Sri Lanka Consumer Price Index CPI Growth

1960 - 2024 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Sri Lanka Consumer Price Index CPI growth

  • Sri Lanka Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth was measured at 5.1 % YoY in Feb 2024, compared with a rate of 6.5 % in the previous month.
  • Sri Lanka Consumer Price Index growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1960 to Feb 2024, with an averaged number of 7.2 % YoY.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 73.7 % YoY in Sep 2022 and a record low of -4.2 % YoY in Jul 1960.

CEIC calculates Consumer Price Index Growth from monthly Consumer Price Index. The Department of Census and Statistics provides Consumer Price Index with base 2021=100. Consumer Price Index Growth prior to January 2023 is calculated from Consumer Price Index with base 2013=100. Consumer Price Index Growth prior to January 2015 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.

View Sri Lanka's Consumer Price Index CPI Growth from Jan 1960 to Feb 2024 in the chart:

Sri Lanka Consumer Price Index CPI Growth

What was Sri Lanka's Consumer Price Index CPI Growth in Feb 2024?

Sri Lanka Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth was measured at 5.1 % YoY in Feb 2024, compared with a rate of 6.5 % in the previous month. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
5.1 Feb 2024 6.5 Jan 2024 -4.2 Jul 1960 73.7 Sep 2022 % monthly Jan 1960 - Feb 2024

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 4.2 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Jul 2023
Algeria (%) 4.6 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1975 - Feb 2024
Argentina (%) 287.9 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 2017 - Mar 2024
Armenia (%) -1.2 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Mar 2024
Australia (%) 4.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1987 - Dec 2023
Austria (%) 4.5 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1949 - Jan 2024
Azerbaijan (%) 9.4 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Jul 2023
Bahrain (%) 0.4 Jun 2023 monthly Aug 2008 - Jun 2023
Bangladesh (%) 9.3 Mar 2023 monthly Jul 1994 - Mar 2023
Belarus (%) 3.5 May 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - May 2023
Belgium (%) 5.6 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1921 - Apr 2023
Bolivia (%) 3.1 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1938 - Mar 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 10.3 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2023
Botswana (%) 3.9 Feb 2024 monthly Jun 1975 - Feb 2024
Brazil (%) 3.9 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 1980 - Mar 2024
Brunei (%) 0.8 May 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - May 2023
Bulgaria (%) 3.0 Mar 2024 monthly May 1991 - Mar 2024
Cambodia (%) -0.3 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 1995 - Feb 2024
Canada (%) 2.9 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2024
Chile (%) 6.5 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1971 - Jul 2023
China (%) 0.1 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1985 - Mar 2024
Colombia (%) 7.4 Mar 2024 monthly Jul 1955 - Mar 2024
Croatia (%) 4.1 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1987 - Mar 2024
Cyprus (%) 1.5 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1958 - Jul 2023
Czech Republic (%) 8.8 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2023
Denmark (%) 3.1 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1968 - Jul 2023
Ecuador (%) 2.1 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1958 - Jul 2023
Egypt (%) 33.3 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Mar 2024
Estonia (%) 3.9 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2024
European Union (%) 2.6 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2024
Finland (%) 6.5 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1980 - Jul 2023
France (%) 2.3 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Mar 2024
Georgia (%) 0.3 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Jul 2023
Germany (%) 2.2 Mar 2024 monthly Jun 1949 - Mar 2024
Ghana (%) 25.8 Mar 2024 monthly Mar 1964 - Mar 2024
Greece (%) 3.2 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1956 - Mar 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 2.2 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 2000 - Feb 2024
Hungary (%) 3.6 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1977 - Mar 2024
Iceland (%) 6.8 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1977 - Mar 2024
India (%) 4.9 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Mar 2024
Indonesia (%) 3.1 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1969 - Jul 2023
Iran (%) 35.8 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Feb 2024
Ireland (%) 2.8 Mar 2024 monthly Nov 1976 - Mar 2024
Israel (%) 2.7 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2024
Italy (%) 1.2 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1956 - Mar 2024
Ivory Coast (%) 3.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1961 - Jan 2024
Japan (%) 2.8 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2024
Jordan (%) 0.9 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Jul 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 14.0 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2023
Kenya (%) 5.7 Mar 2024 monthly Mar 1963 - Mar 2024
South Korea (%) 2.3 Jul 2023 monthly Aug 1952 - Jul 2023
Kosovo (%) 2.3 Mar 2024 monthly May 2003 - Mar 2024
Kuwait (%) 3.4 Feb 2024 monthly Jul 1992 - Feb 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 5.2 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2024
Laos (%) 25.0 Mar 2024 monthly May 1994 - Mar 2024
Latvia (%) 0.9 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Mar 2024
Lebanon (%) 268.8 Apr 2023 monthly Dec 2008 - Apr 2023
Lithuania (%) 7.4 Jul 2023 monthly Dec 1991 - Jul 2023
Luxembourg (%) 3.1 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1956 - Mar 2024
Macau SAR, China (%) 1.5 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Feb 2024
North Macedonia (%) 4.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2024
Malawi (%) 33.5 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Feb 2024
Malaysia (%) 1.8 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Feb 2024
Malta (%) 2.7 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2024
Mauritius (%) 4.9 Mar 2024 monthly Jul 1963 - Mar 2024
Mexico (%) 4.4 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Mar 2024
Moldova (%) 10.8 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Jul 2023
Mongolia (%) 7.0 Mar 2024 monthly Oct 1992 - Mar 2024
Montenegro (%) 6.9 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2008 - Jul 2023
Morocco (%) 0.9 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Mar 2024
Mozambique (%) 9.6 Apr 2023 monthly Dec 1996 - Apr 2023
Myanmar (%) 19.5 Jul 2022 monthly Oct 2008 - Jul 2022
Nepal (%) 4.8 Mar 2024 monthly Jul 1964 - Mar 2024
Netherlands (%) 3.1 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Mar 2024
New Zealand (%) 6.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 1915 - Mar 2023
Nigeria (%) 33.2 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1961 - Mar 2024
Norway (%) 3.9 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1986 - Mar 2024
Oman (%) 1.6 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2023
Pakistan (%) 23.1 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Feb 2024
Palestinian Territory (%) 3.9 May 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - May 2023
Panama (%) 1.7 Mar 2024 monthly Jul 1975 - Mar 2024
Paraguay (%) 3.6 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Mar 2024
Peru (%) 2.7 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Mar 2024
Philippines (%) 3.4 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Feb 2024
Poland (%) 2.4 Apr 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Apr 2024
Portugal (%) 2.3 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1949 - Mar 2024
Qatar (%) 1.1 Mar 2024 monthly Mar 2015 - Mar 2024
Romania (%) 9.4 Jul 2023 monthly Oct 1991 - Jul 2023
Russia (%) 4.3 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1993 - Jul 2023
Saudi Arabia (%) 1.6 Mar 2024 monthly Feb 1981 - Mar 2024
Serbia (%) 12.5 Jul 2023 monthly Feb 1995 - Jul 2023
Singapore (%) 5.7 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1962 - Apr 2023
Slovakia (%) 9.7 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Jul 2023
Slovenia (%) 3.6 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Mar 2024
South Africa (%) 6.8 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1958 - Apr 2023
Spain (%) 3.2 Mar 2024 monthly Mar 1955 - Mar 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 5.1 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Feb 2024
Sudan (%) 63.3 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1958 - Feb 2023
Sweden (%) 9.3 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1956 - Jul 2023
Switzerland (%) -0.5 Jan 2021 monthly Jan 1922 - Jan 2021

