Sri Lanka Population
1948 - 2019 | Yearly | Person mn | CEIC Data
Sri Lanka's Population reached 21.8 million people in Jun 2019, compared with the previously reported figure of 21.7 million people in Jun 2018. Sri Lanka's population data is updated yearly, available from Jun 1948 to Jun 2019. The data reached an all-time high of 21.8 million people in Jun 2019 and a record low of 7.1 million people in Jun 1948. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka provides Mid-year Population.
In the latest reports, Sri Lanka's Unemployment Rate increased to 5.7 % in Mar 2020. The country's Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 51.0 % in Mar 2020.
What was Sri Lanka's Population in 2019?
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
21.8 Person mn 2019 yearly 1948 - 2019 |
21.7 Person mn 2018 yearly 1948 - 2019 |
7.1 1948 |
21.8 2019 |
Person mn |
yearly |
1948 - 2019 Updated on 11 Nov 2019 |
Population by Country Comparison
| Country/Region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (Person mn) |
2.8 2019 |
yearly |
1989 - 2019 |
| Algeria (Person mn) |
43.4 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Argentina (Person mn) |
44.5 2018 |
yearly |
1950 - 2018 |
| Armenia (Person mn) |
3.0 2019 |
yearly |
1989 - 2019 |
| Australia (Person mn) |
25.5 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Austria (Person mn) |
8.9 2018 |
yearly |
1950 - 2018 |
| Azerbaijan (Person mn) |
10.1 2019 |
yearly |
1925 - 2019 |
| Bahrain (Person mn) |
1.5 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Bangladesh (Person mn) |
165.6 2019 |
yearly |
1990 - 2019 |
| Belarus (Person mn) |
9.4 2019 |
yearly |
1949 - 2019 |
| Belgium (Person mn) |
11.5 2019 |
yearly |
1953 - 2019 |
| Bolivia (Person mn) |
11.7 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person mn) |
3.5 2017 |
yearly |
1996 - 2017 |
| Botswana (Person mn) |
2.4 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Brazil (Person mn) |
210.1 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Brunei (Person mn) |
0.4 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Bulgaria (Person mn) |
7.0 2019 |
yearly |
1900 - 2019 |
| Cambodia (Person mn) |
16.7 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Canada (Person mn) |
37.6 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Chile (Person mn) |
19.2 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| China (Person mn) |
1,395.4 2018 |
yearly |
1949 - 2018 |
| Colombia (Person mn) |
50.4 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Croatia (Person mn) |
4.1 2019 |
yearly |
1960 - 2019 |
| Cyprus (Person mn) |
0.9 2018 |
yearly |
1974 - 2018 |
| Czech Republic (Person mn) |
10.7 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Denmark (Person mn) |
5.8 2019 |
yearly |
1900 - 2019 |
| Ecuador (Person mn) |
17.6 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Egypt (Person mn) |
98.9 2019 |
yearly |
1980 - 2019 |
| Estonia (Person mn) |
1.3 2019 |
yearly |
1999 - 2019 |
| European Union (Person mn) |
447.7 2019 |
yearly |
1959 - 2019 |
| Finland (Person mn) |
5.5 2019 |
yearly |
1749 - 2019 |
| France (Person mn) |
67.0 2019 |
yearly |
1949 - 2019 |
| Georgia (Person mn) |
3.7 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Germany (Person mn) |
83.2 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Greece (Person mn) |
10.4 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (Person mn) |
7.5 2019 |
yearly |
1960 - 2019 |
| Hungary (Person mn) |
9.9 2019 |
yearly |
1948 - 2019 |
| Iceland (Person mn) |
0.4 2019 |
yearly |
1732 - 2019 |
| India (Person mn) |
1,341.0 2020 |
yearly |
1951 - 2020 |
| Indonesia (Person mn) |
264.2 2018 |
yearly |
1950 - 2018 |
| Iran (Person mn) |
81.1 2018 |
yearly |
1950 - 2018 |
| Ireland (Person mn) |
4.9 2019 |
yearly |
1900 - 2019 |
| Israel (Person mn) |
9.1 2019 |
yearly |
1949 - 2019 |
| Italy (Person mn) |
60.5 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Ivory Coast (Person mn) |
26.4 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Japan (Person mn) |
126.1 2019 |
yearly |
1899 - 2019 |
| Jordan (Person mn) |
10.6 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Kenya (Person mn) |
47.6 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| South Korea (Person mn) |
51.7 2019 |
yearly |
1956 - 2019 |
| Kosovo (Person mn) |
1.8 2019 |
yearly |
2002 - 2019 |
| Kuwait (Person mn) |
4.6 2018 |
yearly |
1990 - 2018 |
| Kyrgyzstan (Person mn) |
6.5 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Laos (Person mn) |
7.0 2018 |
yearly |
1950 - 2018 |
| Latvia (Person mn) |
1.9 2019 |
yearly |
1960 - 2019 |
| Lebanon (Person mn) |
6.8 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Lithuania (Person mn) |
2.8 2019 |
yearly |
1960 - 2019 |
| Luxembourg (Person mn) |
