Foreign debt rose 5.09% to USD 61,706 bil in Sri Lanka in 2023, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Sri Lanka reached an all time high of USD 61,706 bil in 2023 and an all time low of USD 436 bil in 1970.
Sri Lanka has been ranked 23rd within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Bangladesh | USD bil | 51,068 | 57,125 | 62,468 | 73,551 | 91,478 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | USD bil | 11,434 | 13,549 | 15,363 | 17,594 | 20,050 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | USD bil | 1,710,820 | 1,961,562 | 2,114,162 | 2,326,233 | 2,724,354 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | USD bil | 511,576 | 521,176 | 561,017 | 564,979 | 611,987 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | USD bil | 353,689 | 379,852 | 402,380 | 417,061 | 417,868 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | USD bil | 15,278 | 16,123 | 19,212 | 21,245 | 19,445 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Maldives | USD bil | 1,466 | 2,321 | 2,675 | 3,661 | 4,099 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | USD bil | 10,784 | 10,732 | 11,182 | 13,407 | 13,759 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | USD bil | 93,158 | 100,199 | 110,178 | 118,034 | 130,851 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sri Lanka | USD bil | 50,767 | 52,921 | 56,119 | 56,875 | 58,742 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | USD bil | 153,571 | 172,101 | 168,600 | 186,866 | 196,676 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | USD bil | 109,893 | 112,622 | 122,496 | 129,479 | 139,853 |
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