Sri Lanka Long Term Interest Rate

2012 - 2025 | Monthly | % pa | Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Key information about Sri Lanka Long Term Interest Rate

  • Sri Lanka Govt Paper: Primary: Yield: WA: Bonds: Above 10 Years was reported at 10.96 % pa in Sep 2025, compared with 11.22 % pa in the previous month.
  • Sri Lanka Long Term Interest Rate data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2012 to Sep 2025.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 14.23 % pa in Mar 2016 and a record low of 7.84 % pa in Dec 2020.
  • Long Term Interest Rate is reported by reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

Long Term Interest Rate is average of bid and offer rates.
  • The cash rate (Policy Rate: Month End: Standing Deposit Facility Rate(Repo Rate)) was set at 7.25 % pa in Nov 2025.
  • Sri Lanka Exchange Rate against USD averaged 303.06 (USD/LKR) in Oct 2025.
  • View Sri Lanka's Long Term Interest Rate from Jan 2012 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

    Sri Lanka Long Term Interest Rate

    What was Sri Lanka's Long Term Interest Rate in Sep 2025?

    Sri Lanka Govt Paper: Primary: Yield: WA: Bonds: Above 10 Years was reported at 10.96 % pa in Sep 2025, compared with 11.22 % pa in the previous month. See the table below for more data.

    Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
    10.96 Sep 2025 11.22 Apr 2025 7.84 Dec 2020 14.23 Mar 2016 % pa monthly Jan 2012 - Sep 2025

    Long Term Interest Rate by Country Comparison

    country/region Last Frequency Range
    Armenia (% pa) 10.40 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 2004 - Nov 2025
    Australia (% pa) 4.75 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 1969 - Jan 2026
    Austria (% pa) 3.08 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
    Bahrain (% pa) 5.50 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2010 - Oct 2025
    Bangladesh (% pa) 10.28 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Nov 2025
    Belgium (% pa) 3.36 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1989 - Jan 2026
    Botswana (% pa) 11.53 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Oct 2025
    Brazil (% pa) 9.19 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1994 - Jan 2026
    Bulgaria (% pa) 3.93 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
    Canada (% pa) 3.42 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
    Chile (% pa) 5.34 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2004 - Jan 2026
    China (% pa) 1.86 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2008 - Nov 2025
    Colombia (% pa) 12.70 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
    Croatia (% pa) 2.94 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Nov 2025
    Cyprus (% pa) 3.00 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
    Czech Republic (% pa) 4.65 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
    Denmark (% pa) 2.37 Nov 2025 monthly May 1983 - Nov 2025
    Egypt (% pa) 14.40 Jan 2021 monthly Jul 2007 - Jan 2021
    Estonia (% pa) 3.26 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 2020 - Jan 2026
    European Union (% pa) 3.22 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1970 - Jan 2026
    Finland (% pa) 3.17 Dec 2025 monthly Aug 1991 - Dec 2025
    France (% pa) 3.53 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1986 - Jan 2026
    Georgia (% pa) 9.72 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2012 - Jan 2026
    Germany (% pa) 2.81 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2026
    Ghana (% pa) 29.85 Nov 2024 monthly Sep 2004 - Nov 2024
    Greece (% pa) 3.43 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
    Hong Kong SAR, China (% pa) 3.04 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2025
    Hungary (% pa) 6.90 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
    Iceland (% pa) 2.64 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Jan 2026
