Sri Lanka Teledensity: Mobile

1960 - 2023 | Yearly | Number | World Bank

Key information about Sri Lanka Teledensity: Mobile

  • Sri Lanka Teledensity: Mobile was reported at 142.277 Number in Dec 2023
  • This records a decrease from the previous number of 151.727 Number for Dec 2022
  • Sri Lanka Teledensity: Mobile data is updated yearly, averaging 0.623 Number from Dec 1960 to 2023, with 52 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 151.727 Number in 2022 and a record low of 0.000 Number in 1989
  • Sri Lanka Teledensity: Mobile data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Telecommunication Sector – Table LK.World Bank.WDI: Telecommunication
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.;World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU);Weighted average;

View Sri Lanka's Teledensity: Mobile from 1960 to 2023 in the chart:

Sri Lanka Teledensity: Mobile

What was Sri Lanka's Teledensity: Mobile in 2023?

Sri Lanka Teledensity: Mobile was reported at 142.277 Number in Dec 2023 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
142.277 2023 151.727 2022 0.000 1989 151.727 2022 Number yearly 1960 - 2023

Teledensity: Mobile by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Afghanistan (Number) 55.547 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Albania (Number) 92.997 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Algeria (Number) 111.606 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Andorra (Number) 156.097 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Angola (Number) 70.052 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Antigua and Barbuda (Number) 200.541 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Argentina (Number) 137.706 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Armenia (Number) 134.520 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Aruba (Number) 130.648 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Australia (Number) 112.513 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Austria (Number) 121.746 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Azerbaijan (Number) 107.687 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bahamas (Number) 100.048 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bahrain (Number) 153.900 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bangladesh (Number) 114.355 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Barbados (Number) 114.581 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Belarus (Number) 128.979 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Belgium (Number) 103.196 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Belize (Number) 67.175 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Benin (Number) 116.036 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bermuda (Number) 105.274 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Bhutan (Number) 95.626 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bolivia (Number) 101.572 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Number) 117.734 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Botswana (Number) 179.027 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Brazil (Number) 101.020 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Brunei (Number) 127.012 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bulgaria (Number) 117.933 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso (Number) 119.463 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Burundi (Number) 63.163 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cambodia (Number) 120.809 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cameroon (Number) 96.482 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Canada (Number) 94.150 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde (Number) 113.023 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cayman Islands (Number) 139.315 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Central African Republic (Number) 38.822 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Chad (Number) 70.187 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Chile (Number) 135.871 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
China (Number) 128.247 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Colombia (Number) 166.980 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Comoros (Number) 109.856 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Congo (Number) 94.871 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Costa Rica (Number) 145.789 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Croatia (Number) 117.113 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cuba (Number) 69.577 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cyprus (Number) 155.696 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Czech Republic (Number) 126.005 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo (Number) 53.189 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Denmark (Number) 126.919 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Djibouti (Number) 48.450 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Dominica (Number) 85.190 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Dominican Republic (Number) 91.868 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ecuador (Number) 101.032 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Egypt (Number) 92.826 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
El Salvador (Number) 179.706 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Equatorial Guinea (Number) 49.538 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Eritrea (Number) 59.125 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Estonia (Number) 150.196 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Swaziland (Number) 128.399 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia (Number) 56.964 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Faroe Islands (Number) 105.804 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Fiji (Number) 111.749 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Finland (Number) 127.473 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
France (Number) 116.688 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
French Polynesia (Number) 118.778 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Gabon (Number) 122.607 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Gambia (Number) 106.782 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Georgia (Number) 155.250 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Germany (Number) 124.663 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ghana (Number) 98.806 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Greece (Number) 110.792 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Greenland (Number) 118.637 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Grenada (Number) 95.759 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Guatemala (Number) 113.709 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Guinea (Number) 108.885 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Guinea-Bissau (Number) 128.111 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Guyana (Number) 112.565 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Haiti (Number) 65.189 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Honduras (Number) 74.415 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (Number) 319.494 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Hungary (Number) 105.054 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Iceland (Number) 123.382 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
India (Number) 80.563 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Indonesia (Number) 125.238 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Iran (Number) 166.280 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Iraq (Number) 101.389 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ireland (Number) 110.798 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Israel (Number) 153.337 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Italy (Number) 131.872 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast (Number) 171.989 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Jamaica (Number) 115.092 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Japan (Number) 178.432 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Jordan (Number) 67.546 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan (Number) 127.115 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kenya (Number) 120.612 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kiribati (Number) 51.254 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
South Korea (Number) 162.114 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kuwait (Number) 167.684 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan (Number) 108.591 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Laos (Number) 64.759 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023

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Sri Lanka Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 12,278.866 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 16.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 98,101.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 93.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 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) 10,974,344.939 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,314,106.280 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 1,505,275.440 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -35,815.568 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) 17,595,054.038 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: 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) -730.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Nov 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,047.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Nov 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 5.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Nov 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) 1,778.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Nov 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 18.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Nov 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) 255.008 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1978 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 70.398 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1978 - Sep 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 28.146 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 370.761 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Sep 2025
Imports: Consumer Goods (LKR mn) 159,831.025 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Imports: Investment Goods (LKR mn) 93,238.689 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Fuel (LKR mn) 102,097.478 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Textiles & Textile Articles (LKR mn) 62,238.604 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Imports: Intermediate Goods (LKR mn) 291,743.908 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 89.340 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2025
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 159.832 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2025
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 163.915 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2025
Exports: Germany (USD mn) 742.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: Italy (USD mn) 641.000 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: United States of America (USD mn) 3,321.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Japan (USD mn) 252.000 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: India (USD mn) 4,738.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) 666.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Import Value Index (2015=100) 108.993 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 118.509 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 20.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 399.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 241.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 25.584 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -62.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 87.880 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 56,262.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 75.0 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 5,391.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 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) -53,070.753 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 20.754 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities (USD mn) 14.458 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn) 7,218.707 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Secondary Income (USD mn) 2,050.924 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -535.699 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 22.847 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 0.121 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) -1,904.313 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn) 7,618.312 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 3,722.989 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,678.997 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 2,073.771 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Assets (USD mn) -6.896 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 241.172 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current & Capital Account (USD mn) 397.572 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 154.893 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) -399.156 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current & CA: Debit (USD mn) 7,220.861 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 216.613 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) -252.298 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 5,627.302 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) 788.694 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current & CA: Credit (USD mn) 7,618.433 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 142.555 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 678.254 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) -2.034 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 15,255.336 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 68,326.089 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 7.600 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: Services: Debit (USD mn) 906.117 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: 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
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 (%) 6.6 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) 5,943.5 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Nov 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 84.548 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) 33,660.644 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1983 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 18.40 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1984 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 26.04 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 6,034.009 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 2013 - Nov 2025
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 5,943.527 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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