03_Official bilateral loans, total in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: 03_Official bilateral loans, total was 1.07 billion in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.07 billion
Change on year
down 68.5%
World rank
39th
of 160 countries
All-time high
5.93 billion
in 2011
All-time low
1.07 billion
in 2023
Years of data
28
1996–2023

03_Official bilateral loans, total in Sri Lanka, 1996–2023

1.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B5.0B6.0B1996200920231996: 3.3B1997: 3.0B1998: 3.1B1999: 3.6B2000: 3.4B2001: 3.2B2002: 3.6B2003: 4.1B2004: 4.2B2005: 3.9B2006: 4.1B2007: 4.4B2008: 5.2B2009: 5.1B2010: 5.7B2011: 5.9B2012: 5.6B2013: 4.9B2014: 4.3B2015: 4.4B2016: 4.5B2017: 4.5B2018: 4.5B2019: 4.5B2020: 4.8B2021: 4.3B2022: 3.4B2023: 1.1B

Source: OECD.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 1.07 billion for 03_official bilateral loans, total in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.

The figure is down 68.5% on the previous year and down 78.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 03_official bilateral loans, total in Sri Lanka peaked at 5.93 billion in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.07 billion, in 2023.

Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.26 billion 3.03 billion 3.65 billion 4
2000s 4.11 billion 3.24 billion 5.18 billion 10
2010s 4.88 billion 4.31 billion 5.93 billion 10
2020s 3.39 billion 1.07 billion 4.75 billion 4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 36 Mongolia 1.45 billion compare
  2. 37 Tanzania 1.35 billion compare
  3. 38 Malaysia 1.14 billion compare
  4. 40 Serbia 1.07 billion compare
  5. 41 New Caledonia 1.06 billion compare
  6. 42 Ghana 1.02 billion compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is 03_official bilateral loans, total in Sri Lanka?
03_official bilateral loans, total in Sri Lanka was 1.07 billion in 2023, according to OECD.
What is the highest 03_official bilateral loans, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 5.93 billion in 2011.
What is the lowest 03_official bilateral loans, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 1.07 billion in 2023.
How does Sri Lanka rank for 03_official bilateral loans, total?
Sri Lanka ranks 39th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
Is 03_official bilateral loans, total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 78.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from OECD, published as part of 03_Official bilateral loans, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
03_Official bilateral loans, total
Source
OECD
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 3,734 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed

The data show the outstanding debt on loans, other than direct export credits, extended by governments which are members of the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC). In addition to straightforward loans, official bilateral loans include loans repayable in kind, and eligible loans in Associated Financing packages.