month on record. The source's own printed total is short by a real, identifiable liability line.
Error in the sourceJul 2010
The parts and the published total differ by 71,698 (992,911 against 921,213). Compared with LK.MON.CBSL_BALANCE.ASSETS.M.

Consistency: 992,910.758 and 921,213.056, difference 71,697.701.
CBSL balance sheet: liabilities do not equal assets - the gap equals Securities Outstanding (71,697.70) exactly: the source's own printed total appears not to include it this month
Securities Outstanding is non-zero only in these 17 months (CBSL issued its own securities briefly in the 2008 and 2009-2010 crises), which is why the identity holds cleanly in every other month on record. The source's own printed total is short by a real, identifiable liability line.
Error in the sourceAug 2010
The parts and the published total differ by 89,122 (1,106,048 against 1,016,926). Compared with LK.MON.CBSL_BALANCE.ASSETS.M.

Consistency: 1,106,047.765 and 1,016,925.769, difference 89,121.996.
CBSL balance sheet: liabilities do not equal assets - the gap equals Securities Outstanding (89,122.00) exactly: the source's own printed total appears not to include it this month
Securities Outstanding is non-zero only in these 17 months (CBSL issued its own securities briefly in the 2008 and 2009-2010 crises), which is why the identity holds cleanly in every other month on record. The source's own printed total is short by a real, identifiable liability line.
Error in the sourceSep 2010
The parts and the published total differ by 75,745 (1,051,160 against 975,415). Compared with LK.MON.CBSL_BALANCE.ASSETS.M.

Consistency: 1,051,160.089 and 975,414.856, difference 75,745.232.
CBSL balance sheet: liabilities do not equal assets - the gap equals Securities Outstanding (75,745.23) exactly: the source's own printed total appears not to include it this month
Securities Outstanding is non-zero only in these 17 months (CBSL issued its own securities briefly in the 2008 and 2009-2010 crises), which is why the identity holds cleanly in every other month on record. The source's own printed total is short by a real, identifiable liability line.
Error in the sourceOct 2010
The parts and the published total differ by 48,534 (1,104,848 against 1,056,314). Compared with LK.MON.CBSL_BALANCE.ASSETS.M.

Consistency: 1,104,848.31 and 1,056,314.302, difference 48,534.009.
CBSL balance sheet: liabilities do not equal assets - the gap equals Securities Outstanding (48,534.01) exactly: the source's own printed total appears not to include it this month
Securities Outstanding is non-zero only in these 17 months (CBSL issued its own securities briefly in the 2008 and 2009-2010 crises), which is why the identity holds cleanly in every other month on record. The source's own printed total is short by a real, identifiable liability line.
Error in the sourceDec 2010
The parts and the published total differ by 95,055 (1,080,461 against 985,407). Compared with LK.MON.CBSL_BALANCE.ASSETS.M.

Consistency: 1,080,461.435 and 985,406.544, difference 95,054.891.
CBSL balance sheet: liabilities do not equal assets - the gap equals Securities Outstanding (95,054.89) exactly: the source's own printed total appears not to include it this month
Securities Outstanding is non-zero only in these 17 months (CBSL issued its own securities briefly in the 2008 and 2009-2010 crises), which is why the identity holds cleanly in every other month on record. The source's own printed total is short by a real, identifiable liability line.

Errors first. 9 more checks with an error in the source.