Sri Lanka Motor Vehicles Sales

2005 - 2019 | Yearly | Unit | CEIC Data

Key information about Sri Lanka Motor Vehicles Sales

  • Sri Lanka Motor Vehicles Sales recorded 9,545 units in Dec 2019, compared with 13,081 units in the previous year.
  • Sri Lanka Motor Vehicles Sales is updated yearly, available from 2005 to 2019, with an averaged number of 9,500 units.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 34,900 units in Dec 2016 and a record low of 3,000 units in Dec 2010.

CEIC calculates annual Motor Vehicles Sales from semiannual Motor Vehicles Sales. The International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers provides year-to-date Motor Vehicles Sales.

View Sri Lanka's Motor Vehicles Sales from 2005 to 2019 in the chart:

Sri Lanka Motor Vehicles Sales

What was Sri Lanka's Motor Vehicles Sales in 2019?

Sri Lanka Motor Vehicles Sales recorded 9,545 units in Dec 2019, compared with 13,081 units in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
9,545 2019 13,081 2018 3,000 2010 34,900 2016 Unit yearly 2005 - 2019

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (Unit) 3,400 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Algeria (Unit) 125,000 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Argentina (Unit) 22,450 Apr 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Apr 2024
Armenia (Unit) 1,210 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Australia (Unit) 97,202 Apr 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Apr 2024
Austria (Unit) 244,694 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Azerbaijan (Unit) 6,700 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Bahrain (Unit) 30,200 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Bangladesh (Unit) 4,900 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Belarus (Unit) 63,275 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Belgium (Unit) 431,594 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Bolivia (Unit) 29,884 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Unit) 11,358 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Botswana (Unit) 1,050 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Brazil (Unit) 220,805 Apr 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Apr 2024
Brunei (Unit) 1,285 Nov 2020 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2020
Bulgaria (Unit) 37,495 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Cambodia (Unit) 4,567 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Canada (Unit) 137,686 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1946 - Feb 2024
Chile (Unit) 26,522 Apr 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Apr 2024
China (Unit) 2,694,461 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2024
Colombia (Unit) 13,049 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2024
Croatia (Unit) 51,322 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Cyprus (Unit) 14,250 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Czech Republic (Unit) 9,212 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2020
Denmark (Unit) 181,016 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Ecuador (Unit) 126,050 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Egypt (Unit) 175,125 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Estonia (Unit) 37,211 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Finland (Unit) 96,622 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
France (Unit) 1,929,554 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Georgia (Unit) 3,400 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Germany (Unit) 2,963,748 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Ghana (Unit) 5,700 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Greece (Unit) 115,884 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Hong Kong SAR, China (Unit) 34,116 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Hungary (Unit) 135,572 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Iceland (Unit) 13,137 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
India (Unit) 340,832 Mar 2022 monthly May 2001 - Mar 2022
Indonesia (Unit) 74,724 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Mar 2024
Iran (Unit) 655,515 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Ireland (Unit) 131,400 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Israel (Unit) 288,036 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Italy (Unit) 1,505,978 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Ivory Coast (Unit) 11,165 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Japan (Unit) 451,444 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Mar 2024
Jordan (Unit) 22,000 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Kazakhstan (Unit) 101,527 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Kenya (Unit) 5,643 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
South Korea (Unit) 146,004 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2024
Kuwait (Unit) 110,118 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan (Unit) 1,505 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Laos (Unit) 10,400 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Latvia (Unit) 19,488 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Lebanon (Unit) 23,383 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Lithuania (Unit) 47,382 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Luxembourg (Unit) 60,239 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
North Macedonia (Unit) 4,660 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Malawi (Unit) 1,538 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Malaysia (Unit) 71,052 Mar 2024 monthly Jul 1994 - Mar 2024
Malta (Unit) 8,495 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Mauritius (Unit) 10,439 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Mexico (Unit) 128,822 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2024
Moldova (Unit) 6,875 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Mongolia (Unit) 3,800 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Morocco (Unit) 161,409 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Myanmar (Unit) 21,707 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Nepal (Unit) 21,805 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Netherlands (Unit) 386,458 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
New Zealand (Unit) 149,260 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Nigeria (Unit) 9,800 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Norway (Unit) 210,007 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Oman (Unit) 63,500 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Pakistan (Unit) 9,468 Mar 2024 monthly Jul 2005 - Mar 2024
Palestinian Territory (Unit) 109 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Panama (Unit) 4,251 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2024
Paraguay (Unit) 27,874 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Peru (Unit) 162,095 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Philippines (Unit) 37,474 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2024
Poland (Unit) 518,048 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Portugal (Unit) 26,240 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2024
Qatar (Unit) 47,550 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Romania (Unit) 151,976 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Russia (Unit) 126,140 Apr 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Apr 2024
Saudi Arabia (Unit) 616,491 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Serbia (Unit) 29,250 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Singapore (Unit) 4,737 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Mar 2024
Slovakia (Unit) 90,074 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Slovenia (Unit) 55,924 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
South Africa (Unit) 44,237 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2024
Spain (Unit) 958,813 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Sri Lanka (Unit) 9,545 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Sudan (Unit) 1,696 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Sweden (Unit) 329,868 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Switzerland (Unit) 254,884 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Syria (Unit) 12,700 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Taiwan (Unit) 21,877 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2024
Tajikistan (Unit) 2,450 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Thailand (Unit) 56,099 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 1991 - Mar 2024
Tunisia (Unit) 48,700 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019

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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: Foreign (LKR mn) 11,644,094.293 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2023
Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) 17,051,854.265 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 Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 938,335.266 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2023
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -668,691.039 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2023
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,371,994.242 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: Germany (USD mn) 742.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: India (USD mn) 860.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: Italy (USD mn) 641.000 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: Investment Goods (LKR mn) 69,124.227 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2024
Imports: Intermediate Goods (LKR mn) 308,788.975 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2024
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Fuel (LKR mn) 141,255.073 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2024
Imports: Consumer Goods (LKR mn) 82,824.598 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: China (USD mn) 3,285.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: India (USD mn) 4,738.000 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
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 140.237 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Mar 2024
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 195.253 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: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -666.556 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: Current Account: Credit (USD mn) 6,143.302 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 (USD mn) -1,559.075 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: Liabilities (USD mn) 406.899 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: Assets: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 173.433 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 237.154 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: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 2,928.692 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: 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: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 16.646 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: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 593.539 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: Current & CA: Debit (USD mn) 5,914.238 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: FA: Liabilities: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 111.092 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
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
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -51,439.912 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2023
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 63,986.189 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) 5,256.105 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
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 4,959.846 Mar 2024 monthly Nov 2013 - Mar 2024
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 4,916.379 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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