Sri Lanka Forecast: Unemployment Rate

1990 - 2022 | Yearly | % | International Monetary Fund

Key information about Sri Lanka Unemployment Rate Forecast

  • Sri Lanka Unemployment Rate is forecasted to be 5.250 % in Dec 2022 as reported by International Monetary Fund
  • It records an increase from the last reported number of 5.250 % in Dec 2022
  • Looking ahead, Sri Lanka Unemployment Rate is projected to stand at 5.250 % in Dec 2022
  • The data is updated yearly and is categorized in CEIC under World Trend Plus’s Country Forecast – Table IMF.WEO: Unemployment Rate

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Sri Lanka Forecast: Unemployment Rate

What is Sri Lanka's Forecast: Unemployment Rate in 2022?

Sri Lanka Unemployment Rate is forecasted to be 5.250 % in Dec 2022 as reported by International Monetary Fund See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
5.250 2022 5.100 2021 4.000 2012 15.897 1990 % yearly 1990 - 2022

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Afghanistan (%) 0.000 yearly -
Albania (%) 11.000 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Algeria (%) 11.383 2019 yearly 1980 - 2019
Andorra (%) 1.675 2028 yearly 2010 - 2028
Angola (%) 0.000 yearly -
Antigua and Barbuda (%) 0.000 yearly -
Argentina (%) 7.000 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Armenia (%) 14.000 2029 yearly 2001 - 2029
Aruba (%) 5.091 2026 yearly 1991 - 2026
Australia (%) 4.591 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Austria (%) 5.179 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Azerbaijan (%) 5.218 2029 yearly 2000 - 2029
Bahamas (%) 9.190 2028 yearly 1986 - 2028
Bahrain (%) 7.700 2022 yearly 2007 - 2022
Bangladesh (%) 0.000 yearly -
Barbados (%) 9.718 2028 yearly 1981 - 2028
Belarus (%) 2.898 2029 yearly 1993 - 2029
Belgium (%) 5.391 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Belize (%) 2.800 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Benin (%) 0.000 yearly -
Bhutan (%) 3.500 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Bolivia (%) 5.200 2029 yearly 2000 - 2029
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 13.300 2029 yearly 1995 - 2029
Botswana (%) 0.000 yearly -
Brazil (%) 7.652 2029 yearly 1991 - 2029
Brunei (%) 4.900 2029 yearly 2011 - 2029
Bulgaria (%) 4.200 2028 yearly 1989 - 2028
Burkina Faso (%) 0.000 yearly -
Burundi (%) 0.000 yearly -
Cambodia (%) 0.000 yearly -
Cameroon (%) 0.000 yearly -
Canada (%) 5.959 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Cape Verde (%) 8.500 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Central African Republic (%) 0.000 yearly -
Chad (%) 0.000 yearly -
Chile (%) 7.500 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
China (%) 5.100 2029 yearly 2017 - 2029
Colombia (%) 8.678 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Comoros (%) 0.000 yearly -
Congo (%) 0.000 yearly -
Costa Rica (%) 9.000 2026 yearly 1980 - 2026
Croatia (%) 5.504 2029 yearly 1991 - 2029
Cyprus (%) 5.481 2028 yearly 1982 - 2028
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 (%) 6.000 2029 yearly 1991 - 2029
Ecuador (%) 3.500 2028 yearly 1988 - 2028
Egypt (%) 6.679 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
El Salvador (%) 5.500 2029 yearly 1988 - 2029
Equatorial Guinea (%) 0.000 yearly -
Eritrea (%) 0.000 yearly -
Estonia (%) 7.313 2029 yearly 1993 - 2029
Swaziland (%) 25.000 2016 yearly 1995 - 2016
Ethiopia (%) 0.000 yearly -
Fiji (%) 4.500 2029 yearly 1986 - 2029
Finland (%) 7.100 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
France (%) 6.663 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Gabon (%) 0.000 yearly -
Gambia (%) 0.000 yearly -
Georgia (%) 17.516 2028 yearly 1996 - 2028
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 (%) 8.000 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 2.424 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Hungary (%) 3.689 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Iceland (%) 4.000 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
India (%) 0.000 yearly -
Indonesia (%) 5.100 2028 yearly 1984 - 2028
Iran (%) 9.779 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Iraq (%) 0.000 yearly -
Ireland (%) 4.507 2028 yearly 1985 - 2028
Israel (%) 4.000 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Italy (%) 8.250 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Ivory Coast (%) 0.000 yearly -
Jamaica (%) 8.375 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Japan (%) 2.300 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Jordan (%) 22.850 2022 yearly 1984 - 2022
Kazakhstan (%) 4.775 2028 yearly 1994 - 2028
Kenya (%) 0.000 yearly -
Kiribati (%) 0.000 yearly -
South Korea (%) 3.100 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Kosovo (%) 12.575 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
Kuwait (%) 2.200 2028 yearly 2002 - 2028
Kyrgyzstan (%) 9.014 2028 yearly 1994 - 2028
Laos (%) 0.000 yearly -
Latvia (%) 6.284 2029 yearly 1992 - 2029
Lebanon (%) 0.000 yearly -
Lesotho (%) 0.000 2015 yearly 2000 - 2015
Liberia (%) 0.000 yearly -
Libya (%) 0.000 yearly -

