Sri Lanka foreign reserves rise to $6.8bn in December

Official reserves increase as Central Bank projects steady economic growth - Business News LK

Sri Lanka’s official reserve assets recorded a notable increase in December, while the Central Bank showed confidence in continued economic recovery during the year ahead. According to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, official reserve assets rose by 13.1% to US$ 6.825 billion in December 2025, compared to US$ 6.034 billion in November. This improvement reflects stronger external positioning at the close of the year. Meanwhile, total foreign curren…

Sri Lanka foreign reserves rise to $6.8bn in December

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s foreign reserves rose to 6.8 billion US dollars in December 2025, up 791 million dollars from November, official data show. November data was revised up slightly to 6,034 million dollars. In December Sri Lanka got budget support loans from the Asian Development Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Sri Lanka repaid some debt from collected dollars. The central bank provided some dollars to the government to settle l…