Pour les transferts internationaux vers Sri Lanka, il faut impérativement connaître le code SWIFT/BIC de l’institution bancaire de destination.
Les codes SWIFT se composent de 8 ou 11 caractères (lettres et chiffres); dans le cas de Sri Lanka, ils ont le format suivant:
Voici la liste des codes SWIFT de Sri Lanka classés par ordre alphabétique:
| Code SWIFT | Banque | Ville |
| ALSBLKL1 | ASHA PHILLIP SECURITIES LIMITED | COLOMBO |
| ASIMLKL1 | ASIA STOCKBROKING AND INVESTMENT MANAGMENT (PVT) LTD | COLOMBO |
| ASSPLKL1 | ASIAN SECURITIES (PVT) LTD | COLOMBO |
| BCEYLKLX | BANK OF CEYLON | COLOMBO 1 |
| BCEYLKLX002 | BANK OF CEYLON | KANDY |
| BCEYLKLX004 | BANK OF CEYLON | PETTAH |
| BCEYLKLX125 | BANK OF CEYLON | COLOMBO |
| BCEYLKLX131 | BANK OF CEYLON | COLOMBO |
| BCEYLKLX573 | BANK OF CEYLON | COLOMBO |
| BCEYLKLX618 | BANK OF CEYLON | COLOMBO |
| BCEYLKLXPRI | BANK OF CEYLON | COLOMBO |
| BMSVLKL1 | BARTLEET MALLORY STOCKBROKERS (PVT) LTD. | COLOMBO |
| BSAMLKLX | SAMPATH BANK LIMITED | COLOMBO 10 |
| CALDLKLX | CAPITAL ALLIANCE LIMITED | COLOMBO |
| CBCELKLS | CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA | COLOMBO |
| CBCELKLX | CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA | COLOMBO 1 |
| CCEYLKLX | THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF CEYLON PLC | COLOMBO 1 |
| CITILKLX | CITIBANK, N.A. | COLOMBO |
| CITILKLXXXX | CITIBANK NA | Colombo 7 |
| DEUTLKLX | DEUTSCHE BANK AG | COLOMBO |
| DEUTLKLX001 | DEUTSCHE BANK AG, COLOMBO BRANCH | COLOMBO |
| DEUTLKLXGMO | DEUTSCHE BANK AG, COLOMBO BRANCH | COLOMBO |
| FCTLLKLX | FIRST CAPITAL TREASURIES LIMITED | COLOMBO |
| FWSPLKL1 | FORBES AND WALKER STOCKBROKERS (PVT) LTD | COLOMBO |