Official Standards

Data Methodology & Neutrality Framework

LankaScope Public Debt Intelligence provides objective, verified public debt statistics to Sri Lankan citizens, researchers, and journalists. Every data point presented across our interactive modules is cross-referenced with primary public financial accounting publications.

Primary Authoritative Sources

Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Annual Reports & Bulletins
Ministry of Finance (General Treasury) Debt Bulletins
IMF Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Staff Reports
Auditor General & Parliamentary COPA Audit Findings

Core Institutional Principles

Strict Cumulative Debt Accounting (No Political Blame)
Inherited Debt Stock Distinction
Full Trilingual Accessibility (EN / SI / TA)
CSV Open Data Exportability

4-Stage Data Integrity Pipeline

1. Primary Source Ingestion

Raw debt ledgers are extracted directly from published PDF tables and official Ministry of Finance press releases.

2. Currency & Nominal GDP Alignment

Rupee values are converted into USD using corresponding period-end exchange rates, and Debt-to-GDP percentages are computed using updated Department of Census & Statistics nominal GDP series.

3. Categorization & Creditor Mapping

Debt instruments are classified into Bilateral, Multilateral, Domestic Superannuation, Treasury Bills, and Commercial Sovereign Bonds (ISBs/MLBs).

4. Trilingual Translation & Neutrality Audit

All summaries and explanations are translated into Sinhala and Tamil, adhering to neutral institutional language guidelines.