General government gross debt as a share of GDP

103.1 (%) in 2021

In 2021, government gross debt as a share of GDP for Sri Lanka was 103.1 %. Government gross debt as a share of GDP of Sri Lanka increased from 96.3 % in 2002 to 103.1 % in 2021 growing at an average annual rate of 0.62%.

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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. This includes debt liabilities in the form of SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable. Thus, all liabilities in the GFSM 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock options. Debt can be valued at current market, nominal, or face values (GFSM 2001, paragraph 7.110).

Date Value Change, %
2021 103.1 7.72%
2020 95.7 15.86%
2019 82.6 -1.19%
2018 83.6 15.67%
2017 72.3 -3.65%
2016 75.0 -1.75%
2015 76.3 9.74%
2014 69.6 0.15%
2013 69.5 2.89%
2012 67.5 -2.77%
2011 69.4 1.01%
2010 68.7