Sri Lanka

National Accounts Last Frequency Range
Nominal GDP (USD mn) 24,613.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Real GDP Growth (%) 4.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Nominal GDP Growth (%) 10.531 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
GDP per Capita (USD) 4,522.000 2024 yearly 1959 - 2024
GDP Deflator Growth (%) 5.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 16,092.579 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%) 65.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 1,823.848 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%) 7.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Investment: % of GDP (%) 30.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn) 5,155.390 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn) 24,145.557 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Gross Savings Rate (%) 27.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $) 16,910.769 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD) 3,362.075 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%) 3.102 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%) 41.989 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Production Last Frequency Range
Industrial Production Index Growth (%) 4.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Sep 2025
Minerals Production (Metric Ton) 191,549.000 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Industrial Production Index (IPI): 2015=100: Manufacturing (2015=100) 93.800 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2015 - Nov 2024
Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -6.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Jun 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 12,278.866 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 15.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 98,799.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 95.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LKR bn) 5,776.459 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LKR bn) 30,149.723 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Forecast: Government Revenue (LKR bn) 4,090.804 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) 17,595,054.038 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Debt: Foreign (LKR mn) 10,979,599.147 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending (LKR mn) 218,331.171 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 1,057,676.372 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -371,289.223 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,216,137.714 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) (LKR mn) 1,434,468.885 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Demographic and Labour Market Last Frequency Range
Population (Person mn) 21.8 2025 yearly 1948 - 2025
Labour Force Participation Rate (%) 49.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Employed Persons (Person) 8,172,638.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2012 - Jun 2025
Unemployment Rate (%) 3.80 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Labour Productivity Growth (%) 2.51 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2013 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Population (Person mn) 23.888 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%) 4.750 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Labour Force: Female (Person) 2,806,062.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Jun 2024
Labour Force: Male (Person) 5,580,419.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Jun 2024
Labour Force (Person) 7,494,767.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Employment: Major Group: Agriculture (Person) 2,000,744.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2024
Employment: Major Group: Services (Person) 3,871,880.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2024
Employment: Major Group: Industry (Person) 2,116,002.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2024
Unemployment: Female (Person) 196,908.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Jun 2024
Unemployment: Male (Person) 200,947.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Jun 2024
Unemployment (Person) 397,856.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2012 - Jun 2024
Domestic Trade and Household Survey Last Frequency Range
Motor Vehicles Sales (Unit) 9,545 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth (%) -27.0 2019 yearly 2006 - 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Commercial Cars (Unit) 1,445.000 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Passenger Cars (Unit) 8,100.000 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Household Expenditure per Capita (USD) 1,182.126 2019 yearly 1981 - 2019
Household Income per Capita (USD) 1,422.182 2019 yearly 1981 - 2019
HIES: Household Size (Person) 3.700 2019 yearly 1981 - 2019
HIES: Household Income per Month: Per Capita (LKR) 20,527.000 2019 yearly 1981 - 2019
HIES: Household Income per Month (LKR) 76,414.000 2019 yearly 1981 - 2019
HIES: Household Expenditure per Month: Per Capita (LKR) 14,473.000 2016 yearly 2007 - 2016
HIES: Household Expenditure per Month (LKR) 63,130.000 2019 yearly 1981 - 2019
Inflation Last Frequency Range
Consumer Price Index CPI Growth (%) 2.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Oct 2025
Core CPI Change (%) 2.079 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Oct 2025
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%) 4.095 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Producer Price Index Growth (%) 0.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Oct 2025
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%) 5.001 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.626 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,007.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Oct 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,149.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -0.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 10,722.129 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 6,090.751 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 6,891.315 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 2,156.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 26.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 358,932.953 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 180,310.512 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 220.471 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 1978 - Jul 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 29.827 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 1978 - Jul 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 24.785 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Jul 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 466.598 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Jul 2025
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Textiles & Textile Articles (LKR mn) 77,961.417 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Imports: Investment Goods (LKR mn) 128,864.789 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Imports: Consumer Goods (LKR mn) 172,744.403 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Fuel (LKR mn) 108,473.035 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Imports: Intermediate Goods (LKR mn) 352,056.655 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 85.924 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 186.833 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 193.708 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Exports: Italy (USD mn) 641.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: United States of America (USD mn) 3,321.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: United Kingdom (USD mn) 963.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: Germany (USD mn) 742.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: India (USD mn) 860.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: China (USD mn) 3,285.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: India (USD mn) 4,738.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) 666.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Singapore (USD mn) 871.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Japan (USD mn) 252.