In 2022, the ratio of national debt to gross domestic product (GDP) in Sri Lanka increased by 12.8 percentage points (+12.46 percent) since 2021. Therefore, the ratio in Sri Lanka reached a peak in 2022 with 115.54 percent. Depicted here is the general government gross debt in relation to the country's GDP. According to the International Monetary Fund, gross debt 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. The GDP, on the other hand, refers to the total value of final goods and services produced during a year.
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Sri Lanka: National debt in relation to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2012 to 2022
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IMF. (April 22, 2024). Sri Lanka: National debt in relation to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/728528/national-debt-of-sri-lanka-in-relation-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp/
IMF. "Sri Lanka: National debt in relation to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2012 to 2022." Chart. April 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/728528/national-debt-of-sri-lanka-in-relation-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp/
IMF. (2024). Sri Lanka: National debt in relation to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2012 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/728528/national-debt-of-sri-lanka-in-relation-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp/
IMF. "Sri Lanka: National Debt in Relation to Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) from 2012 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/728528/national-debt-of-sri-lanka-in-relation-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp/
IMF, Sri Lanka: National debt in relation to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2012 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/728528/national-debt-of-sri-lanka-in-relation-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Sri Lanka: National debt in relation to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2012 to 2022 [Graph], IMF, April 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/728528/national-debt-of-sri-lanka-in-relation-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp/