PPG, IBRD (DOD, current US$) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: PPG, IBRD (DOD, current US$) was 1.06 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.06 billion DOD, current US$
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
36th
of 95 countries
All-time high
1.06 billion DOD, current US$
in 2025
All-time low
0 DOD, current US$
in 2005
Years of data
50
1970–2025
PPG, IBRD in Sri Lanka, 1970–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1.06 billion DOD, current US$ for ppg, ibrd in 2025. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1,370.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ppg, ibrd in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.06 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$, in 2005.
That places Sri Lanka 36th out of 95 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
PPG, IBRD (DOD, current US$) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26.05 million DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 28.16 million DOD, current US$ | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 28.61 million DOD, current US$ | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 31.76 million DOD, current US$ | +11.0% |
| 1974 | 33.82 million DOD, current US$ | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 36.21 million DOD, current US$ | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 36.02 million DOD, current US$ | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 34.33 million DOD, current US$ | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 33.26 million DOD, current US$ | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 32.62 million DOD, current US$ | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 30.71 million DOD, current US$ | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 28.80 million DOD, current US$ | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 31.51 million DOD, current US$ | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 43.99 million DOD, current US$ | +39.6% |
| 1984 | 50.39 million DOD, current US$ | +14.6% |
| 1985 | 61.45 million DOD, current US$ | +21.9% |
| 1986 | 72.45 million DOD, current US$ | +17.9% |
| 1987 | 88.87 million DOD, current US$ | +22.7% |
| 1988 | 83.24 million DOD, current US$ | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 82.27 million DOD, current US$ | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 81.99 million DOD, current US$ | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 75.45 million DOD, current US$ | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 65.09 million DOD, current US$ | -13.7% |
| 1993 | 57.73 million DOD, current US$ | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 53.76 million DOD, current US$ | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 49.24 million DOD, current US$ | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 39.53 million DOD, current US$ | -19.7% |
| 1997 | 30.55 million DOD, current US$ | -22.7% |
| 1998 | 26.24 million DOD, current US$ | -14.1% |
| 1999 | 19.71 million DOD, current US$ | -24.9% |
| 2000 | 13.27 million DOD, current US$ | -32.7% |
| 2001 | 8.31 million DOD, current US$ | -37.4% |
| 2002 | 4.41 million DOD, current US$ | -46.9% |
| 2003 | 2.98 million DOD, current US$ | -32.5% |
| 2004 | 1.03 million DOD, current US$ | -65.4% |
| 2005 | 0 DOD, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 2.53 million DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2013 | 34.65 million DOD, current US$ | +1267.9% |
| 2014 | 53.31 million DOD, current US$ | +53.9% |
| 2015 | 72.06 million DOD, current US$ | +35.2% |
| 2016 | 185.31 million DOD, current US$ | +157.2% |
| 2017 | 186.21 million DOD, current US$ | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 202.51 million DOD, current US$ | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 251.73 million DOD, current US$ | +24.3% |
| 2020 | 311.88 million DOD, current US$ | +23.9% |
| 2021 | 520.84 million DOD, current US$ | +67.0% |
| 2022 | 874.16 million DOD, current US$ | +67.8% |
| 2023 | 993.91 million DOD, current US$ | +13.7% |
| 2024 | 1.05 billion DOD, current US$ | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 1.06 billion DOD, current US$ | +0.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.06 billion DOD, current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 975.45 million DOD, current US$, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where PPG, IBRD (DOD, current US$) in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +1267.9% | 2.53 million DOD, current US$ | 34.65 million DOD, current US$ |
| 2016 | +157.2% | 72.06 million DOD, current US$ | 185.31 million DOD, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.08 million DOD, current US$ | 26.05 million DOD, current US$ | 36.21 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.37 million DOD, current US$ | 28.80 million DOD, current US$ | 88.87 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.93 million DOD, current US$ | 19.71 million DOD, current US$ | 81.99 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.00 million DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 13.27 million DOD, current US$ | 6 |
| 2010s | 123.54 million DOD, current US$ | 2.53 million DOD, current US$ | 251.73 million DOD, current US$ | 8 |
| 2020s | 802.12 million DOD, current US$ | 311.88 million DOD, current US$ | 1.06 billion DOD, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 33 Paraguay 1.14 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 34 Jamaica 1.13 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 35 Armenia 1.10 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 37 Belarus 1.01 billion DOD, current US$ compare
- 38 Bolivia 986.22 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 920.05 million DOD, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Sri Lanka
- Net financial flows, IBRD 7.04 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -2.23 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0005 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -592.87 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 11.91 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0026 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 6,637 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 3.73 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 38.79 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 47.74 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ppg, ibrd in Sri Lanka?
- Ppg, ibrd in Sri Lanka was 1.06 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest ppg, ibrd recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 billion DOD, current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest ppg, ibrd recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ in 2005.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for ppg, ibrd?
- Sri Lanka ranks 36th out of 95 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ppg, ibrd rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,370.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of PPG, IBRD (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt outstanding from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) is nonconcessional. Nonconcessional debt excludes loans with an original grant element of 35 percent or more. Data are in current U.S. dollars.