The claim
Sri Lanka's debt rose from Rs. 22 trillion to Rs. 34 trillion under the Anura Kumara Dissanayake government.
Original review summary
The review says central government debt was already about Rs. 30 trillion when Dissanayake took office in September 2024, rather than Rs. 22 trillion. It reports that no official measure showed debt at Rs. 34 trillion; the broadest official measure was about Rs. 32.23 trillion at end-March 2026.[S1]
Additional context
The review says the Rs. 22 trillion threshold had already been passed in 2022, when central government debt rose from Rs. 21.6 trillion at end-March to Rs. 24.26 trillion at end-June, partly because rupee depreciation increased the rupee value of foreign-currency debt. [S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka original review
Original review · Retrieved October 15, 2026