    India (% pa) 6.66 Dec 2025 monthly May 1996 - Dec 2025
    Indonesia (% pa) 6.37 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 2008 - Jan 2026
    Ireland (% pa) 3.01 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
    Israel (% pa) 1.85 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 1994 - Dec 2025
    Italy (% pa) 3.49 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 1991 - Jan 2026
    Japan (% pa) 1.66 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1998 - Oct 2025
    Kazakhstan (% pa) 12.38 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2006 - Jan 2026
    Kenya (% pa) 16.39 Jun 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Jun 2024
    South Korea (% pa) 3.61 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - Jan 2026
    Latvia (% pa) 3.66 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
    Lebanon (% pa) 6.00 Dec 2023 monthly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
    Lithuania (% pa) 2.88 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
    Luxembourg (% pa) 3.05 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1993 - Jan 2026
    Malaysia (% pa) 3.50 Jan 2026 monthly Feb 1992 - Jan 2026
    Malta (% pa) 3.72 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
    Mexico (% pa) 4.36 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1999 - Jan 2026
    Moldova (% pa) 6.50 Jul 2021 monthly Feb 2001 - Jul 2021
    Mongolia (% pa) 17.50 Apr 2014 monthly Nov 2013 - Apr 2014
    Morocco (% pa) 2.74 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
    Myanmar (% pa) 9.50 2025 yearly 1986 - 2025
    Nepal (% pa) 6.50 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1981 - Dec 2025
    Netherlands (% pa) 2.97 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 1986 - Dec 2025
    New Zealand (% pa) 4.61 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1985 - Jan 2026
    Norway (% pa) 1.36 Jun 2021 monthly Jan 1985 - Jun 2021
    Oman (%) 4.23 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 2012 - Jan 2026
    Pakistan (% pa) 11.50 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2015 - Nov 2025
    Peru (% pa) 5.79 Jan 2026 monthly May 2005 - Jan 2026
    Philippines (% pa) 5.99 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1996 - Jan 2026
    Poland (% pa) 5.10 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
    Portugal (% pa) 3.15 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1993 - Dec 2025
    Romania (% pa) 6.72 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2005 - Dec 2025
    Russia (% pa) 14.61 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
    Singapore (% pa) 2.07 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1998 - Jan 2026
    Slovakia (% pa) 3.47 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
    Slovenia (% pa) 3.25 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
    South Africa (% pa) 8.40 Jan 2026 monthly Aug 2006 - Jan 2026
    Spain (% pa) 3.27 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 1991 - Dec 2025
    Sri Lanka (% pa) 10.96 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Sep 2025
    Sweden (% pa) 2.82 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Dec 2025
    Switzerland (% pa) 0.27 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2026
    Taiwan, China (% pa) 1.27 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
    Thailand (% pa) 2.01 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1999 - Jan 2026
    Tunisia (% pa) 8.88 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
    Turkey (% pa) 31.87 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
    United Kingdom (% pa) 4.63 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1979 - Jan 2026
    United States (% pa) 4.21 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1953 - Jan 2026
    Uruguay (% pa) 2.74 Jul 2021 monthly Oct 2003 - Jul 2021
    Venezuela (% pa) 13.66 Sep 2018 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2018
    Zambia (% pa) 17.50 Dec 2025 monthly Aug 2007 - Dec 2025

