Gross external debt, quarterly (World Bank QEDS): Sri Lanka
The latest reading SOTW holds for Sri Lanka is 55,124 USD mn for 2026-Q2, from World Bank.
Source series · Listed tier · External · Quarterly · USD mn · WB.L.QEDS.EXTDEBT.USD.Q · LKA
Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.
- Latest
- 55,124
- USD mn · 2026-Q2
- Previous
- 54,875
- USD mn · 2026-Q1
- Earliest held
- 12,807
- USD mn · 2008-Q1
- Readings shown
- 74
- Every reading SOTW holds
Sri Lanka · history
USD mn · Quarterly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (USD mn) |
|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | 55,124 |
| 2026-Q1 | 54,875 |
| 2025-Q4 | 54,807 |
| 2025-Q3 | 53,748 |
| 2025-Q2 | 53,447 |
| 2025-Q1 | 53,760 |
| 2024-Q4 | 57,133 |
| 2024-Q3 | 56,093 |
| 2024-Q2 | 55,593 |
| 2024-Q1 | 55,351 |
| 2023-Q4 | 54,832 |
| 2023-Q3 | 53,376 |
| 2023-Q2 | 53,134 |
| 2023-Q1 | 51,551 |
| 2022-Q4 | 49,678 |
| 2022-Q3 | 48,834 |
| 2022-Q2 | 49,530 |
| 2022-Q1 | 51,217 |
| 2021-Q4 | 50,724 |
| 2021-Q3 | 51,019 |
| 2021-Q2 | 50,343 |
| 2021-Q1 | 48,761 |
| 2020-Q4 | 49,212 |
| 2020-Q3 | 50,553 |
| 2020-Q2 | 50,035 |
| 2020-Q1 | 49,808 |
| 2019-Q4 | 55,916 |
| 2019-Q3 | 55,316 |
| 2019-Q2 | 55,624 |
| 2019-Q1 | 54,473 |
| 2018-Q4 | 52,310 |
| 2018-Q3 | 52,641 |
| 2018-Q2 | 53,261 |
| 2018-Q1 | 51,850 |
| 2017-Q4 | 51,604 |
| 2017-Q3 | 49,465 |
| 2017-Q2 | 48,811 |
| 2017-Q1 | 46,220 |
| 2016-Q4 | 46,418 |
| 2016-Q3 | 47,502 |
| 2016-Q2 | 45,006 |
| 2016-Q1 | 44,790 |
| 2015-Q4 | 44,797 |
| 2015-Q3 | 43,430 |
| 2015-Q2 | 43,633 |
| 2015-Q1 | 42,171 |
| 2014-Q4 | 42,914 |
| 2014-Q3 | 42,978 |
| 2014-Q2 | 43,366 |
| 2014-Q1 | 41,736 |
| 2013-Q4 | 39,905 |
| 2013-Q3 | 39,278 |
| 2013-Q2 | 38,361 |
| 2013-Q1 | 37,908 |
| 2012-Q4 | 37,160 |
| 2012-Q3 | 24,627 |
| 2012-Q2 | 23,011 |
| 2012-Q1 | 0 |
| 2011-Q4 | 0 |
| 2011-Q3 | 0 |
| 2011-Q2 | 0 |
| 2011-Q1 | 0 |
| 2010-Q4 | 21,066 |
| 2010-Q3 | 19,372 |
| 2010-Q2 | 17,557 |
| 2010-Q1 | 16,778 |
| 2009-Q4 | 16,943 |
| 2009-Q3 | 15,892 |
| 2009-Q2 | 13,928 |
| 2009-Q1 | 13,535 |
| 2008-Q4 | 13,666 |
| 2008-Q3 | 12,456 |
| 2008-Q2 | 13,659 |
| 2008-Q1 | 12,807 |
Source: World Bank. All 74 readings held, 2008-Q1 to 2026-Q2. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.