0.6 2019 |
yearly |
1960 - 2019 |
| Macau SAR, China (Person mn) |
0.7 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| North Macedonia (Person mn) |
2.1 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Malawi (Person mn) |
19.1 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Malaysia (Person mn) |
32.6 2019 |
yearly |
1947 - 2019 |
| Malta (Person mn) |
0.4 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Mauritius (Person mn) |
1.3 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Mexico (Person mn) |
126.0 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Moldova (Person mn) |
3.5 2018 |
yearly |
1950 - 2018 |
| Mongolia (Person mn) |
3.3 2019 |
yearly |
1935 - 2019 |
| Montenegro (Person mn) |
0.6 2018 |
yearly |
1921 - 2018 |
| Morocco (Person mn) |
34.9 2017 |
yearly |
1960 - 2017 |
| Myanmar (Person mn) |
54.4 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Nepal (Person mn) |
29.9 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Netherlands (Person mn) |
17.3 2018 |
yearly |
1899 - 2018 |
| New Zealand (Person mn) |
5.0 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Nigeria (Person mn) |
206.1 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Norway (Person mn) |
5.4 2019 |
yearly |
1845 - 2019 |
| Oman (Person mn) |
4.6 2020 |
yearly |
1977 - 2020 |
| Pakistan (Person mn) |
211.2 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Panama (Person mn) |
4.2 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Paraguay (Person mn) |
7.2 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Peru (Person mn) |
32.5 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Philippines (Person mn) |
109.6 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Poland (Person mn) |
38.4 2019 |
yearly |
1946 - 2019 |
| Portugal (Person mn) |
10.3 2019 |
yearly |
1960 - 2019 |
| Qatar (Person mn) |
2.6 2019 |
yearly |
1984 - 2019 |
| Romania (Person mn) |
19.4 2018 |
yearly |
1930 - 2018 |
| Russia (Person mn) |
146.7 2019 |
yearly |
1949 - 2019 |
| Saudi Arabia (Person mn) |
34.2 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Serbia (Person mn) |
6.9 2019 |
yearly |
1997 - 2019 |
| Singapore (Person mn) |
5.7 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Slovakia (Person mn) |
5.5 2019 |
yearly |
1945 - 2019 |
| Slovenia (Person mn) |
2.1 2019 |
yearly |
1920 - 2019 |
| South Africa (Person mn) |
59.6 2020 |
yearly |
1960 - 2020 |
| Spain (Person mn) |
47.4 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Sri Lanka (Person mn) |
21.8 2019 |
yearly |
1948 - 2019 |
| Sudan (Person mn) |
37.3 2014 |
yearly |
1970 - 2014 |
| Sweden (Person mn) |
10.3 2019 |
yearly |
1749 - 2019 |
| Switzerland (Person mn) |
8.5 2018 |
yearly |
1950 - 2018 |
| Syria (Person mn) |
25.0 2018 |
yearly |
1950 - 2018 |
| Taiwan (Person mn) |
23.6 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Tajikistan (Person mn) |
9.1 2018 |
yearly |
1950 - 2018 |
| Thailand (Person mn) |
66.6 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Tunisia (Person mn) |
11.7 2019 |
yearly |
1960 - 2019 |
| Turkey (Person mn) |
83.2 2019 |
yearly |
1927 - 2019 |
| Ukraine (Person mn) |
41.9 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| United Arab Emirates (Person mn) |
9.9 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| United Kingdom (Person mn) |
67.9 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| United States (Person mn) |
329.2 2019 |
yearly |
1900 - 2019 |
| Uruguay (Person mn) |
3.5 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Vietnam (Person mn) |
96.5 2019 |
yearly |
1955 - 2019 |
| Yemen (Person mn) |
28.2 2017 |
yearly |
1950 - 2017 |
Sri Lanka Key Series
| National Accounts | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal GDP (USD mn) |
21,083.7 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2002 - Mar 2020 |
| Real GDP Growth (%) |
-1.6 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2011 - Mar 2020 |
| Nominal GDP Growth (%) |
1.917 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2003 - Mar 2020 |
| GDP per Capita (USD) |
3,852.000 2019 |
yearly |
1959 - 2019 |
| GDP Deflator Growth (%) |
3.6 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2011 - Mar 2020 |
| Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) |
14,654.497 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Dec 2019 |
| Private Consumption: % of GDP (%) |
69.4 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Dec 2019 |
| Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) |
2,026.607 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Dec 2019 |
| Public Consumption: % of GDP (%) |
9.6 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Dec 2019 |
| Investment: % of GDP (%) |
28.9 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Dec 2019 |
| Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn) |
5,989.943 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Dec 2019 |
| Gross National Product (USD mn) |
20,533.482 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Mar 2020 |
| Gross Savings Rate (%) |
21.0 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Dec 2019 |
| Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $) |
17,956.257 2024 |
yearly |
1980 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD) |
5,318.716 2024 |
yearly |
1980 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%) |
4.188 2021 |
yearly |
1980 - 2021 |
| Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%) |
53.435 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Dec 2019 |
| GDP: GCF: Changes in Inventories (LKR mn) |
8,313.756 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Dec 2019 |
| GDP: Gross Value Added (LKR mn) |
3,576,732.744 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Dec 2019 |
| GDP: GCF: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (LKR mn) |
1,083,828.633 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Dec 2019 |
| GDP: Goods & Services (LKR mn) |
-304,457.063 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Dec 2019 |
| GDP: Goods & Services: Exports (LKR mn) |
868,220.977 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Dec 2019 |
| GDP: Goods & Services: Imports (LKR mn) |
1,172,678.040 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Dec 2019 |
| GDP: Gross National Income (LKR mn) |
3,745,533.000 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Mar 2020 |
| GDP: Taxes less Subsidies on Products (LKR mn) |
229,322.533 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Mar 2020 |
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at Market Price (LKR mn) |
3,845,899.667 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Mar 2020 |
| GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure (FCE) (LKR mn) |
3,018,302.342 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Dec 2019 |
| GDP: Gross National Disposable Product (LKR mn) |
15,614,582.000 2019 |
yearly |
2010 - 2019 |
| Gross Domestic Product per Capita: at Current Price: USD (USD) |
3,852.000 2019 |
yearly |
2010 - 2019 |
| GDP: 2010p: Goods & Services: Exports (LKR mn) |
485,267.565 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Dec 2019 |
| GDP: 2010p: Goods & Services: Imports (LKR mn) |
777,349.943 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Dec 2019 |
| GDP: 2010p: Gross Value Added (LKR mn) |
2,200,368.547 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Mar 2020 |
| GDP: 2010p: Taxes less Subsidies on Products (LKR mn) |
92,220.829 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Mar 2020 |
| Gross Domestic Product: 2010p: at Market Price (LKR mn) |
2,292,589.376 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Mar 2020 |
| GDP: 2010p: Final Consumption Expenditure (FCE) (LKR mn) |
1,902,214.531 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Dec 2019 |
| GDP: 2010p: FCE: Households (LKR mn) |
1,734,752.398 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Dec 2019 |
| GDP: 2010p: FCE: Government (LKR mn) |
167,462.133 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Dec 2019 |
| GDP: 2010p: Gross Capital Formation (GCF) (LKR mn) |
1,127,697.665 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Dec 2019 |
| GDP: 2010p: GCF: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (LKR mn) |
712,964.479 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Dec 2019 |
| GVA: Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (LKR mn) |
282,411.498 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Mar 2020 |
| GVA: Industry (LKR mn) |
1,092,138.905 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Mar 2020 |
| GVA: Industry: Construction (LKR mn) |
245,725.952 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Mar 2020 |
| GVA: Services: Information & Communication (LKR mn) |
31,728.376 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Mar 2020 |
| GVA: Services: Financial & Insurance Activities (LKR mn) |
203,860.129 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Mar 2020 |
| GVA: Services: Real Estate activities: incl Ownership of Dwelling (LKR mn) |
239,690.559 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Mar 2020 |
| GVA: Services: Others: incl Own-Services (LKR mn) |
393,431.152 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Mar 2020 |
| GVA: 2010p: Agriculture (LKR mn) |
153,734.771 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Mar 2020 |
| GVA: 2010p: Industry (LKR mn) |
679,127.035 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Mar 2020 |
| GVA: 2010p: Industry: Construction (LKR mn) |