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    Sri Lanka Key Series

    Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
    Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2025
    Tax Revenue (USD mn) 12,278.866 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
    Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 16.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
    National Government Debt (USD mn) 98,101.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
    Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 93.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
    Forecast: Government Expenditure (LKR bn) 5,776.459 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
    Forecast: Government Net Debt (LKR bn) 30,149.723 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
    Forecast: Government Revenue (LKR bn) 4,090.804 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
    Government Debt: Foreign (LKR mn) 10,974,344.939 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
    Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 1,505,275.440 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
    Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,314,106.280 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
    Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -35,815.568 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
    Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) 17,595,054.038 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
    Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) (LKR mn) 1,434,468.885 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
    Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending (LKR mn) 218,331.171 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
    Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
    Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.626 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
    Trade Balance (USD mn) -997.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2025
    Total Exports (USD mn) 1,158.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2025
    Total Exports Growth (%) 5.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Dec 2025
    Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 10,722.129 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
    Exports: Medicament (USD th) 6,090.751 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
    Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 6,891.315 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
    Total Imports (USD mn) 2,155.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2025
    Total Imports Growth (%) 12.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Dec 2025
    Imports: Medicament (USD th) 358,932.953 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
    Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 180,310.512 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
    Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 232.072 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1978 - Oct 2025
    Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 47.165 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1978 - Oct 2025
    Total Exports to China (USD mn) 25.815 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Oct 2025
    Total Imports from China (USD mn) 436.474 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Oct 2025
    Imports: Intermediate Goods: Fuel (LKR mn) 120,614.925 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
    Imports: Investment Goods (LKR mn) 128,801.549 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
    Imports: Intermediate Goods (LKR mn) 348,757.255 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
    Imports: Consumer Goods (LKR mn) 188,684.226 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
    Imports: Intermediate Goods: Textiles & Textile Articles (LKR mn) 77,752.021 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
    Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 89.340 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2025
    Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 163.915 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2025
    Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 159.832 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2025
    Exports: Germany (USD mn) 742.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
    Exports: Italy (USD mn) 641.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
    Exports: India (USD mn) 860.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
    Exports: United Kingdom (USD mn) 963.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
    Exports: United States of America (USD mn) 3,321.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
    Imports: China (USD mn) 3,285.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
    Imports: India (USD mn) 4,738.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
    Imports: Singapore (USD mn) 871.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
    Imports: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) 666.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
    Imports: Japan (USD mn) 252.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
    Import Value Index (2015=100) 108.993 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
    Export Value Index (2015=100) 118.509 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
    Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
    Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 20.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
    Current Account Balance (USD mn) 399.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
    Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
    Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 241.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
    Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
    Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 25.584 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
    Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
    Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -62.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
    Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 87.880 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
    External Debt (USD mn) 56,262.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
    External Debt: % of GDP (%) 75.0 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
    External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 5,391.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
    External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 11.5 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
    Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 1.746 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
    Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -53,070.753 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
    BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 678.254 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
    BoP: Secondary Income (USD mn) 2,050.924 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
    BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -535.699 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
    BoP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn) 7,618.312 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
    BoP: FA: Assets (USD mn) -6.896 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
    BoP: FA: Assets: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 20.754 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
    BoP: FA: Liabilities (USD mn) 14.458 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
    BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) -1,904.313 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
    BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) -2.034 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
    BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 142.555 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
    BoP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn) 7,218.707 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
    BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,678.997 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
    BoP: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 22.847 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
    BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) -399.156 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
    BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 3,722.989 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
    BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 5,627.302 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
    BoP: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 2,073.771 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
    BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) 788.694 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
    BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 0.121 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
    BoP: FA: Liabilities: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 241.172 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
    BoP: Current & Capital Account (USD mn) 397.572 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
    BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 154.893 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
    BoP: Current & CA: Debit (USD mn) 7,220.861 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
    BoP: Current & CA: Credit (USD mn) 7,618.433 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
    BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) -252.298 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
    BoP: FA: Assets: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 216.613 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
    IIP: Assets (USD mn) 15,255.336 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
    IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 68,326.089 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
    BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Debit (USD mn) 906.117 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    BoP: FA: Liabilities: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 146.023 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 303.375 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 7.600 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
    BoP: FA: Assets: Errors & Ommissions (USD mn) 192.632 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
    BoP: FA: Liabilities: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
    BoP: FA: Assets: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
    International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -51,921.770 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
    No of Registered Enterprises (Unit) 6,298.000 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
    Monetary Last Frequency Range
    Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.5 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
    Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 6.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
    Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 7,394.958 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
    Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 44,876.014 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
    M2 Growth (%) 11.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
    Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.0 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2025
    Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 6,679.6 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2026
    Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2025
    Gold Reserves (USD mn) 109.220 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1977 - Jan 2026
    Total Deposits (USD mn) 57,394.133 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
    Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.6 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2024
    Domestic Credit (USD mn) 61,464.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2025
    Domestic Credit Growth (%) 11.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
    Household Debt (USD mn) 6,750.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2010 - Dec 2024
    Total Loans (USD mn) 34,115.547 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1983 - Nov 2025
    Total Loans Growth (%) 18.40 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1984 - Oct 2025
    Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 26.04 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
    ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 6,679.610 Jan 2026 monthly Nov 2013 - Jan 2026
    Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 6,824.400 Jan 2026 monthly Nov 2013 - Jan 2026
    Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
    Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 5.8 Oct 2025 monthly May 2016 - Oct 2025
    Business Sentiment Index: Business Condition: Current Quarter (Index) 130.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2014 - Sep 2025
    Purchasing Managers Index: Manufacturing (Index) 60.900 Dec 2025 monthly May 2015 - Dec 2025

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