Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) was 13.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Sri Lanka, 2011–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-performing loans to total gross loans in Sri Lanka is 13.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 206.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans to total gross loans in Sri Lanka peaked at 13.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2017.
That places Sri Lanka 20th out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3.8% | — |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +53.7% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -24.1% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -23.5% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -18.7% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +36.9% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +37.4% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | +167.9% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | -1.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 13.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 3.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 13.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 5.3%, 2.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +167.9% | 4.5% | 12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.5% | 5.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 4.5% | 13.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More development goals data for Sri Lanka
- Red List Index 0.6659 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 628.59 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 605.53 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 25 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 20 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,663 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-performing loans to total gross loans in Sri Lanka?
- Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Sri Lanka was 13.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2017.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for non-performing loans to total gross loans?
- Sri Lanka ranks 20th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-performing loans to total gross loans rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 206.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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