Sri Lanka recorded a Current Account deficit of 986 USD Million in the second quarter of 2026. Current Account in Sri Lanka averaged -347.65 USD Million from 2001 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 947.74 USD Million in the first quarter of 2025 and a record low of -1695.29 USD Million in the fourth quarter of 2011. source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-07-01 10:20 AM
Current Account
Q1 $623M $-134M $200.0M
2026-10-02 08:45 AM
Current Account
Q2 $-986M $704M 590.0M
2026-12-30 10:00 AM
Current Account
Q3 $-986M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -673.50 -1018.00 USD Million Aug 2026
Current Account -986.00 704.00 USD Million Jun 2026
Current Account to GDP 1.60 1.20 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Exports 1240.30 1233.00 USD Million Aug 2026
External Debt 55124.00 54875.00 USD Million Jun 2026
Foreign Direct Investment 201.00 204.00 USD Million Jun 2026
Imports 1913.80 2251.00 USD Million Aug 2026
Remittances 748.60 777.60 USD Million Aug 2026
Terms of Trade 77.30 86.76 points Aug 2026
Tourism Revenues 285.50 151.10 USD Million Jul 2026


Sri Lanka Current Account
Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-986.00 704.00 947.74 -1695.29 2001 - 2026 USD Million Quarterly

News Stream
Sri Lanka’s Current Account Deficit Narrows in Q4 2025
Sri Lanka’s current account deficit shrank to $134 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, down from $234 million in the same period a year earlier. The improvement came despite gaps in the goods account ($2.72 billion) and primary income account ($500 million), which were offset by surpluses in services ($859 million) and secondary income ($2.23 billion). For the full year 2025, the country recorded a current account surplus of $1.67 billion, up from $1.21 billion in 2024.
2026-03-31
Sri Lanka Current Account Surplus Widens in Q3 2025
Sri Lanka’s current account surplus widened to $400 million in the third quarter of 2025 from $291 million in the same period a year earlier. The secondary income surplus surged to $2.051 billion from $1.660 billion, while the primary income deficit narrowed to $536 million from $604 million. These improvements were partially offset by a widening goods deficit, which rose to $1.90 billion from $1.66 billion, and a decline in the services surplus to $789 million from $896 million in Q3 2024.
2025-12-31