Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 11.24 in 2019. βΌ Falling
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Sri Lanka, 2001β2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 11.24 for lending rate, percent per annum in 2019.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, percent per annum in Sri Lanka peaked at 18.89 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.96, in 2015.
Sri Lanka ranks 56th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.61 | 9.47 | 18.89 | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.5 | 6.96 | 13.28 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More financial sector data for Sri Lanka
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 46.9% (2019)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.86 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 11.70 trillion current LCU (2019)
- Net foreign assets 212.60 billion current LCU (2019)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 47.0% (2019)
- Broad money 59.5% (2019)
- Claims on central government, etc. 21.2% (2019)
- Domestic credit to private sector 47.0% (2019)
- Official exchange rate 327.51 LCU per US$, period average (2023)
- Net migration -30,724 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending rate, percent per annum in Sri Lanka?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Sri Lanka was 11.24 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 18.89 in 2008.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.96 in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Sri Lanka ranks 56th out of 144 countries with data for 2019.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Lending Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.