Sri Lanka Core CPI Change

2015 - 2023 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Sri Lanka Core CPI Change

  • Sri Lanka Core CPI Change was reported at 31.793 % in Apr 2023.
  • This records a decrease from the previous number of 44.248 % for Mar 2023.
  • Sri Lanka Core CPI Change data is updated monthly, averaging 4.812 % from Jan 2015 to Apr 2023, with 100 observations.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 64.063 % in Sep 2022 and a record low of 1.707 % in May 2018.
  • 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: Asia.

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

View Sri Lanka's Core CPI Change from Jan 2015 to Apr 2023 in the chart:

Sri Lanka Core CPI Change

What was Sri Lanka's Core CPI Change in Apr 2023?

Sri Lanka Core CPI Change was reported at 31.793 % in Apr 2023. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
31.793 Apr 2023 44.248 Mar 2023 1.707 May 2018 64.063 Sep 2022 % monthly Jan 2015 - Apr 2023

Core CPI Change by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Argentina (%) 75.036 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2017 - Jan 2025
Armenia (%) 1.043 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2025
Australia (%) 2.715 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 1987 - Dec 2024
Austria (%) 3.234 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2025
Belarus (%) 5.798 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 2006 - Feb 2025
Belgium (%) 2.506 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Brazil (%) 4.462 Feb 2025 monthly Jun 1995 - Feb 2025
Bulgaria (%) 4.150 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Jan 2025
Cambodia (%) 4.810 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2011 - Jan 2025
Canada (%) 2.143 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Jan 2025
Chile (%) 3.800 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Feb 2025
China (%) -0.100 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2025
Colombia (%) 5.631 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2025
Croatia (%) 15.037 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 2.366 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Czech Republic (%) 3.477 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2024
Denmark (%) 1.799 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2025
Egypt (%) 10.010 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2025
Estonia (%) 5.468 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
European Union (%) 7.819 May 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - May 2023
Finland (%) 2.541 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
France (%) 1.811 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Georgia (%) 2.071 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Feb 2025
Germany (%) 2.731 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2025
Ghana (%) 47.200 Dec 2022 monthly Aug 2019 - Dec 2022
Greece (%) 3.393 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2025
Hungary (%) 6.230 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2025
Iceland (%) 4.337 Feb 2025 monthly Mar 1998 - Feb 2025
India (%) 3.954 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Feb 2025
Indonesia (%) 2.477 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Feb 2025
Ireland (%) 2.197 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Israel (%) 3.343 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Feb 2025
Italy (%) 1.842 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Japan (%) 2.545 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 9.300 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2025
South Korea (%) 1.920 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Feb 2025
Kuwait (%) 1.856 Jan 2025 monthly May 2017 - Jan 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 12.219 May 2023 monthly Jan 2010 - May 2023
Laos (%) 26.111 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2011 - Dec 2023
Latvia (%) 4.247 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Lithuania (%) 4.142 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2025
Luxembourg (%) 2.139 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
North Macedonia (%) 5.400 Dec 2024 monthly Aug 2014 - Dec 2024
Malaysia (%) 1.769 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Jan 2025
Malta (%) 2.065 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Mauritius (%) 7.000 Jun 2023 monthly Jun 2004 - Jun 2023
Mexico (%) 3.646 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Feb 2025
Moldova (%) 8.939 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 2010 - Feb 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 (%) 3.511 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
New Zealand (%) 2.713 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2000 - Dec 2024
Nigeria (%) 29.277 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2024
Norway (%) 3.438 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2025
Pakistan (%) 7.800 Feb 2025 monthly Sep 2010 - Feb 2025
Paraguay (%) 5.038 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Feb 2025
Peru (%) 2.402 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1991 - Feb 2025
Philippines (%) 7.720 May 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - May 2023
Poland (%) 4.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2024
Portugal (%) 2.455 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1949 - Feb 2025
Romania (%) 5.436 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Russia (%) 9.550 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2025
Serbia (%) 5.500 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2024
Singapore (%) 0.800 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Slovakia (%) 4.815 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Slovenia (%) 2.100 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2025
South Africa (%) 3.512 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2025
Spain (%) 2.385 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 31.793 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2015 - Apr 2023
Sweden (%) 2.709 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Switzerland (%) 0.924 Feb 2025 monthly May 1994 - Feb 2025
Taiwan (%) 0.980 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2025
Thailand (%) 1.548 May 2023 monthly Dec 1985 - May 2023
Turkey (%) 39.469 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2025
Ukraine (%) 12.000 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 2008 - Feb 2025
United Kingdom (%) 3.804 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2025
United States (%) 3.144 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Feb 2025
Venezuela (%) 60.337 Dec 2013 monthly Dec 2008 - Dec 2013
Vietnam (%) 2.872 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Feb 2025

Sri Lanka Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 12,278.851 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 13.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 96,536.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 96.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LKR bn) 4,472.546 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LKR bn) 27,899.423 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Revenue (LKR bn) 2,012.589 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
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 Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 1,057,676.372 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
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -371,289.223 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
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.626 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -732.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,052.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 8.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 5,069.768 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 8,132.477 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 4,888.910 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,785.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 18.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 444,961.269 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 100,047.227 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 234.554 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1978 - Nov 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 43.879 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1978 - Nov 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 15.904 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2016 - Nov 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 414.414 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2016 - Nov 2024
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: India (USD mn) 860.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: Germany (USD mn) 742.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: Italy (USD mn) 641.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Investment Goods (LKR mn) 100,740.667 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Textiles & Textile Articles (LKR mn) 68,933.882 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Imports: Consumer Goods (LKR mn) 112,613.885 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Fuel (LKR mn) 123,707.393 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Imports: Intermediate Goods (LKR mn) 314,376.716 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Imports: India (USD mn) 4,738.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Singapore (USD mn) 871.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: China (USD mn) 3,285.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) 666.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Japan (USD mn) 252.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 196.096 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2025
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 192.220 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2025
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 89.881 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2025
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) 7.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 303.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 45.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 146.023 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 27.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 119.064 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 56,594.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 75.0 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 5,234.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
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) -51,921.770 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -577.059 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: Goods & Services: Services: Debit (USD mn) 906.117 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: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 45.402 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 21.090 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 753.118 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: Assets: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 197.743 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets (USD mn) 489.501 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 303.375 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: Liabilities (USD mn) 145.573 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 13.490 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: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 283.718 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: 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: 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: 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: Secondary Income (USD mn) 1,659.819 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: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 5,033.889 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: Current & CA: Credit (USD mn) 7,061.052 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: 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: Liabilities (USD mn) 66,403.522 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
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
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 (%) 6.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 6,344.191 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 42,731.699 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
M2 Growth (%) 11.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Jun 2023 monthly Mar 1997 - Jun 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 6,031.2 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 43.270 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1977 - Feb 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 54,715.402 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 9.8 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Sep 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 57,447.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 4.3 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 6,486.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2010 - Sep 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 29,708.916 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1983 - Dec 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 4.20 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1984 - Dec 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 25.53 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2024
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 6,031.192 Feb 2025 monthly Nov 2013 - Feb 2025
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 6,094.860 Feb 2025 monthly Nov 2013 - Feb 2025
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) 108.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2014 - Sep 2024
Purchasing Managers Index: Manufacturing (Index) 57.200 Dec 2024 monthly May 2015 - Dec 2024

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