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 (%) 45.244 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2022
GDP per Capita (USD) 3,393.000 2022 yearly 1959 - 2022
GDP Deflator Growth (%) 58.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2022
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 11,959.709 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2022
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%) 64.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2022
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 1,301.621 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2022
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%) 7.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2022
Investment: % of GDP (%) 27.2 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2022
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn) 3,761.555 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2022
Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn) 22,229.017 Dec 2021 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2021
Gross Savings Rate (%) 26.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2022
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $) 16,184.660 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD) 3,292.570 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%) 2.865 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%) 47.518 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2022
Production Last Frequency Range
Industrial Production Index Growth (%) -13.4 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2016 - Jan 2023
Minerals Production (Metric Ton) 172,385.000 2020 yearly 2009 - 2020
Industrial Production Index (IPI): 2015=100: Manufacturing (2015=100) 80.200 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2015 - Dec 2022
Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -9.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2022
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 6,562.001 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 7.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2022
National Government Debt (USD mn) 68,911.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2022
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 111.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2022
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LKR bn) 4,427.650 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LKR bn) 31,121.370 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Revenue (LKR bn) 2,093.930 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Government Debt: Foreign (LKR mn) 11,600,307.653 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2022
Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) 13,345,597.046 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2022
Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) (LKR mn) 872,643.248 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2022
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 728,534.289 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2022
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -341,730.402 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2022
Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 529,988.662 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2022
Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending (LKR mn) 144,108.959 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2022
Demographic and Labour Market Last Frequency Range
Population (Person mn) 22.2 2022 yearly 1948 - 2022
Labour Force Participation Rate (%) 49.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Jun 2012 - Sep 2022
Employed Persons (Person) 8,010,340.000 Sep 2022 quarterly Jun 2012 - Sep 2022
Unemployment Rate (%) 5.00 Sep 2022 quarterly Jun 2012 - Sep 2022
Labour Productivity Growth (%) -11.42 Sep 2022 quarterly Jun 2013 - Sep 2022
Forecast: Population (Person mn) 23.633 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%) 4.400 2027 yearly 1990 - 2027
Labour Force (Person) 8,429,503.000 Sep 2022 quarterly Jun 2012 - Sep 2022
Labour Force: Male (Person) 5,536,205.000 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2022
Labour Force: Female (Person) 2,893,299.000 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2022
Employment: Major Group: Agriculture (Person) 2,152,377.000 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2022
Employment: Major Group: Industry (Person) 2,076,868.000 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2022
Employment: Major Group: Services (Person) 3,781,095.000 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2022
Unemployment: Male (Person) 233,763.000 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2022
Unemployment: Female (Person) 185,401.000 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2016 - Sep 2022
Unemployment (Person) 419,163.000 Sep 2022 quarterly Jun 2012 - Sep 2022
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 (%) 53.2 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1960 - Jan 2023
Core CPI Change (%) 51.962 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2015 - Jan 2023
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%) 53.562 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2023
Producer Price Index Growth (%) 83.1 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2015 - Jan 2023
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%) 4.956 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.839 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Trade Balance (USD mn) -409.8 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2023
Total Exports (USD mn) 978.2 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) -11.3 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2023
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 8,907.620 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 7,800.861 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 3,021.131 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,387.9 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) -29.2 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2023
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 440,256.326 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 445,689.567 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 311.226 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 1978 - Nov 2022
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 40.277 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 1978 - Nov 2022
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 27.055 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 2016 - Nov 2022
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 402.848 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 2016 - Nov 2022
Imports: China (USD mn) 3,579.000 2020 yearly 2003 - 2020
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 176.600 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2023
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 147.000 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2023
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 82.807 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2022
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 3.8 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 118.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2022
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2022
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 254.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 213.449 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.2 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -1.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 215.140 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
External Debt (USD mn) 47,676.2 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2022
