Sri Lanka’s official reserve assets rose to USD 6.243 billion by the end of September 2025.

This marks a 1.1% increase compared to the USD 6.178 billion reported in August 2025.

These figures are based on the most recent data released by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. (Newswire)

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Sri Lanka’s official reserve assets rose by 1% to USD 6.14 billion at the end of July 2025, up from USD 6.08 billion in June, according to data from the Central Bank.

Foreign currency reserves accounted for USD 6.06 billion of the total, while gold holdings remained at USD 50 million. The reserve position in the International Monetary Fund stood at USD 29 million. The total includes proceeds from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) swap arrangement, subject to usability conditions.

The increase comes alongside strong worker remittances, which reached USD 697.3 million in July, helping to strengthen the country’s external buffers. (Newswire)

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The official reserve assets were valued at USD 6,080 million in June 2025, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. 

The Weekly Economic Indicators Report of the Central Bank shows that this figure stood at USD 6,286 million in May 2025.

This indicates a decline of USD 206 million, or 3.3%, in official reserve assets held by the Central Bank during June.

The primary reason for this drop has been identified as a decrease in foreign currency reserves, which fell from USD 6,231 million to USD 6,023 million. (Newswire)

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Sri Lanka’s official reserve assets declined by 3% at the end of April 2025, falling to US$6.32 billion, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL). 

Official CBSL data shows the April figure was a drop of US$ 205 million, from the US$6.53 billion recorded at the end of March this year. 

Sri Lanka’s government has to make debt repayments, while the Central Bank also has to repay its loans taken from India to suppress interest rates and finance imports in the last currency crisis and default.

It is reported that the repayment of Central Bank debt taken to suppress interest rates in the past will, however, reduce net foreign assets of the bank, even though gross official reserves remain static or drop. (Newswire)

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Sri Lanka’s Official Reserve Assets has increased to US$ 6.46 billion in October 2024 from the US$ 5.99 billion recorded in September this year.

According to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), this was a significant increase of 7.9%.

It also includes the swap facility from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), equivalent to around US$ 1.4 billion, which is subject to conditionalities on usability. (Newswire)

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