Sri Lanka Core CPI Change

2015 - 2025 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Sri Lanka Core CPI Change

  • Sri Lanka Core CPI Change was reported at 2.079 % in Oct 2025.
  • This records an increase from the previous number of 1.922 % for Sep 2025.
  • Sri Lanka Core CPI Change data is updated monthly, averaging 3.684 % from Jan 2015 to Oct 2025, with 130 observations.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 64.063 % in Sep 2022 and a record low of -0.617 % in Mar 2025.
  • Sri Lanka Core CPI Change data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Core CPI: Y-o-Y Growth: Monthly.

CEIC calculates Core Consumer Price Index Growth from monthly Core Consumer Price Index. The Department of Census and Statistics provides Core Consumer Price Index Growth with base 2021=100. Core Consumer Price Index excludes Food, Energy and Transport. Core Consumer Price Index Growth prior to January 2023 is calculated from Core Consumer Price Index with base 2013=100.

View Sri Lanka's Core CPI Change from Jan 2015 to Oct 2025 in the chart:

Sri Lanka Core CPI Change

What was Sri Lanka's Core CPI Change in Oct 2025?

Sri Lanka Core CPI Change was reported at 2.079 % in Oct 2025. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
2.079 Oct 2025 1.922 Sep 2025 -0.617 Mar 2025 64.063 Sep 2022 % monthly Jan 2015 - Oct 2025

Core CPI Change by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Argentina (%) 33.300 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2017 - Nov 2025
Armenia (%) 3.555 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Australia (%) 3.441 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1987 - Sep 2025
Austria (%) 3.178 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Belarus (%) 7.140 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2006 - Nov 2025
Belgium (%) 2.729 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Brazil (%) 5.225 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1995 - Nov 2025
Bulgaria (%) 3.868 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Nov 2025
Cambodia (%) 1.098 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2011 - Oct 2025
Canada (%) 2.943 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Nov 2025
Chile (%) 2.868 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2025
China (%) 1.200 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Colombia (%) 5.464 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Croatia (%) 3.523 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Cyprus (%) 0.672 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Czech Republic (%) 2.819 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Denmark (%) 2.302 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Egypt (%) 12.510 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Estonia (%) 5.659 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
European Union (%) 2.687 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
Finland (%) 1.897 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
France (%) 1.320 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Georgia (%) 2.563 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2025
Germany (%) 2.672 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Ghana (%) 6.200 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Oct 2025
Greece (%) 0.939 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
Hungary (%) 4.049 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
Iceland (%) 3.647 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1998 - Nov 2025
India (%) 4.404 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2025
Indonesia (%) 2.358 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Nov 2025
Ireland (%) 3.007 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Israel (%) 2.273 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Italy (%) 2.119 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
Japan (%) 2.957 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 12.400 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
South Korea (%) 2.510 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Oct 2025
Kuwait (%) 1.682 Sep 2025 monthly May 2017 - Sep 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 7.191 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Laos (%) 17.693 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2011 - Dec 2024
Latvia (%) 3.503 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Lithuania (%) 4.286 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Luxembourg (%) 3.009 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
North Macedonia (%) 4.680 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 2014 - Sep 2025
Malaysia (%) 2.199 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Oct 2025
Malta (%) 2.566 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Mauritius (%) 5.900 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 2004 - Oct 2025
Mexico (%) 4.284 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Moldova (%) 7.360 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2010 - Nov 2025
Mongolia (%) 17.102 Jun 2022 monthly Jan 2016 - Jun 2022
Montenegro (%) 10.717 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2022
Morocco (%) 1.115 2018 yearly 2004 - 2018
Netherlands (%) 2.715 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
New Zealand (%) 2.893 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 18.041 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
Norway (%) 2.977 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
Pakistan (%) 6.600 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 2010 - Nov 2025
Paraguay (%) 4.142 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Nov 2025
Peru (%) 2.117 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1991 - Nov 2025
Philippines (%) 2.536 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Poland (%) 2.700 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Portugal (%) 2.149 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1949 - Oct 2025
Romania (%) 8.116 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Russia (%) 6.120 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Serbia (%) 5.500 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2024
Singapore (%) 1.200 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Slovakia (%) 4.795 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Slovenia (%) 1.700 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
South Africa (%) 3.200 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Nov 2025
Spain (%) 2.588 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 2.079 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Oct 2025
Sweden (%) 2.734 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
Switzerland (%) 0.387 Nov 2025 monthly May 1994 - Nov 2025
Taiwan, China (%) 1.716 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Nov 2025
Thailand (%) 0.615 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1985 - Oct 2025
Turkey (%) 32.168 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Ukraine (%) 9.300 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2008 - Nov 2025
United Kingdom (%) 3.662 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
United States (%) 2.619 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Nov 2025
Venezuela (%) 60.337 Dec 2013 monthly Dec 2008 - Dec 2013
Vietnam (%) 3.284 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Nov 2025

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Sri Lanka Key Series

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: Foreign (LKR mn) 10,979,599.147 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) 17,595,054.038 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
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -371,289.223 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 1,057,676.372 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
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,216,137.714 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
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) 227.720 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1978 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 33.719 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1978 - Aug 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 26.454 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 323.156 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Aug 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
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Textiles & Textile Articles (LKR mn) 77,961.417 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Imports: Consumer Goods (LKR mn) 172,744.403 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Imports: Investment Goods (LKR mn) 128,864.789 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: United Kingdom (USD mn) 963.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: United States of America (USD mn) 3,321.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: Italy (USD mn) 641.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: India (USD mn) 860.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: Germany (USD mn) 742.000 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
Export Value Index (2015=100) 118.509 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 108.993 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: Current Account: Debit (USD mn) 6,736.586 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: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 7.600 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: Secondary Income (USD mn) 1,659.819 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets (USD mn) 489.501 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: FA: Liabilities (USD mn) 145.573 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current & CA: Credit (USD mn) 7,061.052 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 13.490 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: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 43.462 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current & CA: Debit (USD mn) 6,744.186 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 303.375 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: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 1,703.281 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: Current & Capital Account (USD mn) 316.866 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 21.090 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: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 3,373.699 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: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 5,033.889 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) 880.806 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 753.118 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -577.059 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn) 7,039.961 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 176.058 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: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 197.743 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
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
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 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) 6,996.058 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 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) 5,942.4 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 84.550 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1977 - Nov 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) 60,882.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 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) 5,942.400 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 2013 - Nov 2025
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 6,033.000 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 2013 - Nov 2025
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) 130.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2014 - Sep 2025
Purchasing Managers Index: Manufacturing (Index) 57.200 Dec 2024 monthly May 2015 - Dec 2024

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