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 (%) 33.587 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2017 - Mar 2026
Armenia (%) 4.597 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2026
Australia (%) 4.073 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1987 - Mar 2026
Austria (%) 2.657 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Apr 2026
Belarus (%) 5.902 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2006 - Apr 2026
Belgium (%) 3.059 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Apr 2026
Brazil (%) 4.622 Apr 2026 monthly Jun 1995 - Apr 2026
Bulgaria (%) 4.353 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1997 - Apr 2026
Cambodia (%) 3.077 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2011 - Apr 2026
Canada (%) 2.536 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1985 - Mar 2026
Chile (%) 2.797 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - Apr 2026
China (%) 1.200 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Apr 2026
Colombia (%) 6.284 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Apr 2026
Croatia (%) 3.523 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Cyprus (%) 1.927 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Apr 2026
Czech Republic (%) 2.297 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2026
Denmark (%) 1.627 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2026
Egypt (%) 13.800 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Apr 2026
Estonia (%) 2.336 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Apr 2026
European Union (%) 2.687 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
Finland (%) 1.534 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Apr 2026
France (%) 1.288 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Apr 2026
Georgia (%) 3.530 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - Apr 2026
Germany (%) 2.290 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Apr 2026
Ghana (%) 6.200 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Oct 2025
Greece (%) 2.891 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Apr 2026
Hungary (%) 2.229 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Apr 2026
Iceland (%) 6.269 Apr 2026 monthly Mar 1998 - Apr 2026
India (%) 3.404 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Apr 2026
Indonesia (%) 2.441 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - Apr 2026
Ireland (%) 2.335 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Apr 2026
Israel (%) 0.979 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2026
Italy (%) 1.590 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Apr 2026
Japan (%) 2.377 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2026
Kazakhstan (%) 11.700 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
South Korea (%) 2.194 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1976 - Apr 2026
Kuwait (%) 1.211 Mar 2026 monthly May 2017 - Mar 2026
Kyrgyzstan (%) 7.191 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Laos (%) 17.693 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2011 - Dec 2024
Latvia (%) 1.657 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Apr 2026
Lithuania (%) 4.226 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (%) 2.419 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Apr 2026
North Macedonia (%) 2.900 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 2014 - Feb 2026
Malaysia (%) 2.105 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2016 - Mar 2026
Malta (%) 2.140 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Apr 2026
Mauritius (%) 5.900 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 2004 - Oct 2025
Mexico (%) 4.261 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1983 - Apr 2026
Moldova (%) 5.547 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2010 - Mar 2026
Mongolia (%) 17.102 Jun 2022 monthly Jan 2016 - Jun 2022
Montenegro (%) 3.195 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2011 - Mar 2026
Morocco (%) 1.115 2018 yearly 2004 - 2018
Netherlands (%) 2.032 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Apr 2026
New Zealand (%) 2.855 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 2000 - Mar 2026
Nigeria (%) 16.212 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2026
Norway (%) 3.317 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Apr 2026
Pakistan (%) 8.000 Apr 2026 monthly Sep 2010 - Apr 2026
Paraguay (%) 1.723 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1993 - Apr 2026
Peru (%) 2.367 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1991 - Apr 2026
Philippines (%) 2.536 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Poland (%) 2.700 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Mar 2026
Portugal (%) 2.199 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1949 - Apr 2026
Romania (%) 8.193 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2026
Russia (%) 5.030 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Serbia (%) 4.400 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Apr 2026
Singapore (%) 1.700 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Mar 2026
Slovakia (%) 3.251 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Apr 2026
Slovenia (%) 1.900 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2026
South Africa (%) 3.242 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - Mar 2026
Spain (%) 2.947 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Sri Lanka (%) 2.079 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Oct 2025
Sweden (%) 0.809 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2026
Switzerland (%) 0.285 Apr 2026 monthly May 1994 - Apr 2026
Taiwan, China (%) 1.909 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1982 - Apr 2026
Thailand (%) 0.615 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1985 - Oct 2025
Turkey (%) 30.511 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Apr 2026
Ukraine (%) 7.600 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2008 - Apr 2026
United Kingdom (%) 3.170 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1989 - Mar 2026
United States (%) 2.743 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1958 - Apr 2026
Venezuela (%) 60.337 Dec 2013 monthly Dec 2008 - Dec 2013
Vietnam (%) 4.662 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2015 - Apr 2026

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Sri Lanka Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 16,790.031 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 17.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 96,944.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 91.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
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: Foreign (LKR mn) 11,319,363.049 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) 18,675,324.825 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,411,454.271 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 1,622,407.185 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) (LKR mn) 1,954,141.588 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending (LKR mn) 542,687.318 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -303,444.890 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.626 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -879.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1982 - Mar 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,254.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1982 - Mar 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 1.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1983 - Mar 2026
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) 2,134.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1982 - Mar 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 30.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1983 - Mar 2026
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) 216.529 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1978 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 41.508 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1978 - Dec 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 21.354 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 420.128 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Dec 2025
Exports: Italy (USD mn) 595.638 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Exports: United Kingdom (USD mn) 906.182 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Exports: Germany (USD mn) 629.276 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Exports: United States of America (USD mn) 2,910.850 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Exports: India (USD mn) 883.740 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Imports: Singapore (USD mn) 1,300.052 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Imports: Japan (USD mn) 253.446 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Imports: India (USD mn) 3,869.653 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Imports: China (USD mn) 4,365.734 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Imports: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) 1,488.674 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Textiles & Textile Articles (LKR mn) 73,629.742 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Imports: Investment Goods (LKR mn) 116,059.047 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Imports: Consumer Goods (LKR mn) 155,425.615 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Fuel (LKR mn) 196,539.122 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Imports: Intermediate Goods (LKR mn) 393,391.696 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 82.618 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - Mar 2026
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 206.033 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - Mar 2026
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 227.943 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - Mar 2026
Import Value Index (2015=100) 88.800 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Export Value Index (2015=100) 112.900 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 36.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -133.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -0.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 496.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 8.029 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -38.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 46.232 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 54,806.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 75.0 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 5,551.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2025
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) -50,918.346 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -500.412 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Secondary Income (USD mn) 2,231.348 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: FA: Assets (USD mn) 715.917 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 623.385 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn) 7,664.750 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn) 7,530.857 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 122.973 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
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: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,777.150 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 6,090.453 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 33.126 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: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 3,366.261 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) -133.893 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 496.433 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current & CA: Credit (USD mn) 7,530.858 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: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 2,264.474 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current & CA: Debit (USD mn) 7,666.122 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities (USD mn) 1,065.024 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: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) -1.371 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) -99.796 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 560.561 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current & Capital Account (USD mn) -135.264 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 244.151 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 535.602 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 66,988.728 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2025
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -50,918.346 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2025
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 16,070.381 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2025
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
BoP: FA: Assets: Errors & Ommissions (USD mn) 192.632 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) 7,658.015 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 46,451.961 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
M2 Growth (%) 12.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.0 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 6,505.0 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Apr 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1982 - Mar 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 219.000 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1977 - Apr 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) 61,304.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 10.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2026
Household Debt (USD mn) 6,750.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2010 - Dec 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 35,137.932 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1983 - Feb 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 23.70 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1984 - Feb 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) 6,505.000 Apr 2026 monthly Nov 2013 - Apr 2026
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 6,760.000 Apr 2026 monthly Nov 2013 - Apr 2026
Commercial Banks: Loans: Personal Loans & Advances (LA) (LKR mn) 1,977,781.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2010 - Dec 2024
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) 66.700 Mar 2026 monthly May 2015 - Mar 2026

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