Sri Lanka Government Debt Over Time (1990–2027)

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Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)

Global rank: 26 / 186

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1990	78.9%	2000	79.2%	2010	68.7%	2019	82.6%
1991	80.5%	2001	84.4%	2011	69.4%	2020	96.9%
1992	77.9%	2002	96.3%	2012	67.5%	2021	102.7%
1993	79.2%	2003	86.5%	2013	69.5%	2022	115.9%
1994	77.9%	2004	86.5%	2014	69.6%	2023	109.9%
1995	77.8%	2005	76.6%	2015	76.3%	2024	100.2%
1996	76.2%	2006	74.3%	2016	75%	2025	96.8%
1997	70.1%	2007	71.8%	2017	72.3%	2026	95.2%
1998	74.2%	2008	68.8%	2018	83.6%	2027	91.8%
1999	77.7%	2009	72.8%

Government Gross Debt (Local currency - LKR)

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1990	310.8B	2000	1.22T	2010	4.56T	2019	13.14T
1991	366.7B	2001	1.45T	2011	5.2T	2020	15.16T
1992	405.6B	2002	1.86T	2012	6.07T	2021	18.08T
1993	483.9B	2003	1.86T	2013	6.9T	2022	27.9T
1994	551.9B	2004	2.14T	2014	7.5T	2023	30.26T
1995	635.7B	2005	2.22T	2015	8.83T	2024	30.15T
1996	716.4B	2006	2.58T	2016	9.61T	2025	31.7T
1997	764.1B	2007	3.04T	2017	10.4T	2026	34.44T
1998	924.7B	2008	3.59T	2018	12.83T	2027	36.18T
1999	1.05T	2009	4.16T

Government Net Debt (% of GDP)

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Government Net Debt (Local currency - LKR)

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