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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sri_Sampath" data-source="post: 27466414" data-attributes="member: 264139"> <table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>Table 1. Sri Lanka: Selected Economic Indicators, 2018–22 <table style='width: 100%'><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>2018 </td><td>2019 </td><td>2020 </td><td>2021 </td><td>2022 </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Proj. </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Output</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Real GDP growth (percent)</td><td>3.3 </td><td>2.3 </td><td>-3.6 </td><td>3.6 </td><td>2.6 </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Prices 1/</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Inflation (average, percent)</td><td>4.3 </td><td>4.3 </td><td>4.6 </td><td>6.0 </td><td>10.5 </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Inflation (end of period, percent)</td><td>2.8 </td><td>4.8 </td><td>4.2 </td><td>12.1 </td><td>8.3 </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Central government finances</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Revenue and grants (percent GDP)</td><td>13.5 </td><td>12.6 </td><td>9.2 </td><td>8.9 </td><td>10.7 </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Expenditure (percent GDP)</td><td>18.8 </td><td>20.6 </td><td>21.9 </td><td>20.3 </td><td>20.3 </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Primary balance (percent GDP)</td><td>0.6 </td><td>-2.0 </td><td>-6.2 </td><td>-4.9 </td><td>-2.8 </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Overall balance (percent GDP)</td><td>-5.3 </td><td>-8.0 </td><td>-12.8 </td><td>-11.4 </td><td>-9.6 </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Central government debt (percent GDP)</td><td>84.2 </td><td>86.8 </td><td>101.2 </td><td>107.1 </td><td>108.6 </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Public debt (percent GDP) 2/</td><td>91.0 </td><td>93.6 </td><td>110.0 </td><td>118.9 </td><td>119.9 </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Money and credit</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Broad money (percent change)</td><td>13.0 </td><td>7.0 </td><td>23.4 </td><td>15.4 </td><td>13.9 </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Credit to the private sector (percent change)</td><td>15.9 </td><td>4.2 </td><td>6.5 </td><td>13.8 </td><td>13.0 </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Balance of payments</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Current account (percent GDP)</td><td>-3.2 </td><td>-2.2 </td><td>-1.3 </td><td>-3.8 </td><td>-3.8 </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>FDI (percent GDP)</td><td>1.8 </td><td>0.8 </td><td>0.5 </td><td>0.9 </td><td>1.2 </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Reserves (US$ millions)</td><td>6,919 </td><td>7,642 </td><td>5,664 </td><td>3,138 </td><td>2,204 </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Reserves (months imports)</td><td>3.4 </td><td>5.0 </td><td>3.1 </td><td>1.5 </td><td>1.0 </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>External debt (percent GDP) 3/</td><td>60.2 </td><td>65.1 </td><td>66.4 </td><td>65.6 </td><td>64.2 </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Sources: Data provided by the Sri Lankan authorities and IMF staff estimates.</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1/ Colombo CPI.</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2/ Comprising central government debt, publicly guaranteed debt, and CBSL external liabilities (i.e., Fund credit outstanding and international currency swap arrangements). 3/ Valued at face value.</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></table> </td></tr></table> <hr /><a href="https://elakiri.com/file:///C%3A/Users/MCuscanaBernales/OTmp/Sri%20Lanka%20-%202021%20Article%20IV%20PR.docx#_ftnref1" target="_blank">[1] </a>Under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement, the IMF holds bilateral discussions with members, usually every year. A staff team visits the country, collects economic and financial information, and discusses with officials the country's economic developments and policies. On return to headquarters, the staff prepares a report, which forms the basis for discussion by the Executive Board.<a href="https://elakiri.com/file:///C%3A/Users/MCuscanaBernales/OTmp/Sri%20Lanka%20-%202021%20Article%20IV%20PR.docx#_ftnref2" target="_blank">[2] </a>Comprises central government debt, guaranteed debt, and the CBSL’s foreign liabilities.<a href="https://elakiri.com/file:///C%3A/Users/MCuscanaBernales/OTmp/Sri%20Lanka%20-%202021%20Article%20IV%20PR.docx#_ftnref3" target="_blank">[3] </a>Measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index.<a href="https://elakiri.com/file:///C%3A/Users/MCuscanaBernales/OTmp/Sri%20Lanka%20-%202021%20Article%20IV%20PR.docx#_ftnref4" target="_blank">[4] </a>At the conclusion of the discussion, the Managing Director, as Chairman of the Board, summarizes the views of Executive Directors, and this summary is transmitted to the country's authorities. An explanation of any qualifiers used in summings up can be found here: <a href="http://www.imf.org/external/np/sec/misc/qualifiers.htm" target="_blank">http://www.IMF.org/external/np/sec/misc/qualifiers.htm </a>.<h4>IMF Communications Department</h4><h4>MEDIA RELATIONS</h4>PRESS OFFICER: PEMBA SHERPAPHONE: +1 202 623-7100EMAIL: <a href="mailto:MEDIA@IMF.ORG">MEDIA@IMF.ORG</a></blockquote>

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