Sri Lanka

National Accounts Last Frequency Range
Nominal GDP (USD mn) 17,949.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2022
Real GDP Growth (%) -12.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2022
Nominal GDP Growth (%) 4.863 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2023
GDP per Capita (USD) 3,393.000 2022 yearly 1959 - 2022
GDP Deflator Growth (%) 3.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 12,952.948 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2023
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%) 60.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2023
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 1,476.874 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2023
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%) 5.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Mar 2023
Investment: % of GDP (%) 33.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2023
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn) 3,457.087 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2022
Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn) 20,994.551 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2023
Gross Savings Rate (%) 26.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2022
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 (%) 42.512 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2023
Production Last Frequency Range
Industrial Production Index Growth (%) -8.2 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2016 - Apr 2023
Minerals Production (Metric Ton) 209,509.000 2021 yearly 2009 - 2021
Industrial Production Index (IPI): 2015=100: Manufacturing (2015=100) 87.200 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2015 - Dec 2023
Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -10.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 5,458.017 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 10.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 86,964.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 103.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LKR bn) 4,472.550 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LKR bn) 27,899.420 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Revenue (LKR bn) 2,012.590 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) 16,617,629.160 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Debt: Foreign (LKR mn) 11,402,380.792 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) (LKR mn) 1,172,712.077 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 795,600.830 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,002,143.567 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -371,009.687 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending (LKR mn) 170,568.510 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Demographic and Labour Market Last Frequency Range
Population (Person mn) 22.0 2023 yearly 1948 - 2023
Labour Force Participation Rate (%) 48.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Employed Persons (Person) 8,006,250.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2012 - Sep 2023
Unemployment Rate (%) 4.70 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Labour Productivity Growth (%) 1.62 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2013 - Sep 2023
Forecast: Population (Person mn) 23.888 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%) 5.250 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Labour Force (Person) 8,404,925.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Labour Force: Male (Person) 5,432,622.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2023
Labour Force: Female (Person) 2,972,302.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2023
Employment: Major Group: Industry (Person) 2,001,320.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
Employment: Major Group: Agriculture (Person) 2,032,281.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
Employment: Major Group: Services (Person) 3,972,650.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2023
Unemployment: Male (Person) 198,349.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2023
Unemployment (Person) 398,674.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2012 - Sep 2023
Unemployment: Female (Person) 200,325.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2023
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 Dec 2019 semiannually Dec 2005 - Dec 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Passenger Cars (Unit) 8,100.000 Dec 2019 semiannually Dec 2005 - Dec 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 (LKR) 63,130.000 2019 yearly 1981 - 2019
HIES: Household Expenditure per Month: Per Capita (LKR) 14,473.000 2016 yearly 2007 - 2016
Inflation Last Frequency Range
Consumer Price Index CPI Growth (%) 6.5 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Jan 2024
Core CPI Change (%) 31.793 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2015 - Apr 2023
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%) 4.124 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2024
Producer Price Index Growth (%) -3.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2015 - Jan 2024
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) -541.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 970.7 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -0.8 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 8,005.174 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 8,546.747 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 3,537.951 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,511.8 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 6.2 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 381,649.432 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 128,854.946 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 272.761 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1978 - Nov 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 36.519 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1978 - Nov 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 24.920 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2016 - Nov 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 377.199 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2016 - Nov 2023
Exports: Germany (USD mn) 742.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: India (USD mn) 4,738.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 200.505 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 169.493 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 84.410 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 8.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 639.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 158.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 85.052 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 5.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 80.015 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 52,653.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 74.7 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 7,545.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 11.5 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.744 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -50,271.614 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
BoP: FA: Assets: Errors & Ommissions (USD mn) 192.632 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
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
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 11,636.010 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2023
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -50,271.614 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2023
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 61,907.624 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2023
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 (%) 7.4 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 5,120.576 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 35,469.638 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2023
M2 Growth (%) 9.4 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2023
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Jun 2023 monthly Mar 1997 - Jun 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 4,425.6 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 30.887 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1977 - Jan 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 45,118.862 Jul 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Jul 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 5.8 Jun 2023 monthly Dec 2003 - Jun 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 1,267.7 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -97.5 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 6,407.8 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2010 - Jun 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 25,800.594 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 1983 - Dec 2023
Total Loans Growth (%) -0.51 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 1984 - Dec 2023
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 26.18 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2023
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 4,496.000 Jan 2024 monthly Nov 2013 - Jan 2024
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 4,425.613 Jan 2024 monthly Nov 2013 - Jan 2024
Commercial Banks: Loans: Personal Loans & Advances (LA) (LKR mn) 1,969,066.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2010 - Jun 2023
Banking Statistics Last Frequency Range
Liquid Assets Ratio (%) 27.4 2022 yearly 2006 - 2022
Capital Adequacy Ratio (%) 16.7 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates Last Frequency Range
Bank Lending Rate (% pa) 11.940 Jan 2024 monthly Jun 1989 - Jan 2024
Exchange Rate against USD (USD/LKR) 309.420 May 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - May 2023
Policy Rate (% pa) 9.00 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2024
Short Term Interest Rate (% pa) 6.96 Jun 2020 monthly Jul 2000 - Jun 2020
Long Term Interest Rate (% pa) 13.14 Feb 2022 monthly Jan 2012 - Feb 2022
Real Effective Exchange Rate (2017=100) 73.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2013 - Jan 2024
Short Term Government Bond Yield (% pa) 13.87 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Energy Last Frequency Range
Electricity Production (GWh) 1,263 Dec 2023 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2023
Oil Consumption (Barrel/Day th) 98.000 2022 yearly 1965 - 2022
Tourism Last Frequency Range
Visitor Arrivals (Person) 208,253 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1979 - Jan 2024
Visitor Arrivals Growth (%) 103.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2024
Tourism Revenue (USD mn) 1,136 2022 yearly 1966 - 2022
Tourism Revenue Growth (%) 124.2 2022 yearly 1967 - 2022
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) -8.2 May 2023 monthly May 2016 - May 2023
Business Sentiment Index: Business Condition: Current Quarter (Index) 93.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2014 - Dec 2023
Purchasing Managers Index: Manufacturing (Index) 52.700 Jan 2024 monthly May 2015 - Jan 2024
Financial Market Last Frequency Range
Equity Market Index (1985=100) 10,651.8 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1987 - Feb 2024
Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%) 15.9 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022
Market Capitalization (USD mn) 13,525.345 Feb 2024 monthly Jul 1991 - Feb 2024
P/E ratio (NA) 9.760 19 Mar 2024 daily 17 Aug 1998 - 19 Mar 2024
CSE: Capital Raised: Debt Market: Amount (LKR mn) 17,969.450 2022 yearly 1997 - 2022
Transport and Telecommunications Last Frequency Range
Registered Motor Vehicles (Unit th) 1,469.821 2015 yearly 2005 - 2015
Container Port Throughput (TEU) 7,250,000.000 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (2004=100) 72.460 2018 yearly 2004 - 2018
Number of Subscriber Fixed Line (Unit) 2,582,154.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person) 31,237,303.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number) 11.827 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Teledensity: Mobile (Number) 141.292 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Exports: ICT Goods (USD th) 27,018.472 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) 4,254.405 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Television (USD th) 218.729 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: ICT Goods (USD th) 1,333,503.559 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) 4,254.405 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Television (USD th) 218.729 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Motor Vehicle New Registration: Goods Transport (Unit) 884.00 Dec 2017 monthly Dec 2015 - Dec 2017

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