148,966.365 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Mar 2020 |
| GVA: 2010p: Serv: Information & Communication (LKR mn) |
19,180.395 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Mar 2020 |
| GVA: 2010p: Serv: Financial & Insurance Activities (LKR mn) |
172,881.305 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Mar 2020 |
| GVA: 2010p: Serv: Real Estate Activities: incl Ownership of Dwelling (LKR mn) |
151,068.338 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Mar 2020 |
| GVA: 2010p: Serv: Others: incl Own-Services (LKR mn) |
248,905.023 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Mar 2020 |
| Gross Domestic Product: Implicit Price Deflator (2010=100) |
139.500 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2010 - Dec 2019 |
| Production | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Production Index Growth (%) |
-1.5 Dec 2017 |
monthly |
Jan 2010 - Dec 2017 |
| Minerals Production (Metric Ton) |
215,849.000 2018 |
yearly |
2009 - 2018 |
| Capacity Utilization Rate (%) |
81.000 2019 |
yearly |
1987 - 2019 |
| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) |
-6.8 2019 |
yearly |
1990 - 2019 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) |
-5,692.475 2019 |
yearly |
1990 - 2019 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) |
9,715.872 2019 |
yearly |
1990 - 2019 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) |
11.4 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2014 - Dec 2019 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) |
75,485.700 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2014 - Mar 2020 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) |
86.8 2019 |
yearly |
1990 - 2019 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (LKR bn) |
4,711.848 2024 |
yearly |
1990 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (LKR bn) |
17,672.272 2024 |
yearly |
1990 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (LKR bn) |
3,803.114 2024 |
yearly |
1990 - 2024 |
| Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) |
-335,759.000 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2014 - Mar 2020 |
| Government Revenue & Grants: Revenue (LKR mn) |
405,274.400 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2014 - Mar 2020 |
| Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) (LKR mn) |
742,992.400 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2014 - Mar 2020 |
| Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) |
647,955.900 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2014 - Mar 2020 |
| Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending (LKR mn) |
95,036.500 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2014 - Mar 2020 |
| Demographic and Labour Market | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population (Person mn) |
21.8 2019 |
yearly |
1948 - 2019 |
| Labour Force Participation Rate (%) |
51.0 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Jun 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| Employed Persons (Person) |
8,020,446.000 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Jun 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| Unemployment Rate (%) |
5.70 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Jun 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| Labour Productivity Growth (%) |
0.39 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Jun 2013 - Mar 2020 |
| Forecast: Population (Person mn) |
23.209 2024 |
yearly |
1980 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Employment (Person mn) |
0.000 |
yearly |
- |
| Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%) |
5.000 2021 |
yearly |
1990 - 2021 |
| Population: Mid Year (Person th) |
21,803.000 2019 |
yearly |
1948 - 2019 |
| Average Daily Wage: Rubber Planting (LKR) |
1,314.000 Mar 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1984 - Mar 2020 |
| Average Daily Wage: Coconut Plucking (LKR) |
1,620.000 Mar 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1984 - Mar 2020 |
| 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) |
1,224.392 2016 |
yearly |
1981 - 2016 |
| Household Income per Capita (USD) |
1,385.427 2016 |
yearly |
1981 - 2016 |
| HIES: Household Income per Month: Per Capita (LKR) |
16,377.000 2016 |
yearly |
1981 - 2016 |
| HIES: Household Income per Month (LKR) |
62,237.000 2016 |
yearly |
1981 - 2016 |
| HIES: Household Expenditure per Month: Per Capita (LKR) |
14,473.000 2016 |
yearly |
2007 - 2016 |
| HIES: Household Expenditure per Month (LKR) |
54,999.000 2016 |
yearly |
1981 - 2016 |
| Inflation | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Price Index CPI Growth (%) |
6.3 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1960 - Jun 2020 |
| Core CPI Change (%) |
4.436 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2015 - Jun 2020 |
| CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%) |
13.561 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2004 - Jun 2020 |
| Producer Price Index Growth (%) |
4.0 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2015 - May 2020 |
| Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%) |
4.650 2021 |
yearly |
1980 - 2021 |
| Wholesale Price Index: All Items (1974=100) |
6,425.629 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Mar 1982 - Jun 2020 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trade Balance (USD mn) |
-407.1 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1982 - May 2020 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) |
586.7 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1982 - May 2020 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) |
-39.0 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1983 - May 2020 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) |
6,332.696 2018 |
yearly |
1995 - 2018 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) |
5,341.074 2018 |
yearly |
1995 - 2018 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) |
2,924.130 2018 |
yearly |
1995 - 2018 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) |
993.8 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1982 - May 2020 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) |
-44.3 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1983 - May 2020 |
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) |
5.705 2024 |
yearly |
1980 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) |
396,896.551 2018 |
yearly |
1995 - 2018 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) |
81,307.524 2018 |
yearly |
1995 - 2018 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) |
123.721 Apr 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1978 - Apr 2020 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) |
27.621 Apr 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1978 - Apr 2020 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) |
187.793 Apr 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2016 - Apr 2020 |
| Imports cif (LKR mn) |
186,704.523 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1982 - May 2020 |
| Exports fob (LKR mn) |
110,217.915 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1982 - May 2020 |
| Balance of Trade (LKR mn) |
-76,486.608 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1982 - May 2020 |
| Exports: Agricultural: Tea (LKR mn) |
20,344.034 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1982 - May 2020 |
| Exports: Agricultural: Rubber (LKR mn) |
340.128 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1982 - May 2020 |
| Exports: Agricultural: Coconut (LKR mn) |
5,232.937 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1982 - May 2020 |
| Exports: Germany (USD mn) |
648.000 2019 |
yearly |
2003 - 2019 |
| Exports: India (USD mn) |
768.000 2019 |
yearly |
2003 - 2019 |
| Exports: Italy (USD mn) |
528.000 2019 |
yearly |
2003 - 2019 |
| Exports: United Kingdom (USD mn) |
998.000 2019 |
yearly |
2003 - 2019 |
| Exports: United States of America (USD mn) |
3,141.000 2019 |
yearly |
2003 - 2019 |
| Imports: Consumer Goods (LKR mn) |
58,406.302 Apr 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1995 - Apr 2020 |
| Imports: Intermediate Goods (LKR mn) |
110,056.659 Apr 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1995 - Apr 2020 |
| Imports: Intermediate Goods: Fuel (LKR mn) |
23,521.202 Apr 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1995 - Apr 2020 |
| Imports: Intermediate Goods: Textiles & Textile Articles (LKR mn) |
28,356.637 Apr 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1995 - Apr 2020 |
| Imports: Investment Goods (LKR mn) |
48,192.872 Apr 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1995 - Apr 2020 |
| Imports: India (USD mn) |
3,899.000 2019 |
yearly |
2003 - 2019 |
| Imports: Japan (USD mn) |
875.000 2019 |
yearly |
2003 - 2019 |
| Imports: Singapore (USD mn) |
964.000 2019 |
yearly |
2003 - 2019 |
| Imports: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) |
1,669.000 2019 |
yearly |
2003 - 2019 |
| Imports: China (USD mn) |
4,034.000 2019 |
yearly |
2003 - 2019 |
| Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) |
89.015 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2010 - May 2020 |
| Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) |
101.005 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2010 - May 2020 |
| Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) |
104.400 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2010 - May 2020 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) |
