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Credit granted to the Private Sector by Commercial Banks

Monetary survey. Rupees million, monthly.

Rs 11.45 tn · Jul 2026 (+12.1% on Dec 2025)

Data source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Monetary Survey - Monthly (Dec 1995 to Latest) and Sectoral Private Sector Credit Survey (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 Dec 1995 – Jul 2026
  • Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Checks: 10 recorded for this series, listed below.

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Details

Name in the warehouse
Credit granted to the Private Sector by Commercial Banks
Read from
CBSL statistical tables (Central Bank of Sri Lanka)
Source page
https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/en/statistics/statistical-tables
Notes
CBSL statistical table 4.02, monthly.

Source documents

Monetary Survey - Monthly (Dec 1995 to Latest) and Sectoral Private Sector Credit SurveyCBSL · 12 Oct 2026 · 359 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 itselfApr 2025

    This series reads 8,501,619; the same figure from the other source reads 8,404,528. Compared with LK.MON.SECTORAL_CREDIT.TOTAL.M.

    Two agencies: 8,404,527.822 and 8,501,618.675, difference −97,090.853.

    Sectoral Credit Monthly Survey total vs Monetary Survey credit to the private sector by commercial banks: -1.14% - a different compilation (table4.02 footnote e), not the same series

  • Disagrees with itselfMay 2025

    This series reads 8,634,551; the same figure from the other source reads 8,548,530. Compared with LK.MON.SECTORAL_CREDIT.TOTAL.M.

    Two agencies: 8,548,529.589 and 8,634,551.082, difference −86,021.493.

    Sectoral Credit Monthly Survey total vs Monetary Survey credit to the private sector by commercial banks: -1.00% - a different compilation (table4.02 footnote e), not the same series

  • Disagrees with itselfJun 2025

    This series reads 8,856,118; the same figure from the other source reads 8,769,706. Compared with LK.MON.SECTORAL_CREDIT.TOTAL.M.

    Two agencies: 8,769,705.893 and 8,856,118.07, difference −86,412.178.

    Sectoral Credit Monthly Survey total vs Monetary Survey credit to the private sector by commercial banks: -0.98% - a different compilation (table4.02 footnote e), not the same series

  • Disagrees with itselfJul 2025

    This series reads 9,057,627; the same figure from the other source reads 8,950,337. Compared with LK.MON.SECTORAL_CREDIT.TOTAL.M.

    Two agencies: 8,950,337.164 and 9,057,627.426, difference −107,290.261.

    Sectoral Credit Monthly Survey total vs Monetary Survey credit to the private sector by commercial banks: -1.18% - a different compilation (table4.02 footnote e), not the same series

  • Disagrees with itselfAug 2025

    This series reads 9,284,425; the same figure from the other source reads 9,155,006. Compared with LK.MON.SECTORAL_CREDIT.TOTAL.M.

    Two agencies: 9,155,006.06 and 9,284,425.367, difference −129,419.307.

    Sectoral Credit Monthly Survey total vs Monetary Survey credit to the private sector by commercial banks: -1.39% - a different compilation (table4.02 footnote e), not the same series

  • Disagrees with itselfSep 2025

    This series reads 9,520,703; the same figure from the other source reads 9,385,119. Compared with LK.MON.SECTORAL_CREDIT.TOTAL.M.

    Two agencies: 9,385,119.25 and 9,520,702.9, difference −135,583.65.

    Sectoral Credit Monthly Survey total vs Monetary Survey credit to the private sector by commercial banks: -1.42% - a different compilation (table4.02 footnote e), not the same series

  • Disagrees with itselfOct 2025

    This series reads 9,766,768; the same figure from the other source reads 9,630,576. Compared with LK.MON.SECTORAL_CREDIT.TOTAL.M.

    Two agencies: 9,630,575.719 and 9,766,768.454, difference −136,192.735.

    Sectoral Credit Monthly Survey total vs Monetary Survey credit to the private sector by commercial banks: -1.39% - a different compilation (table4.02 footnote e), not the same series

  • Disagrees with itselfNov 2025

    This series reads 10,029,390; the same figure from the other source reads 9,893,112. Compared with LK.MON.SECTORAL_CREDIT.TOTAL.M.

    Two agencies: 9,893,112.139 and 10,029,389.894, difference −136,277.755.

    Sectoral Credit Monthly Survey total vs Monetary Survey credit to the private sector by commercial banks: -1.36% - a different compilation (table4.02 footnote e), not the same series

  • Disagrees with itselfDec 2025

    This series reads 10,212,159; the same figure from the other source reads 10,077,106. Compared with LK.MON.SECTORAL_CREDIT.TOTAL.M.

    Two agencies: 10,077,106.378 and 10,212,159.196, difference −135,052.818.

    Sectoral Credit Monthly Survey total vs Monetary Survey credit to the private sector by commercial banks: -1.32% - a different compilation (table4.02 footnote e), not the same series

  • Disagrees with itselfJul 2026

    This series reads 11,450,643; the same figure from the other source reads 11,391,949. Compared with LK.MON.SECTORAL_CREDIT.TOTAL.M.

    Two agencies: 11,391,949.114 and 11,450,642.866, difference −58,693.752.

    Sectoral Credit Monthly Survey total vs Monetary Survey credit to the private sector by commercial banks: -0.51% - a different compilation (table4.02 footnote e), not the same series

7 more checks where the source disagrees with itself.