In 2022, the national debt in Sri Lanka increased by 32.5 billion U.S. dollars (+54.25 percent) since 2021. With 92.43 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. (April 22, 2024). Sri Lanka: National debt from 2012 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 22, 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. April 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 22, 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: October 22, 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 Apr 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 October 22, 2024)
Sri Lanka: National debt from 2012 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], IMF, April 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/531949/national-debt-of-sri-lanka/