-221.1 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1977 - Mar 2020 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) |
-1.0 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2002 - Mar 2020 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) |
153.0 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1977 - Mar 2020 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) |
0.7 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2002 - Mar 2020 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) |
-338.731 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) |
-28.127 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) |
-366.857 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) |
-0.429 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Dec 2019 |
| External Debt (USD mn) |
55,916.0 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Dec 2012 - Dec 2019 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) |
67.6 2019 |
yearly |
1994 - 2019 |
| External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) |
8,249.9 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Dec 2012 - Dec 2019 |
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) |
8.5 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) |
10.0 2019 |
yearly |
1994 - 2019 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) |
-2.613 2024 |
yearly |
1980 - 2024 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) |
-44,984.617 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2013 - Mar 2020 |
| BoP: FA: Liabilities: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) |
-366.857 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| BoP: Secondary Income (USD mn) |
1,390.386 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| BoP: Current & CA: Credit (USD mn) |
6,309.055 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| BoP: Current & Capital Account (USD mn) |
-220.035 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| BoP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn) |
7,521.524 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Dec 2019 |
| BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) |
797.396 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) |
8.672 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| BoP: FA: Assets (USD mn) |
-156.454 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Credit (USD mn) |
2,649.662 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) |
0.000 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| BoP: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) |
1,600.386 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) |
-558.108 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| BoP: FA: Liabilities (USD mn) |
437.067 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| BoP: FA: Assets: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) |
8.511 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) |
-0.160 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Dec 2019 |
| BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) |
-2,384.997 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Dec 2019 |
| BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) |
7.140 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Dec 2019 |
| BoP: FA: Assets: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) |
393.144 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| BoP: FA: Liabilities: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) |
153.043 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Debit (USD mn) |
4,502.700 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| BoP: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) |
210.000 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| BoP: Current & CA: Debit (USD mn) |
6,529.090 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Credit (USD mn) |
1,986.476 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Debit (USD mn) |
1,189.080 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) |
650.881 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) |
-221.108 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| BoP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn) |
6,639.649 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Dec 2019 |
| BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) |
-555.851 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) |
63.859 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) |
619.710 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 |
| 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 |
| BoP: FA: Liabilities: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) |
0.000 Dec 2018 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Dec 2018 |
| Debt Service Payments: USD (USD mn) |
5,773.000 2019 |
yearly |
1994 - 2019 |
