Sri Lanka Economic Indicators
Latest economic indicators and statistics for Sri Lanka.
| Indicator | Current Value | Previous Value | Frequency | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $98.96B | $83.72B | Yearly | 2024 |
| GDP Annual Growth Rate | 5.01% | -2.33% | Yearly | 2024 |
| GDP Growth Rate (YoY) | 4.9% | 4.8% | Quarterly | Q2 2025 |
| GDP per Capita | $4,186.5 | $3,964.92 | Yearly | 2024 |
| GDP per Capita PPP | $13,752.84 | $13,024.94 | Yearly | 2024 |
| R&D Expenditure (% GDP) | 0.11% | 0.12% | Yearly | 2022 |
| Real GDP | $91.75B | $87.37B | Yearly | 2024 |
| Annual Inflation Rate | -0.43% | 16.54% | Yearly | 2024 |
| Core Inflation Rate | 2% | 2% | Monthly | Sep'25 |
| Inflation Rate | 1.5% | 1.2% | Monthly | Sep'25 |
| Inflation Rate MoM | 0.2% | -0.4% | Monthly | Sep'25 |
| Producer Price Index (PPI) | -0.4% | -0.3% | Monthly | Aug'25 |
| Annual Unemployment Rate | 5% | 6% | Yearly | 2024 |
| Female Labor Force Rate | 31.57% | 31.62% | Yearly | 2024 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.8% | 3.8% | Quarterly | Q2 2025 |
| Annual Exports | $12.11B | $12.05B | Yearly | 2024 |
| Annual Imports | $18.39B | $16.39B | Yearly | 2024 |
| Balance of Trade | -$414M | -$580M | Monthly | Aug'25 |
| Exports | $1.3B | $1.3B | Monthly | Aug'25 |
| Exports (% GDP) | 19.89% | 20.69% | Yearly | 2024 |
| FDI Inflows (% GDP) | 0.85% | 1.19% | Yearly | 2023 |
| Imports | $1.7B | $1.9B | Monthly | Aug'25 |
| Imports (% GDP) | 22.51% | 22.85% | Yearly | 2024 |
| Net Trade (Goods & Services, BoP) | -$1.5B | -$3.07B | Yearly | 2023 |
| Tariff Rate | 5.73% | 8.84% | Yearly | 2021 |
| Trade (% GDP) | 42.4% | 43.54% | Yearly | 2024 |
| Current Account to GDP Ratio | 1.2% | 1.7% | Yearly | Dec'24 |
| Debt to GDP Ratio | 96.1% | 105% | Yearly | Dec'24 |
| Interest Rate | 7.75% | 7.75% | Daily | Sep 24, 2025 |
| Private Credit (% GDP) | 47.01% | 46.7% | Yearly | 2019 |
| Housing Construction Costs Index | 71.1 points | 71.2 points | Quarterly | Q2 2025 |
| Business Confidence | 130 points | 118 points | Quarterly | Q2 2025 |
| Manufacturing PMI | 55.4 points | 55.2 points | Monthly | Sep'25 |
| Services PMI | 58.7 points | 68.9 points | Monthly | Sep'25 |
| Adult Literacy Rate | 92% | 92% | Yearly | 2022 |
| Gini Index | 37.7 points | 39.3 points | Yearly | 2019 |
| Happiness Index | 3.89 points | 3.9 points | Yearly | 2024 |
| Homicide Rate | 3.43 | 2.38 | Yearly | 2019 |
| Population | 21.92M | 22.04M | Yearly | 2024 |
| Poverty Rate | 2.7% | 3.8% | Yearly | 2019 |
| Primary Enrollment Rate | 95.92% | 96.87% | Yearly | 2022 |
| Agricultural Land (%) | 45.46% | 45.46% | Yearly | 2022 |
| Annual CO2 Emissions | 20.32M tonnes | 19.9M tonnes | Yearly | 2023 |
| Forest Area (%) | 34.06% | 34.11% | Yearly | 2022 |
| Corruption Control | -0.38 points | -0.38 points | Yearly | 2023 |
| Political stability index | -0.51 points | -0.8 points | Yearly | 2023 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | 5.3 | 5.5 | Yearly | 2023 |
| Life Expectancy | 77.48 | 77.3 | Yearly | 2023 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 1.19 | 1.21 | Yearly | 2021 |
| Electricity Access | 100% | 100% | Yearly | 2023 |
| Internet Users | 51.2% | 48.3% | Yearly | 2023 |
| Travel Earnings | $1.08B | $4.66B | Yearly | 2020 |
| Visitor Arrivals | 540,000 | 2.03M | Yearly | 2020 |