Sri Lanka’s official reserve assets increased by 13.1% to US$ 6.825 billion in December 2025, up from US$ 6.034 billion in November 2025, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).
The CBSL noted that total foreign currency reserves stood at US$ 6.734 billion at the end of December, while gross official foreign reserves amounted to US$ 5.944 billion at the end of November 2025.
The reserves include proceeds from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) currency swap arrangement, equivalent to approximately US$ 1.4 billion, which remain subject to conditionalities on usability, the Central Bank said.