| Debt Service Payments: USD: Interest Payments (USD mn) |
1,653.000 2019 |
yearly |
1994 - 2019 |
| No of Registered Enterprises (Unit) |
5,489.000 2019 |
yearly |
1994 - 2019 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) |
5,390.312 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1994 - Jun 2020 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) |
40,910.742 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1994 - Jun 2020 |
| M2 Growth (%) |
14.2 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1995 - Jun 2020 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) |
2.0 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Mar 1997 - Jul 2020 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) |
6,605.1 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 1956 - Jul 2020 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) |
8.470 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2010 - Mar 2020 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) |
6.1 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1982 - May 2020 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) |
425.580 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 1977 - Jul 2020 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) |
9.4 2019 |
yearly |
2010 - 2019 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) |
50,563.002 Mar 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2002 - Mar 2020 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) |
8.476 Dec 2019 |
monthly |
Dec 2003 - Dec 2019 |
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) |
3.4 2018 |
yearly |
1998 - 2018 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) |
55,668.9 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1996 - Jun 2020 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) |
15.0 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1997 - Jun 2020 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) |
7,893.3 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Jun 2010 - Mar 2020 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) |
32,624.043 Apr 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 1983 - Apr 2020 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) |
10.796 Apr 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 1984 - Apr 2020 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) |
38.54 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2010 - Mar 2020 |
| Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) |
7,102.020 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Nov 2013 - Jul 2020 |
| ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) |
6,605.061 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Nov 2013 - Jul 2020 |
| Monetary Survey: DBU: Money Supply M1 (LKR mn) |
1,001,900.000 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1994 - Jun 2020 |
| Monetary Survey: DBU: Money Supply M2 (LKR mn) |
7,604,100.000 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1994 - Jun 2020 |
| Commercial Banks: Loans: Personal Loans & Advances (LA) (LKR mn) |
1,439,826.000 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Jun 2010 - Mar 2020 |
| Banking Statistics | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liquid Assets Ratio (%) |
25.7 2018 |
yearly |
2006 - 2018 |
| Capital Adequacy Ratio (%) |
16.6 2019 |
yearly |
1998 - 2019 |
| Central Bank: Total Asset or Liabilities (LKR mn) |
2,062,165.000 Mar 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 1983 - Mar 2020 |
| Commercial Banks: Total Asset or Liabilities (LKR mn) |
10,254,910.000 Mar 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 1983 - Mar 2020 |
| Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Lending Rate (% pa) |
7.470 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jun 1989 - Jul 2020 |
| Exchange Rate against USD (LKR/USD) |
185.738 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Jul 2020 |
| Policy Rate (% pa) |
4.50 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1997 - Jul 2020 |
| Short Term Interest Rate (% pa) |
6.96 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jul 2000 - Jun 2020 |
| Long Term Interest Rate (% pa) |
10.68 Oct 2019 |
monthly |
Jan 2012 - Oct 2019 |
| Real Effective Exchange Rate (2005=100) |
130.4 Mar 2019 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Mar 2019 |
| Short Term Government Bond Yield (% pa) |
9.790 Jun 2019 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jun 2019 |
| Saving Deposits Rate: Commercial Bank: Middle (% pa) |
3.850 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 1983 - Jun 2020 |
| Spot FX Rate: Com Banks: Sri Lanka Rupee to Euro (LKR/EUR) |
220.714 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1999 - Jul 2020 |
