Credit to Agriculture and Fishery — Value Standard Local Currency in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Credit to Agriculture and Fishery — Value Standard Local Currency was 295,913 million SLC in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Credit to Agriculture and Fishery — Value Standard Local Currency in Sri Lanka, 1996–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for credit to agriculture and fishery — value standard local currency in Sri Lanka is 295,913 million SLC, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.9% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to agriculture and fishery — value standard local currency in Sri Lanka peaked at 405,169 million SLC in 2018 and was at its lowest, 45,919 million SLC, in 2001.
That places Sri Lanka 3rd out of 33 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Credit to Agriculture and Fishery — Value Standard Local Currency in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | million SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 47,085 million SLC | — |
| 1997 | 47,708 million SLC | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 48,975 million SLC | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 59,835 million SLC | +22.2% |
| 2000 | 51,176 million SLC | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 45,919 million SLC | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 48,003 million SLC | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 49,356 million SLC | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 47,029 million SLC | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 60,478 million SLC | +28.6% |
| 2006 | 62,128 million SLC | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 68,689 million SLC | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 169,561 million SLC | +146.9% |
| 2009 | 211,748 million SLC | +24.9% |
| 2010 | 277,779 million SLC | +31.2% |
| 2011 | 325,656 million SLC | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 358,970 million SLC | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 320,146 million SLC | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 295,952 million SLC | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 308,950 million SLC | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 342,803 million SLC | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 370,791 million SLC | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 405,169 million SLC | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 391,044 million SLC | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 393,581 million SLC | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 405,081 million SLC | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 295,913 million SLC | -26.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 295,913 million SLC is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 345.66 million SLC, 856.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Credit to Agriculture and Fishery — Value Standard Local Currency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +146.9% | 68,689 million SLC | 169,561 million SLC |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50,901 million SLC | 47,085 million SLC | 59,835 million SLC | 4 |
| 2000s | 81,409 million SLC | 45,919 million SLC | 211,748 million SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 339,726 million SLC | 277,779 million SLC | 405,169 million SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 364,858 million SLC | 295,913 million SLC | 405,081 million SLC | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 118,131 million SLC compare
- 1 Uganda 1.70 million million SLC compare
- 1 United Republic of Tanzania 1.56 million million SLC compare
- 2 Costa Rica 552,869 million SLC compare
- 4 Mali 109,997 million SLC compare
- 5 Senegal 90,261 million SLC compare
- 6 Argentina 79,983 million SLC compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 418.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9172 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7955 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is credit to agriculture and fishery — value standard local currency in Sri Lanka?
- Credit to agriculture and fishery — value standard local currency in Sri Lanka was 295,913 million SLC in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest credit to agriculture and fishery — value standard local currency recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 405,169 million SLC in 2018.
- What is the lowest credit to agriculture and fishery — value standard local currency recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,919 million SLC in 2001.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for credit to agriculture and fishery — value standard local currency?
- Sri Lanka ranks 3rd out of 33 countries with data for 2022.
- Is credit to agriculture and fishery — value standard local currency rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Credit to Agriculture and Fishery — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Credit to agriculture measures the amount of loans and advances given by the banking sector to farmers, rural households, agricultural cooperatives, or any other agri-related businesses. Each country’s central bank compiles its credit stocks by economic activities as part of its monetary and financial statistics publications via annual or quarterly reports online. Data collection has been carried out mostly through reports found on the central bank websites. Data are collected and compiled according to the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC Rev. 4: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/isic) with a special concentration on the credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing sector separately from the ones to manufacturing and services.