🇱🇰 Sri Lanka National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Sri Lanka government debt. The national debt currently stands at
approximately $105.4 billion, growing at $0.78 per second based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 97%. Per-citizen share: $4,820.
Post-2022 default; restructuring largely complete. IMF WEO October 2026 puts general government debt at about 97% of GDP at end-2025.
Among the 135 governments tracked here, Sri Lanka ranks 21st by debt-to-GDP, 58th by total debt and 76th by debt per person.
About Sri Lanka's National Debt
Sri Lanka defaulted on its foreign debt in 2022 amid a severe economic crisis that exhausted its reserves; an IMF bailout and a debt restructuring have since set it on a slow path to recovery.
Sri Lanka's debt-to-GDP ratio of 97% is high: higher than 83% of the 135 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Sri Lanka ranks 58th of the 135 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $0.78 per second, Sri Lanka adds about $67 thousand to its government debt every day — roughly $25 million per year. Each of Sri Lanka's 22 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $4,820. That is below the world average of roughly $14,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Sri Lanka National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sri Lanka's national debt right now?
Sri Lanka's national debt is approximately $105.4 billion as of October 27, 2026, growing at $0.78 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 97% and each citizen's share is about $4,820.
How fast is Sri Lanka's debt growing?
Sri Lanka's government debt is growing at approximately $0.78 per second — about $67 thousand per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Sri Lanka's debt per capita?
Each of Sri Lanka's 22 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $4,820 of the national debt.
What is Sri Lanka's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Sri Lanka's debt-to-GDP ratio is 97%. That is higher than 83% of the 135 governments tracked here.
Why is Sri Lanka's government debt at this level?
Sri Lanka defaulted on its foreign debt in 2022 amid a severe economic crisis that exhausted its reserves; an IMF bailout and a debt restructuring have since set it on a slow path to recovery.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 105,375,974,659 + 0.78 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=lk (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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