| Energy | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Production (GWh) |
1,014 Apr 2020 |
monthly |
Aug 1998 - Apr 2020 |
| Tourism | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visitor Arrivals (Person) |
0 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1979 - Jul 2020 |
| Visitor Arrivals Growth (%) |
-100.0 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1980 - Jul 2020 |
| Tourism Revenue (USD mn) |
3,607 2019 |
yearly |
1966 - 2019 |
| Tourism Revenue Growth (%) |
-17.7 2019 |
yearly |
1967 - 2019 |
| Visitor Arrivals: East Asia: China (Person) |
0.000 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1987 - Jul 2020 |
| Visitor Arrivals: South Asia: India (Person) |
0.000 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1987 - Jul 2020 |
| Visitor Arrivals: Western Europe: UK (Person) |
0.000 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1987 - Jul 2020 |
| Visitor Arrivals: Western Europe: Germany (Person) |
0.000 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1987 - Jul 2020 |
| Resident Departures (Person) |
1,475,929.000 2018 |
yearly |
1972 - 2018 |
| Tourism Receipts: USD (USD mn) |
272.30 Jun 2018 |
monthly |
Jan 2009 - Jun 2018 |
| Tourism Receipts (LKR mn) |
712,027.000 2018 |
yearly |
1966 - 2018 |
| Average Length of Stay: Annual: Total (Night) |
10.800 2018 |
yearly |
1967 - 2018 |
| Number of Hotels: Annual (Unit) |
474.000 2019 |
yearly |
1986 - 2019 |
| Number of Hotel Rooms: Annual: Total (Unit) |
24,831.000 2019 |
yearly |
1966 - 2019 |
| Hotel Room Occupancy Rate (%) |
72.770 2018 |
yearly |
2011 - 2018 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence: Net Balance (% Point) |
34.6 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
May 2015 - Jun 2020 |
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) |
26.8 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
May 2016 - Jun 2020 |
| Financial Market | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Market Index (1985=100) |
5,124.3 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1987 - Jul 2020 |
| Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%) |
19.0 2019 |
yearly |
1991 - 2019 |
| P/E ratio (NA) |
9.530 07 Aug 2020 |
daily |
17 Aug 1998 - 07 Aug 2020 |
| CSE: Turnover Value: All Shares (LKR mn) |
29,071.927 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1987 - Jun 2020 |
| CSE: Turnover: Volume: Total (Share mn) |
1,126.640 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1987 - Jul 2020 |
| CSE: Market Capitalization: Equities (LKR bn) |
2,411.666 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jul 1991 - Jul 2020 |
| CSE: Number of Listed Companies (Unit) |
287.000 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Aug 1989 - Jul 2020 |
| CSE: Dividend Yield: All Shares (% pa) |
3.570 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Aug 1989 - Jul 2020 |
| CSE: PE Ratio: All Shares (Unit) |
9.500 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Aug 1989 - Jul 2020 |
| CSE: PB Ratio: All Shares (Unit) |
0.950 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Sep 1991 - Jul 2020 |
| CSE: Capital Raised: New Listing (LKR mn) |
1,953.300 2018 |
yearly |
1995 - 2018 |
| CSE: Capital Raised: Debt Market: Amount (LKR mn) |
55,917.600 2018 |
yearly |
1997 - 2018 |
| Transport and Telecommunications | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Registered (Unit th) |
1,469.821 2015 |
yearly |
2005 - 2015 |
| Container Port Throughput (TEU) |
7,000,000.000 2018 |
yearly |
2008 - 2018 |
| Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (2004=100) |
72.460 2018 |
yearly |
2004 - 2018 |
| Number of Subscriber Fixed Line (Unit) |
2,473,875.000 2018 |
yearly |
1960 - 2018 |
| Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person) |
30,282,984.000 2018 |
yearly |
1960 - 2018 |
| Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number) |
11.653 2018 |
yearly |
1960 - 2018 |
| Teledensity: Mobile (Number) |
142.651 2018 |
yearly |
1960 - 2018 |
| Exports: ICT Goods (USD th) |
65,608.530 2017 |
yearly |
2000 - 2017 |
| Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) |
20,920.331 2018 |
yearly |
1995 - 2018 |
| Exports: Television (USD th) |
2,261.841 2018 |
yearly |
1995 - 2018 |
| Imports: ICT Goods (USD th) |
1,009,107.100 2017 |
yearly |
2000 - 2017 |
| Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) |
453,731.599 2018 |
yearly |
1995 - 2018 |
| Imports: Television (USD th) |
107,452.862 2018 |
yearly |
1995 - 2018 |
| Motor Vehicle New Registration (Unit) |
17,408.000 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1983 - May 2020 |
| Motor Vehicle New Registration: Goods Transport (Unit) |
884.00 Dec 2017 |
monthly |
Dec 2015 - Dec 2017 |
| Airlines: Passengers Carried: Departures (Person) |
5,387,742.000 2018 |
yearly |
2001 - 2018 |