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 (%) 9.972 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
GDP per Capita (USD) 5,006.000 2025 yearly 1959 - 2025
GDP Deflator Growth (%) 4.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 19,699.582 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2010 - Mar 2026
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%) 66.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2010 - Mar 2026
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 1,647.765 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2010 - Mar 2026
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%) 7.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Investment: % of GDP (%) 32.3 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2010 - Mar 2026
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn) 5,155.390 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn) 27,991.797 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 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 (%) 41.038 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2010 - Mar 2026
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) 99.900 May 2026 monthly Jan 2015 - May 2026
Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -1.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2014 - Mar 2026
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 16,790.031 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 14.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2026
National Government Debt (USD mn) 95,802.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2026
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 89.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2026
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LKR bn) 5,712.979 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) 18,762,038.206 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2026
Government Debt: Foreign (LKR mn) 11,431,139.409 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2026
Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending (LKR mn) 106,004.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2026
Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) (LKR mn) 1,382,803.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2026
Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 1,498,686.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2026
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) 116,349.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2026
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,276,800.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2026
Demographic and Labour Market Last Frequency Range
Population (Person mn) 21.8 2025 yearly 1948 - 2025
Labour Force Participation Rate (%) 49.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2026
Employed Persons (Person) 8,102,868.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 2012 - Mar 2026
Unemployment Rate (%) 3.80 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Labour Productivity Growth (%) 4.85 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 2013 - Mar 2026
Forecast: Population (Person mn) 23.888 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%) 4.400 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Employment: Major Group: Industry (Person) 2,096,104.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2015 - Mar 2026
Employment: Major Group: Agriculture (Person) 1,920,505.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2015 - Mar 2026
Employment: Major Group: Services (Person) 4,086,258.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2015 - Mar 2026
Labour Force (Person) 8,414,363.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2026
Labour Force: Male (Person) 5,401,458.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2016 - Mar 2026
Labour Force: Female (Person) 3,012,905.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2016 - Mar 2026
Unemployment: Female (Person) 184,546.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2016 - Mar 2026
Unemployment: Male (Person) 126,949.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2016 - Mar 2026
Unemployment (Person) 311,495.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 2012 - Mar 2026
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 (%) 2.4 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1960 - Mar 2026
Core CPI Change (%) 2.079 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Oct 2025
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%) 1.093 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Apr 2026
Producer Price Index Growth (%) 1.3 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 2015 - Jun 2026
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) -967.9 May 2026 monthly Jan 1982 - May 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,224.3 May 2026 monthly Jan 1982 - May 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 18.3 May 2026 monthly Jan 1983 - May 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 10,722.129 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 7,267.779 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 6,898.533 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Total Imports (USD mn) 2,192.1 May 2026 monthly Jan 1982 - May 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 45.4 May 2026 monthly Jan 1983 - May 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 445,712.469 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 147,861.749 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 211.235 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1978 - Apr 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 94.357 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1978 - Apr 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 24.508 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2016 - Apr 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 389.340 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2016 - Apr 2026
Exports: Germany (USD mn) 707.272 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Exports: India (USD mn) 1,041.485 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Exports: United States of America (USD mn) 3,000.471 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Exports: United Kingdom (USD mn) 930.224 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Exports: Italy (USD mn) 678.463 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Imports: Singapore (USD mn) 1,062.296 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Imports: China (USD mn) 5,160.240 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Imports: India (USD mn) 4,377.890 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Imports: Japan (USD mn) 1,124.624 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Imports: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) 1,556.240 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Fuel (LKR mn) 155,414.609 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jun 2026
Imports: Investment Goods (LKR mn) 117,247.508 May 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - May 2026
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Textiles & Textile Articles (LKR mn) 69,589.231 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jun 2026
Imports: Consumer Goods (LKR mn) 158,311.877 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jun 2026
Imports: Intermediate Goods (LKR mn) 412,494.366 May 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - May 2026
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 72.797 May 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - May 2026
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 171.990 May 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - May 2026
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 176.588 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - Jun 2026
Export Value Index (2015=100) 121.100 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Import Value Index (2015=100) 99.500 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 27.9 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2026
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 623.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1977 - Mar 2026
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.1 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2002 - Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 184.3 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1977 - Mar 2026
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.6 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2002 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -52.003 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -73.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2026