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -10.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 5,458.017 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 10.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 86,964.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 104.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LKR bn) 4,472.546 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LKR bn) 27,899.420 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Revenue (LKR bn) 2,012.590 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) 16,617,629.160 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Debt: Foreign (LKR mn) 11,402,380.792 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 795,600.830 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,002,143.567 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -371,009.687 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) (LKR mn) 1,172,712.077 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending (LKR mn) 170,568.510 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.626 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -319.1 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,138.9 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Mar 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 7.9 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Feb 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 8,005.174 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 8,546.747 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 3,537.951 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,507.7 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Mar 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 35.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Feb 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 381,649.432 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 128,854.946 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 211.902 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1978 - Dec 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 28.986 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1978 - Jan 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 17.680 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2016 - Dec 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 306.538 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2016 - Dec 2023
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: United States of America (USD mn) 3,321.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: India (USD mn) 860.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Intermediate Goods (LKR mn) 262,645.135 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Imports: Investment Goods (LKR mn) 89,464.831 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Imports: Consumer Goods (LKR mn) 78,022.382 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Textiles & Textile Articles (LKR mn) 76,919.404 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Fuel (LKR mn) 90,795.175 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Imports: China (USD mn) 3,285.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Singapore (USD mn) 871.000 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
Imports: Japan (USD mn) 252.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 165.055 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Feb 2024
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 147.918 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Feb 2024
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 107.103 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Feb 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 8.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 237.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 250.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 44.911 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -1.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 46.216 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 54,831.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 75.0 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 5,031.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
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) -51,439.912 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) -1,559.075 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
BoP: FA: Assets: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 8.483 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 44.911 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 126.558 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) 918.441 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,462.666 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 16.646 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 2,928.692 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
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
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 63,986.189 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -51,439.912 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 12,546.277 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
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 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 5,088.870 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 36,267.306 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
M2 Growth (%) 8.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Jun 2023 monthly Mar 1997 - Jun 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 4,482.3 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.3 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 30.962 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1977 - Feb 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 45,118.862 Jul 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Jul 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 6.7 Jul 2023 monthly Dec 2003 - Jul 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 1,267.7 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -97.5 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 5,580.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2010 - Jun 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 26,218.887 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1983 - Jan 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) -0.36 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1984 - Jan 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 25.97 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2023
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 4,482.341 Feb 2024 monthly Nov 2013 - Feb 2024
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 4,520.000 Feb 2024 monthly Nov 2013 - Feb 2024
Commercial Banks: Loans: Personal Loans & Advances (LA) (LKR mn) 1,714,837.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2010 - Jun 2023
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) 93.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2014 - Dec 2023
Purchasing Managers Index: Manufacturing (Index) 62.500 Mar 2024 monthly May 2015 - Mar 2024

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