Sri Lanka Forecast: Unemployment Rate

1990 - 2024 | Yearly | % | International Monetary Fund

Key information about Sri Lanka Unemployment Rate Forecast

  • Sri Lanka Unemployment Rate is forecasted to be 4.400 % in Dec 2024 as reported by International Monetary Fund
  • It records a decrease from the last reported number of 4.400 % in Dec 2024
  • Looking ahead, Sri Lanka Unemployment Rate is projected to stand at 4.400 % in Dec 2024
  • The data is updated yearly and is categorized in CEIC under World Trend Plus’s Country Forecast – Table IMF.WEO: Unemployment Rate

View Sri Lanka's Forecast: Unemployment Rate from 1990 to 2024 in the chart:

Sri Lanka Forecast: Unemployment Rate

What is Sri Lanka's Forecast: Unemployment Rate in 2024?

Sri Lanka Unemployment Rate is forecasted to be 4.400 % in Dec 2024 as reported by International Monetary Fund See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
4.400 2024 4.700 2023 4.000 2012 15.897 1990 % yearly 1990 - 2024

Forecast: Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Afghanistan (%) 0.000 yearly -
Albania (%) 8.700 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Algeria (%) 11.383 2019 yearly 1980 - 2019
Andorra (%) 1.500 2031 yearly 2010 - 2031
Angola (%) 0.000 yearly -
Antigua and Barbuda (%) 0.000 yearly -
Argentina (%) 6.500 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Armenia (%) 12.100 2031 yearly 2001 - 2031
Aruba (%) 4.823 2030 yearly 1986 - 2030
Australia (%) 4.457 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Austria (%) 5.179 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Azerbaijan (%) 4.977 2031 yearly 2000 - 2031
Bahamas (%) 9.001 2031 yearly 1986 - 2031
Bahrain (%) 6.200 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Bangladesh (%) 0.000 yearly -
Barbados (%) 6.805 2031 yearly 1981 - 2031
Belarus (%) 2.889 2031 yearly 1993 - 2031
Belgium (%) 5.800 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Belize (%) 2.600 2031 yearly 1990 - 2031
Benin (%) 0.000 yearly -
Bhutan (%) 3.500 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Bolivia (%) 4.500 2026 yearly 2000 - 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 12.600 2031 yearly 1995 - 2031
Botswana (%) 0.000 yearly -
Brazil (%) 7.400 2031 yearly 1991 - 2031
Brunei (%) 4.748 2031 yearly 2011 - 2031
Bulgaria (%) 3.200 2031 yearly 1989 - 2031
Burkina Faso (%) 0.000 yearly -
Burundi (%) 0.000 yearly -
Cambodia (%) 0.000 yearly -
Cameroon (%) 0.000 yearly -
Canada (%) 6.004 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Cape Verde (%) 8.500 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Central African Republic (%) 0.000 yearly -
Chad (%) 0.000 yearly -
Chile (%) 7.353 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
China (%) 5.100 2031 yearly 2017 - 2031
Colombia (%) 10.000 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Comoros (%) 0.000 yearly -
Congo (%) 0.000 yearly -
Costa Rica (%) 8.500 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Croatia (%) 4.700 2031 yearly 1991 - 2031
Cyprus (%) 4.733 2031 yearly 1982 - 2031
Czech Republic (%) 2.300 2028 yearly 1995 - 2028
Democratic Republic of Congo (%) 0.000 yearly -
Denmark (%) 5.000 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Djibouti (%) 0.000 yearly -
Dominica (%) 0.000 yearly -
Dominican Republic (%) 5.000 2031 yearly 1991 - 2031
Ecuador (%) 3.100 2031 yearly 1988 - 2031
Egypt (%) 9.454 2031 yearly 1990 - 2031
El Salvador (%) 4.780 2031 yearly 1988 - 2031
Equatorial Guinea (%) 0.000 yearly -
Eritrea (%) 0.000 yearly -
Estonia (%) 6.209 2031 yearly 1993 - 2031
Swaziland (%) 25.000 2016 yearly 1995 - 2016
Ethiopia (%) 0.000 yearly -
Fiji (%) 4.500 2031 yearly 1986 - 2031
Finland (%) 7.100 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
France (%) 6.663 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Gabon (%) 0.000 yearly -
Gambia (%) 0.000 yearly -
Georgia (%) 13.900 2031 yearly 1996 - 2031
Germany (%) 2.963 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Ghana (%) 0.000 yearly -
Greece (%) 9.000 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Grenada (%) 0.000 yearly -
Guatemala (%) 0.000 yearly -
Guinea (%) 0.000 yearly -
Guinea-Bissau (%) 0.000 yearly -
Guyana (%) 0.000 yearly -
Haiti (%) 0.000 yearly -
Honduras (%) 6.500 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 2.667 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Hungary (%) 3.800 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Iceland (%) 4.000 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
India (%) 0.000 yearly -
Indonesia (%) 4.700 2031 yearly 1984 - 2031
Iran (%) 9.000 2031 yearly 1990 - 2031
Iraq (%) 0.000 yearly -
Ireland (%) 4.507 2028 yearly 1985 - 2028
Israel (%) 3.600 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Italy (%) 8.250 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Ivory Coast (%) 0.000 yearly -
Jamaica (%) 3.400 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Japan (%) 2.300 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Jordan (%) 21.325 2031 yearly 1984 - 2031
Kazakhstan (%) 4.353 2031 yearly 1994 - 2031
Kenya (%) 0.000 yearly -
Kiribati (%) 0.000 yearly -
South Korea (%) 2.800 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Kosovo (%) 10.875 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
Kuwait (%) 2.200 2028 yearly 2002 - 2028
Kyrgyzstan (%) 3.983 2031 yearly 1994 - 2031
Laos (%) 0.000 yearly -
Latvia (%) 6.256 2031 yearly 1992 - 2031
Lebanon (%) 11.543 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Lesotho (%) 0.000 2015 yearly 2000 - 2015
Liberia (%) 0.000 yearly -
Libya (%) 0.000 yearly -

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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: Domestic (LKR mn) 18,675,324.825 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Government Debt: Foreign (LKR mn) 11,319,363.049 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: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,411,454.271 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -303,444.890 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
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: Germany (USD mn) 629.276 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Exports: Italy (USD mn) 595.638 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Exports: India (USD mn) 883.740 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Exports: United Kingdom (USD mn) 906.182 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Exports: United States of America (USD mn) 2,910.850 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Imports: China (USD mn) 4,365.734 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Imports: India (USD mn) 3,869.653 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: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) 1,488.674 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Imports: Investment Goods (LKR mn) 116,059.047 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
Imports: Consumer Goods (LKR mn) 155,425.615 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Textiles & Textile Articles (LKR mn) 73,629.742 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 82.618 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 Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 206.033 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: Debit (USD mn) 623.385 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Secondary Income (USD mn) 2,231.348 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -500.412 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn) 7,530.857 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Assets (USD mn) 715.917 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: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) -2,724.192 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: Services: Debit (USD mn) 917.787 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 (CP) (USD mn) -1.371 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn) 7,664.750 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: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 33.126 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: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 8.029 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) -133.893 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: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 6,090.453 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 2,264.474 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: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 0.000 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 & Capital Account (USD mn) -135.264 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 535.602 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: Current & CA: Credit (USD mn) 7,530.858 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: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 560.561 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 244.151 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 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
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 66,988.728 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2025
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
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
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 6,760.000 Apr 2026 monthly Nov 2013 - Apr 2026
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 6,505.000 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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