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 57.7 2020 yearly 1998 - 2020
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 8,532.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2022
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 9.6 2020 yearly 1998 - 2020
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -2.501 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -47,877.444 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2022
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 651.778 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: Secondary Income (USD mn) 894.162 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -578.974 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: FA: Assets (USD mn) 522.999 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn) 5,157.313 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: FA: Assets: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 3.785 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) -590.210 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: FA: Liabilities (USD mn) 652.629 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Debit (USD mn) 260.137 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 72.804 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 1.759 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn) 5,039.022 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 70.030 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 0.000 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 213.449 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Credit (USD mn) 653.450 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 118.291 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 3,466.867 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 964.192 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) 393.313 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 6.500 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 4,057.077 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 8.259 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 254.369 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) -69.595 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: Current & Capital Account (USD mn) 120.050 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 184.812 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: Current & CA: Credit (USD mn) 5,165.572 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: Current & CA: Debit (USD mn) 5,045.522 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: FA: Assets: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 588.808 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
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
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -47,877.444 Sep 2022 quarterly Sep 2013 - Sep 2022
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 56,660.145 Sep 2022 quarterly Sep 2013 - Sep 2022
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 8,292.003 Jun 2022 quarterly Sep 2013 - Jun 2022
No of Registered Enterprises (Unit) 6,124.000 2021 yearly 1994 - 2021
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.5 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 9.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2022
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 4,061.820 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2022
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 28,892.825 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2022
M2 Growth (%) 8.9 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2022
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Feb 2023 monthly Mar 1997 - Feb 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 2,183.0 Feb 2023 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 1.5 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 27.670 Feb 2023 monthly Dec 1977 - Feb 2023
Total Deposits (USD mn) 37,961.827 Nov 2022 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2022
Total Deposits Growth (%) 16.1 Nov 2022 monthly Dec 2003 - Nov 2022
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 45,779.8 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2022
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 18.8 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2022
Household Debt (USD mn) 5,478.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Jun 2010 - Sep 2022
Total Loans (USD mn) 23,113.065 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1983 - Dec 2022
Total Loans Growth (%) 2.31 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1984 - Dec 2022
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 33.61 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2022
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 2,182.953 Feb 2023 monthly Nov 2013 - Feb 2023
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 2,120.000 Jan 2023 monthly Nov 2013 - Jan 2023
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) 24.210 Feb 2023 monthly Jun 1989 - Feb 2023
Exchange Rate against USD (LKR/USD) 362.651 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Feb 2023
Policy Rate (% pa) 14.50 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2023
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) 78.5 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2013 - Jan 2023
Short Term Government Bond Yield (% pa) 32.19 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2023
Energy Last Frequency Range
Electricity Production (GWh) 1,221 Dec 2022 monthly Aug 1998 - Dec 2022
Oil Consumption (Barrel/Day th) 118.525 2021 yearly 1965 - 2021
Tourism Last Frequency Range
Visitor Arrivals (Person) 107,639 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1979 - Feb 2023
Visitor Arrivals Growth (%) 11.5 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1980 - Feb 2023
Tourism Revenue (USD mn) 1,257 2022 yearly 1966 - 2022
Tourism Revenue Growth (%) 147.9 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) -35.8 Jan 2023 monthly May 2016 - Jan 2023
Business Sentiment Index: Business Condition: Current Quarter (Index) 34.000 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2014 - Dec 2022
Purchasing Managers Index: Manufacturing (Index) 40.800 Jan 2023 monthly May 2015 - Jan 2023
Financial Market Last Frequency Range
Equity Market Index (1985=100) 9,188.5 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1987 - Feb 2023
Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%) 31.0 2021 yearly 1991 - 2021
Market Capitalization (USD mn) 10,909.097 Feb 2023 monthly Jul 1991 - Feb 2023
P/E ratio (NA) 5.110 09 Feb 2023 daily 17 Aug 1998 - 09 Feb 2023
CSE: Capital Raised: Debt Market: Amount (LKR mn) 84,383.000 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Transport and Telecommunications Last Frequency Range
Registered Motor Vehicles (Unit th) 1,469.821 2015 yearly 2005 - 2015
Container Port Throughput (TEU) 6,850,000.000 2020 yearly 2008 - 2020
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (2004=100) 72.460 2018 yearly 2004 - 2018
Number of Subscriber Fixed Line (Unit) 2,869,186.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person) 30,764,135.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number) 13.177 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
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) 3,859.638 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: Television (USD th) 615.066 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Imports: ICT Goods (USD th) 1,333,503.559 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) 634,353.575 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Imports: Television (USD th) 129,875.379 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Motor Vehicle New Registration: Goods Transport (Unit) 884.00 Dec 2017 monthly Dec 2015 - Dec 2017

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