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Import Value Index (2015=100) 108.993 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 118.509 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 23.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 500.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 179.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -329.407 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -3.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -325.856 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 56,068.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 75.0 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 5,394.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 11.5 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 1.746 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -52,220.276 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Jun 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 753.118 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 43.462 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 197.743 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Secondary Income (USD mn) 1,659.819 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn) 7,039.961 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities (USD mn) 145.573 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 303.375 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -577.059 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 13.490 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 146.023 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets (USD mn) 489.501 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 7.183 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 283.718 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn) 6,736.586 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 1,703.281 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) -1,660.190 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 176.058 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 21.090 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current & Capital Account (USD mn) 316.866 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 5,033.889 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current & CA: Debit (USD mn) 6,744.186 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) -45.852 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 0.857 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Debit (USD mn) 906.117 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,786.923 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 3,373.699 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 7.600 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) 880.806 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 45.402 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current & CA: Credit (USD mn) 7,061.052 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
BoP: FA: Assets: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
BoP: FA: Assets: Errors & Ommissions (USD mn) 192.632 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 14,481.753 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -51,921.770 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 66,403.522 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
No of Registered Enterprises (Unit) 6,298.000 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.5 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 6.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 7,006.281 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 45,095.537 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2025
M2 Growth (%) 10.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Sep 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.0 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 6,101.6 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 79.810 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1977 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 57,394.133 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.6 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 60,860.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 11.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 6,750.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2010 - Dec 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 33,121.653 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1983 - Sep 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 16.69 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1984 - Sep 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 26.04 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 6,101.558 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 2013 - Oct 2025
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 6,216.480 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 2013 - Oct 2025
Banking Statistics Last Frequency Range
Liquid Assets Ratio (%) 38.9 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Capital Adequacy Ratio (%) 20.1 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates Last Frequency Range
Bank Lending Rate (% pa) 8.440 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1989 - Nov 2025
Exchange Rate against USD (USD/LKR) 303.064 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Policy Rate (% pa) 7.25 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Short Term Interest Rate (% pa) 6.96 Jun 2020 monthly Jul 2000 - Jun 2020
Long Term Interest Rate (% pa) 10.96 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Sep 2025
Real Effective Exchange Rate (2017=100) 71.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 2025
Short Term Government Bond Yield (% pa) 13.83 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2024
Energy Last Frequency Range
Electricity Production (GWh) 1,539 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1998 - Sep 2025
Oil Consumption (Barrel/Day th) 115.513 2024 yearly 1965 - 2024
Tourism Last Frequency Range
Visitor Arrivals (Person) 165,193 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1979 - Oct 2025
Visitor Arrivals Growth (%) 21.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Oct 2025
Tourism Revenue (USD mn) 3,169 2024 yearly 1966 - 2024
Tourism Revenue Growth (%) 53.2 2024 yearly 1967 - 2024
Tourism Receipts: USD (USD mn) 272.30 Jun 2018 monthly Jan 2009 - Jun 2018
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 5.8 Oct 2025 monthly May 2016 - Oct 2025
Business Sentiment Index: Business Condition: Current Quarter (Index) 108.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2014 - Sep 2024
Purchasing Managers Index: Manufacturing (Index) 57.200 Dec 2024 monthly May 2015 - Dec 2024
Financial Market Last Frequency Range
Equity Market Index (1985=100) 22,712.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Nov 2025
Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%) 19.0 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Market Capitalization (USD mn) 26,683.548 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1991 - Oct 2025
P/E ratio (NA) 10.390 05 Dec 2025 daily 17 Aug 1998 - 05 Dec 2025
CSE: Capital Raised: Debt Market: Amount (LKR mn) 32,622.830 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
Transport and Telecommunications Last Frequency Range
Registered Motor Vehicles (Unit th) 1,469.821 2015 yearly 2005 - 2015
Container Port Throughput (TEU) 6,940,000.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (2004=100) 72.460 2018 yearly 2004 - 2018
Number of Subscriber Fixed Line (Unit) 1,706,640.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person) 32,683,400.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number) 7.430 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Teledensity: Mobile (Number) 142.277 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Exports: ICT Goods (USD th) 31,958.348 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) 8,388.951 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Television (USD th) 443.491 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: ICT Goods (USD th) 505,604.060 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) 268,511.254 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Television (USD th) 65,270.370 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Motor Vehicle New Registration: Goods Transport (Unit) 884.00 Dec 2017 monthly Dec 2015 - Dec 2017

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