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 21.790 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2026
External Debt (USD mn) 54,524.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2012 - Mar 2026
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 75.0 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 5,930.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2012 - Mar 2026
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 11.5 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 1.206 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -49,670.031 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2013 - Mar 2026
BoP: Secondary Income (USD mn) 2,231.348 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -500.412 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Debit (USD mn) 917.787 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) -2,724.192 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 35.959 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 623.385 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Assets (USD mn) 715.917 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 163.705 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2026
BoP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn) 7,936.078 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) -0.308 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Liabilities (USD mn) 31.214 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2026
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 6,090.453 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 8.029 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn) 7,664.750 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,777.150 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 2,295.420 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2026
BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) -133.893 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 184.289 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2026
BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) -1.799 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2026
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 1.372 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) 859.363 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 1.600 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2026
BoP: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 33.126 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 3,366.261 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current & CA: Credit (USD mn) 7,530.858 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current & Capital Account (USD mn) 621.183 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 216.711 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Assets: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 359.968 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2026
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 560.561 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current & CA: Debit (USD mn) 7,666.122 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -50,918.346 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2025
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 16,646.113 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2012 - Mar 2026
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 66,988.728 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities: 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
BoP: FA: Assets: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
No of Registered Enterprises (Unit) 6,980.000 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
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) 7,044.534 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jun 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 44,159.026 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jun 2026
M2 Growth (%) 11.2 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jun 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.0 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 6,358.7 Jul 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Jul 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.0 May 2026 monthly Jan 1982 - May 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 192.130 Jul 2026 monthly Dec 1977 - Jul 2026
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) 58,945.5 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Jun 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 10.1 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jun 2026
Household Debt (USD mn) 6,750.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2010 - Dec 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 35,221.475 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1983 - Mar 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 23.47 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1984 - Apr 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 25.87 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 6,358.720 Jul 2026 monthly Nov 2013 - Jul 2026
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 6,591.460 Jul 2026 monthly Nov 2013 - Jul 2026
Commercial Banks: Loans: Personal Loans & Advances (LA) (LKR mn) 1,977,781.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2010 - Dec 2024
Banking Statistics Last Frequency Range
Liquid Assets Ratio (%) 29.7 2021 yearly 2006 - 2021
Capital Adequacy Ratio (%) 16.7 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates Last Frequency Range
Bank Lending Rate (% pa) 10.500 Jul 2026 monthly Jun 1989 - Jul 2026
Exchange Rate against USD (USD/LKR) 303.064 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Policy Rate (% pa) 8.25 Jul 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jul 2026
Short Term Interest Rate (% pa) 6.96 Jun 2020 monthly Jul 2000 - Jun 2020
Long Term Interest Rate (% pa) 12.69 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Jun 2026
Real Effective Exchange Rate (2017=100) 71.4 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 2013 - Jun 2026
Short Term Government Bond Yield (% pa) 13.83 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2024
Energy Last Frequency Range
Electricity Production (GWh) 1,629 Mar 2026 monthly Aug 1998 - Mar 2026
Oil Consumption (Barrel/Day th) 129.911 2025 yearly 1965 - 2025
Tourism Last Frequency Range
Visitor Arrivals (Person) 196,845 Jul 2026 monthly Jan 1979 - Jul 2026
Visitor Arrivals Growth (%) -1.7 Jul 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Jul 2026
Tourism Revenue (USD mn) 3,219 2025 yearly 1966 - 2025
Tourism Revenue Growth (%) 1.6 2025 yearly 1967 - 2025
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) 125.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2014 - Dec 2025
Purchasing Managers Index: Manufacturing (Index) 53.000 Jun 2026 monthly May 2015 - Jun 2026
Financial Market Last Frequency Range
Equity Market Index (1985=100) 22,263.3 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 1987 - Jun 2026
Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%) 24.6 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Market Capitalization (USD mn) 22,911.242 Jul 2026 monthly Jul 1991 - Jul 2026
P/E ratio (NA) 11.300 12 Aug 2026 daily 17 Aug 1998 - 12 Aug 2026
CSE: Capital Raised: Debt Market: Amount (LKR mn) 113,047.000 2025 yearly 1997 - 2025
Transport and Telecommunications Last Frequency Range
Registered Motor Vehicles (Unit th) 1,469.821 2015 yearly 2005 - 2015
Container Port Throughput (TEU) 7,782,776.000 2024 yearly 2008 - 2024
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (2004=100) 72.460 2018 yearly 2004 - 2018
Number of Subscriber Fixed Line (Unit) 1,581,619.000 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person) 30,623,485.000 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number) 6.846 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Teledensity: Mobile (Number) 132.549 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Exports: ICT Goods (USD th) 31,913.409 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) 9,614.934 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Exports: Television (USD th) 590.466 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Imports: ICT Goods (USD th) 640,046.710 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) 254,284.637 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Imports: Television (USD th) 52,519.910 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Motor Vehicle New Registration: Goods Transport (Unit) 884.00 Dec 2017 monthly Dec 2015 - Dec 2017

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