Sri Lanka: PPG, other private creditors (NFL, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$692.76 million in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was US$980.18 million in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 4% of the movement over 8 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Sri Lanka had the 11th highest value of the 47 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Sri Lanka in the 2024 ranking

• Lebanon — 13th of 47: US$0
• Nicaragua — 14th of 47: US$0
• North Macedonia — 15th of 47: US$0
• Sudan — 17th of 47: US$0
• Tanzania — 18th of 47: US$0
• Serbia — 19th of 47: −US$46,000

What this measures

Public and publicly guaranteed other private credits from manufacturers, exporters, and other suppliers of goods, and bank credits covered by a guarantee of an export credit agency. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 53 values

PPG, other private creditors (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies

• India — US$98.5 million (2024)
• Maldives — US$20.29 million (2024)

More economic policy & debt data for Sri Lanka

• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — US$9.1 billion (2025)
• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) — 2.74 trillion (2025)
• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) — US$6.84 billion (2025)
• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) — 929.67 billion (2025)
• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) — 8.36% (2025)
• Manufacturing, value added (current US$) — US$18.63 billion (2025)
• Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) — 5.61 trillion (2025)
• Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) — 17.12% (2025)
• Industry, including construction, value added (current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Sri Lanka's PPG, other private creditors (NFL, current US$)?

US$0 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is down 100% from US$785,000 in 1970. The highest value was US$688.86 million in 2016 and the lowest −US$291.31 million in 2017.

How does Sri Lanka rank?

11th highest of 47 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.PROP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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