Facts
- Government gross debt, % of GDP
- 96.8 % (2025)
- Fiscal balance, % of GDP
- -2.3 % (2025)
- GDP, current prices
- $108.9 bn (2025)
- Current account, % of GDP
- 1.6 % (2025)
- Debt level
- 60–100% of GDP
- Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
- +20.5 pp
- Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)
- 73.5 % (2015)
- ISO code
- LKA
Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)
GDP, current prices ($ billions)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $108.9 bn |
| 2024 | $99.6 bn |
| 2023 | $84.1 bn |
| 2022 | $74.6 bn |
| 2021 | $88.6 bn |
| 2020 | $84.3 bn |
| 2019 | $89.0 bn |
| 2018 | $94.5 bn |
| 2017 | $94.4 bn |
| 2016 | $88.0 bn |
| 2015 | $85.1 bn |
| 2014 | $82.5 bn |
Current account balance, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.6 % |
| 2024 | 1.2 % |
| 2023 | 1.7 % |
| 2022 | -1.9 % |
| 2021 | -3.7 % |
| 2020 | -1.4 % |
| 2019 | -2.1 % |
| 2018 | -3.0 % |
| 2017 | -2.4 % |
| 2016 | -2.0 % |
| 2015 | -2.2 % |
| 2014 | -2.4 % |
Government gross debt, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 96.8 % |
| 2024 | 100.2 % |
| 2023 | 109.9 % |
| 2022 | 115.9 % |
| 2021 | 102.7 % |
| 2020 | 96.9 % |
| 2019 | 82.6 % |
| 2018 | 83.6 % |
| 2017 | 72.3 % |
| 2016 | 75.0 % |
| 2015 | 76.3 % |
| 2014 | 69.6 % |
Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.3 % |
| 2024 | -5.4 % |
| 2023 | -8.3 % |
| 2022 | -10.2 % |
| 2021 | -11.7 % |
| 2020 | -13.4 % |
| 2019 | -7.5 % |
| 2018 | -5.0 % |
| 2017 | -5.1 % |
| 2016 | -5.0 % |
| 2015 | -6.6 % |
| 2014 | -6.0 % |
Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 73.5 |
| 2014 | 68.6 |
| 2013 | 68.4 |
| 2012 | 66.7 |
| 2011 | 68.5 |
| 2010 | 69.3 |
| 2009 | 86.1 |
| 2007 | 85.0 |
| 2006 | 88.7 |
| 2005 | 90.6 |
| 2004 | 102.3 |
| 2003 | 102.3 |