1 CNY = 49.82 LKR
Updated Oct 26, 2026, 7:39 AM UTC
since 2003
The Sri Lankan Rupee to Chinese Yuan exchange rate is 0.020072 (Oct 26, 2026, 7:39 AM UTC): 1 LKR buys 0.020072 CNY, and 1 CNY buys 49.8205 LKR. That is 0.05% above the previous close. Over the last 52 weeks it has traded between 0.019847 CNY (May 22, 2026) and 0.023689 CNY (November 3, 2025). It is 15.5% lower than a year ago. Over the last ten years it has fallen 57%. The highest daily close since 2003 was 0.086584 CNY on December 19, 2003.
Uses the live mid-market rate. Physical metal, cards and money transfers usually cost more.
| LKR | CNY |
|---|---|
| 10 | 0.20072 |
| 50 | 1.0036 |
| 100 | 2.0072 |
| 250 | 5.0180 |
| 500 | 10.0360 |
| 1,000 | 20.0720 |
| 2,500 | 50.1801 |
| 5,000 | 100.360 |
| 10,000 | 200.720 |
| 50,000 | 1,003.60 |
| 100,000 | 2,007.20 |
| CNY | LKR |
|---|---|
| 1 | 49.8205 |
| 5 | 249.103 |
| 10 | 498.205 |
| 25 | 1,245.51 |
| 50 | 2,491.03 |
| 100 | 4,982.05 |
| 250 | 12,455.13 |
| 500 | 24,910.26 |
| 1,000 | 49,820.53 |
| 5,000 | 249,102.65 |
| 10,000 | 498,205.30 |
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.022788 | 0.022842 | 0.019847 | 0.020072 | −12.0% |
| 2025 | 0.025261 | 0.025261 | 0.022766 | 0.022798 | −9.8% |
| 2024 | 0.02211 | 0.025435 | 0.02211 | 0.025261 | +14.6% |
| 2023 | 0.018939 | 0.024911 | 0.018463 | 0.022037 | +15.7% |
| 2022 | 0.031808 | 0.032064 | 0.018432 | 0.019047 | −40.1% |
| 2021 | 0.035851 | 0.035851 | 0.031788 | 0.031788 | −11.2% |
| 2020 | 0.039062 | 0.039415 | 0.03485 | 0.035793 | −8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.037625 | 0.041076 | 0.037108 | 0.038981 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.043279 | 0.043535 | 0.037602 | 0.037602 | −13.0% |
| 2017 | 0.047258 | 0.047775 | 0.043228 | 0.043228 | −9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.045844 | 0.047805 | 0.044272 | 0.047591 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.047366 | 0.0492 | 0.045184 | 0.04601 | −2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.046311 | 0.048824 | 0.046286 | 0.047352 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.048848 | 0.050078 | 0.045983 | 0.046327 | −5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.055328 | 0.056963 | 0.047479 | 0.049089 | −11.4% |
| 2011 | 0.060858 | 0.061905 | 0.055434 | 0.055434 | −6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.059692 | 0.062261 | 0.059383 | 0.059547 | −2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.061574 | 0.062362 | 0.056779 | 0.060999 | −0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.06797 | 0.069065 | 0.059708 | 0.061524 | −9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.075748 | 0.075748 | 0.066695 | 0.06797 | −10.2% |
| 2006 | 0.079058 | 0.081691 | 0.072758 | 0.075682 | −4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.080087 | 0.086444 | 0.079112 | 0.079112 | −0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.085639 | 0.08606 | 0.078821 | 0.07932 | −7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.086489 | 0.086584 | 0.085639 | 0.085639 | — |
From daily closes (UTC). The current year runs to the latest close.
| Month | Average | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 0.02075 | 0.020942 | 0.020061 | 0.020072 | −3.8% |
| Sep 2026 | 0.020974 | 0.0211 | 0.020786 | 0.020859 | −0.6% |
| Aug 2026 | 0.02086 | 0.021085 | 0.020676 | 0.02098 | +1.4% |
| Jul 2026 | 0.020777 | 0.020924 | 0.020684 | 0.020684 | −0.6% |
| Jun 2026 | 0.020695 | 0.02094 | 0.020257 | 0.020808 | +0.0% |
| May 2026 | 0.021007 | 0.021573 | 0.019847 | 0.020798 | −3.6% |
| Apr 2026 | 0.021828 | 0.022097 | 0.021568 | 0.021568 | −2.1% |
| Mar 2026 | 0.022336 | 0.022573 | 0.022041 | 0.022041 | −1.6% |
| Feb 2026 | 0.02255 | 0.022658 | 0.022397 | 0.022409 | −1.2% |
| Jan 2026 | 0.022738 | 0.022842 | 0.022658 | 0.02268 | −0.5% |
| Dec 2025 | 0.023017 | 0.023241 | 0.022766 | 0.022798 | −1.7% |
| Nov 2025 | 0.023451 | 0.023689 | 0.023202 | 0.023202 | −1.7% |
The Sri Lankan Rupee to Chinese Yuan exchange rate is 0.020072 (Oct 26, 2026, 7:39 AM UTC): 1 LKR buys 0.020072 CNY, and 1 CNY buys 49.8205 LKR. That is 0.05% above the previous close.
1,000 LKR is 20.0720 CNY at the live rate (Oct 26, 2026, 7:39 AM UTC), and 1,000 CNY is 49,820.53 LKR.
The highest daily close in our data since 2003 is 0.086584 CNY, on December 19, 2003. The lowest is 0.018432 CNY, on May 31, 2022.
LKR/CNY is a cross rate: the LKR price in US dollars divided by the CNY price in US dollars. Both legs update continuously from interbank, exchange and central-bank sources, so LKR/CNY moves when either market moves.
Yes. Call /latest with base=CNY and currencies=LKR for the live rate, /convert to convert an amount, and /timeframe for daily history since 2003. A free API key is enough to start.
curl "https://metalapi.com/api/v1/latest?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&base=CNY¤cies=LKR"{
"success": true,
"base": "CNY",
"rates": {
"LKR": 49.82052974,
"CNYLKR": 0.02007204671
}
}rates.LKR is how much LKR one CNY buys; rates.CNYLKR is the price of one LKR in CNY.