Use of IMF Credit and Loans, SDR in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Use of IMF Credit and Loans, SDR was 1.77 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.77 billion
Change on year
up 39.3%
World rank
13th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.77 billion
in 2025
All-time low
0
in 1945
Years of data
81
1945–2025
Use of IMF Credit and Loans, SDR in Sri Lanka, 1945–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1.77 billion for use of imf credit and loans, sdr in 2025. That is the highest value across all 81 years on record.
The figure is up 39.3% on the previous year and up 254.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of imf credit and loans, sdr in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.77 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1945.
That places Sri Lanka 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Use of IMF Credit and Loans, SDR in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0 | — |
| 1947 | 0 | — |
| 1948 | 0 | — |
| 1949 | 0 | — |
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 0 | — |
| 1952 | 0 | — |
| 1953 | 0 | — |
| 1954 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 40,000 | — |
| 1962 | 11.44 million | +28500.0% |
| 1963 | 11.63 million | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 11.98 million | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 23.66 million | +97.5% |
| 1966 | 39.36 million | +66.4% |
| 1967 | 62.25 million | +58.2% |
| 1968 | 91.52 million | +47.0% |
| 1969 | 92.98 million | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 78.52 million | -15.6% |
| 1971 | 71.54 million | -8.9% |
| 1972 | 74.56 million | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 74.10 million | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 101.69 million | +37.2% |
| 1975 | 124.70 million | +22.6% |
| 1976 | 134.25 million | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 169.94 million | +26.6% |
| 1978 | 226.50 million | +33.3% |
| 1979 | 304.78 million | +34.6% |
| 1980 | 306.53 million | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 442.63 million | +44.4% |
| 1982 | 437.22 million | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 425.15 million | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 413.04 million | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 361.09 million | -12.6% |
| 1986 | 283.55 million | -21.5% |
| 1987 | 195.11 million | -31.2% |
| 1988 | 267.10 million | +36.9% |
| 1989 | 278.31 million | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 288.10 million | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 280.17 million | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 337.77 million | +20.6% |
| 1993 | 375.71 million | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 422.78 million | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 400.47 million | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 369.24 million | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 321.21 million | -13.0% |
| 1998 | 260.83 million | -18.8% |
| 1999 | 188.12 million | -27.9% |
| 2000 | 123.20 million | -34.5% |
| 2001 | 170.55 million | +38.4% |
| 2002 | 228.00 million | +33.7% |
| 2003 | 264.66 million | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 189.26 million | -28.5% |
| 2005 | 266.77 million | +41.0% |
| 2006 | 162.41 million | -39.1% |
| 2007 | 158.97 million | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 109.48 million | -31.1% |
| 2009 | 460.08 million | +320.2% |
| 2010 | 851.16 million | +85.0% |
| 2011 | 1.12 billion | +31.5% |
| 2012 | 1.63 billion | +46.0% |
| 2013 | 1.33 billion | -18.3% |
| 2014 | 861.25 million | -35.5% |
| 2015 | 499.52 million | -42.0% |
| 2016 | 412.04 million | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 537.46 million | +30.4% |
| 2018 | 715.23 million | +33.1% |
| 2019 | 952.23 million | +33.1% |
| 2020 | 942.24 million | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 902.27 million | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 797.88 million | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 1.18 billion | +47.5% |
| 2024 | 1.27 billion | +8.1% |
| 2025 | 1.77 billion | +39.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 34.49 million | 0 | 92.98 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 136.06 million | 71.54 million | 304.78 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 340.97 million | 195.11 million | 442.63 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 324.44 million | 188.12 million | 422.78 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 213.34 million | 109.48 million | 460.08 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 891.62 million | 412.04 million | 1.63 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 billion | 797.88 million | 1.77 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 10 Angola 2.53 billion compare
- 11 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.22 billion compare
- 12 Costa Rica 1.79 billion compare
- 14 Jordan 1.66 billion compare
- 15 Ethiopia 1.57 billion compare
- 16 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.34 billion compare
More financial sector data for Sri Lanka
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 20.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 43.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0466 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 211.59 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 42.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 211.84 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 42.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 213.21 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is use of imf credit and loans, sdr in Sri Lanka?
- Use of imf credit and loans, sdr in Sri Lanka was 1.77 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest use of imf credit and loans, sdr recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest use of imf credit and loans, sdr recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1945.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for use of imf credit and loans, sdr?
- Sri Lanka ranks 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is use of imf credit and loans, sdr rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 254.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Use of IMF Credit and Loans, SDR. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fund Accounts dataset provides information on IMF member countries' transactions with, and accounts with the Fund.