The national debt in Sri Lanka increased by 33.5 billion U.S. dollars (+54.33 percent) in 2022 in comparison to the previous year. With 95.13 billion U.S. dollars, the national debt thereby reached its highest value in the observed period. Notably, the national debt continuously increased over the last years. The indicator describes the general government gross debt which consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future.
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Sri Lanka: National debt from 2012 to 2022
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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IMF. (October 22, 2024). Sri Lanka: National debt from 2012 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/531949/national-debt-of-sri-lanka/
IMF. "Sri Lanka: National debt from 2012 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/531949/national-debt-of-sri-lanka/
IMF. (2024). Sri Lanka: National debt from 2012 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/531949/national-debt-of-sri-lanka/
IMF. "Sri Lanka: National Debt from 2012 to 2022 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/531949/national-debt-of-sri-lanka/
IMF, Sri Lanka: National debt from 2012 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/531949/national-debt-of-sri-lanka/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Sri Lanka: National debt from 2012 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], IMF, October 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/531949/national-debt-of-sri-lanka/