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -8.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2014 - Dec 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 8,317.177 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 10.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 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) 17,051,854.265 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2023
Government Debt: Foreign (LKR mn) 11,644,094.293 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2023
Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) (LKR mn) 1,624,259.612 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2023
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,371,994.242 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2023
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -668,691.039 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2023
Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 938,335.266 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2023
Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending (LKR mn) 252,265.370 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.626 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -368.8 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Mar 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,138.9 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Mar 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 9.8 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Mar 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 (%) 4.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Mar 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) 232.293 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1978 - Jan 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 28.986 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1978 - Jan 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 19.429 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2016 - Jan 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 264.260 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2016 - Jan 2024
Exports: Italy (USD mn) 641.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: India (USD mn) 860.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: Germany (USD mn) 742.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: United States of America (USD mn) 3,321.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: United Kingdom (USD mn) 963.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Intermediate Goods (LKR mn) 308,788.975 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2024
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Textiles & Textile Articles (LKR mn) 57,433.821 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2024
Imports: Consumer Goods (LKR mn) 82,824.598 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2024
Imports: Investment Goods (LKR mn) 69,124.227 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2024
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Fuel (LKR mn) 141,255.073 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2024
Imports: India (USD mn) 4,738.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: China (USD mn) 3,285.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Singapore (USD mn) 871.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Japan (USD mn) 252.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) 666.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 195.253 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Mar 2024
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 140.237 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Mar 2024
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 84.370 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Mar 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: Current Account: Credit (USD mn) 6,143.302 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) -1,559.075 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 793.113 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
BoP: FA: Assets (USD mn) 563.424 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
BoP: FA: Liabilities (USD mn) 406.899 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 126.558 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: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 2,928.692 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 8.556 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
BoP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn) 5,906.148 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 (PI) (USD mn) -666.556 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 16.646 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 173.433 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 250.896 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: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 237.154 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 111.092 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
BoP: FA: Assets: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) -212.031 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
BoP: Current & Capital Account (USD mn) 245.710 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
BoP: Current & CA: Credit (USD mn) 6,159.948 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 593.539 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
BoP: Current & CA: Debit (USD mn) 5,914.238 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
BoP: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 1,625.386 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) 918.441 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
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) -51,439.912 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 12,546.277 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 63,986.189 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) 5,256.105 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 37,373.103 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2024
M2 Growth (%) 9.6 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Jun 2023 monthly Mar 1997 - Jun 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 4,916.4 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Mar 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.3 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Mar 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 33.772 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 1977 - Mar 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) 26,741.622 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1983 - Feb 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 0.42 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1984 - Feb 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) 4,916.379 Mar 2024 monthly Nov 2013 - Mar 2024
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 4,959.846 Mar 2024 monthly Nov 2013 - Mar 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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