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Table  32 (Capital, Interest)
Interest Rates (1988-1999)
cap32e ( %/year )
                                                    Year            Item 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1996 1999
Central Bank Advance Rate(Bank Rate) 10.00 14.00 15.00 17.00 17.00 17.00 17.00 17.00 17.00 17.00 17.00 16.00
Inter Bank Call Loans 16-21 13-25 14-19 13-27 10-32 16.5-28 14-28 16-102 13-31 9.0-20.0 11.0-17.0 10.0-17.0
Treasury Bill Yield Rates (Primary Market)                        
3 Month 18.86 18.10 17.41 16.33 17.67 18.09 18.73 19.26 17.45 9.97 12.01 11.79
6 Month 18.20 18.02 16.38 18.05 18.47 19.29 18.91 17.40 10.09 12.34 12.29
12 Month 19.10 18.36 17.43 18.99 19.38 19.43 18.97 17.38 10.21 12.59 12.77
Central Bank 's Secondary Market -Sales(Year End)                        
3 Month 18.85 16.12 15.85 15.05 17.26 17.84 18.48 19.01 17.20 9.72 11.86 11.64
6 Month 16.80 16.80 15.92 17.45 18.22 19.04 18.66 17.20 9.34 12.19 12.14
12 Month 18.34 18.34 17.30 18.06 19.13 19.18 18.72 17.20 9.96 12.39 12.62
Repo Overnight 16.50 20.00 16.50 12.75 11.00 11.25 9.25
Reverse Repo Overnight  15.00 13.48
Treasury Bonds, Yeild to Maturity                        
2 Year Bonds 11.56 12.96 12.88
3 Year Bonds 11.10 13.09 13.02
4 Year Bonds 11.39 13.83 13.21
Rupee Securities Rate 11.0-12.0 11.0-13.0 13.0 14.0-18.0 15.0-17.0 16.0-18.5 14.0-16.0 14.0 13.0-15.0 11.2-14.5 11.0-12.5 12.0-12.5
Commercial bank Deposit Rates                        
Savings 5.0-11.0 5.0-14.0 5.0-14.0 6.5-14.0 6.5-14.0 6.0-15.0 5.5-13.0 5.0-13.0 4.5-13.0 3.0-11.0 2..0-10.0 2.0-10.0
Average Weighted Deposite Rate 12.9 14.1 13.8 13.6 12.6 12.4 12.3 10.0 9.2 9.1
Fixed Deposits                        
3 Month 7.0-16.0 7.0-19.4 7.0-22.5 11.0-18.5 10.0-18.5 10.0-17.0 8.0-15.0 9.0-18.4 9.0-16.0 6.0-13.0 7.0-13.0 7.5-11.5
6 Month 8.0-13.5 6.0-16.0 8.0-21.0 12.0-19.0 11.0-18.5 10.0-18.0 9.0-16.0 10.0-17.0 10..0-16.0 7.0-12.0 7.0-11.75 8.0-11.75
12 Month 9.0-15.5 11.0-20.5 11.0-21.0 10.0-20.0 13.5-20.0 13.5-17.5 10.0-17.0 10.0-17.0 12.0-17.75 8.5-15.2 9.0-13.0 9.0-12.5
Average Weighted Fixed Deposit Rate 14.30 11.50 10.70 10.70
National Saving Bank Deposit Rates                        
Savings 12.00 14.00 16.20 14.00 14.00 14.00 14.00 12.00 12.00 10.80 10.50 9.20
Fixed Deposits                        
6 Month 12.00 14.00 16.20 16.20 16.20 16.20 15.30 13.20 13.20 10.00 10.00 10.50
12 Month 13.00 15.00 17.00 17.00 17.00 16.00 14.00 16.00 15.00 11.00 11.50 11.50
Commercial Bank Advance Rates                        
Prime Lending Rate 16.90 18.00 18.60 19.60 20.20 20.40 17.80 19.90 18.40 14.20 15.10 15.16
Loans Secured by Government Securities 9.8-26.0 9.8-25.0 9.8-25.0 11.8-28.0 11.8-26.0 16.0-26.0 16.0-26.5 16.0-26.5 16.0-26.5 15.0-25.5 12.0-25.5 12.0-24.0
Unsecured Loans 13.0-33.0 13.0-33.0 13.0-35.0 13.0-33.0 13.0-32.0 16.5-36.0 15.0-36.0 16.2-36.0 16.0-36.0 10.0-36.0 6.0-34.0 8.36
Bills Purchased and Discounted 10.0-25.0 7.0-25.0 10.0-25.0 10.0-30.0 14.5-30.0 14.5-30.0 11.0-30.0 11.0-30.0 11.0-30.0 11.0-30.0 11.0-30.0 11.0-30.0
International Interest Rates (Period Average)                        
London Inter Bank Offer Rate on US Dolla Deposits                         .
Overnight 7.56 9.21 18.13 5.78 3.60 3.05 4.24 5.90 5.35 5.54 5.59 5.05
Seven Days 7.68 9.26 8.20 5.87 3.66 3.08 4.31 5.93 5.40 5.58 5.62 5.15
One Month 7.81 9.24 8.29 5.90 3.72 3.61 4.46 5.97 5.44 5.64 5.60 5.25
Three Months 7.98 9.28 8.31 5.99 3.86 3.29 4.74 6.04 5.51 5.76 5.59 5.41
Six Months 8.13 9.27 8.35 6.08 3.90 3.41 5.07 6.10 5.59 5.86 5.56 5.53
One Year 8.41 9.31 8.45 6.19 4.20 3.64 5.59 6.24 5.78 6.08 5.53 5.71
London Inter Bank Offer Rate on SDR Deposits                        
Three Months 6.56 8.40 9.07 7.70 6.27 4.74 3.86 4.60 3.72 3.91 4.15 3.21
Six Months 6.70 8.44 9.17 0.71 6.22 4.64 3.97 4.63 3.79 4.00 4.21 3.20
One Year 6.87 8.46 9.28 7.76 6.34 4.59 4.22 4.72 3.95 4.14 4.25 3.32
London Inter Bank Offer Rate on Three Months Deposits                        
French Franc 8.09 9.35 10.29 9.61 10.37 8.57 5.88 6.68 3.94 3.48 3.64 3.51
Deutsche Mark 4.33 7.09 8.51 9.31 9.52 7.30 5.36 4.53 3.31 3.37 3.60 2.96
Japanese Yen 4.51 5.46 7.76 7.38 4.46 3.00 2.31 1.27 0.63 0.63 0.71 0.22
Swiss Franc 3.20 7.07 8.96 8.25 7.88 4.96 4.16 3.09 2.05 1.71 1.60 1.39
Pound Sering 10.36 13.94 14.79 11.67 9.70 6.05 5.54 6.73 6.09 6.90 7.39 5.54
US Treasury Bill Rate - 3 Months 6.67 8.11 7.51 5.41 3.46 3.02 4.35 5.65 5.14 5.20 4.90 4.77
© 2009, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
出典:  
Economic and Social Statistics of Sri Lanka 20000, Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Revised:  2009(y)/05(m)/10(d)
Chief Editor:  
      Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)  
      Head, Department of Management Studies,  University of Peradeniya.