Sri Lanka Core CPI Change

2015 - 2023 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Sri Lanka Core CPI Change

  • Sri Lanka Core CPI Change was reported at 31.793 % in Apr 2023.
  • This records a decrease from the previous number of 44.248 % for Mar 2023.
  • Sri Lanka Core CPI Change data is updated monthly, averaging 4.812 % from Jan 2015 to Apr 2023, with 100 observations.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 64.063 % in Sep 2022 and a record low of 1.707 % in May 2018.
  • Sri Lanka Core CPI Change data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Core CPI: Y-o-Y Growth: Monthly: Asia.

CEIC calculates monthly Core Consumer Price Index Growth from monthly Core Consumer Price Index. The Department of Census and Statistics provides Core Consumer Price Index with base 2021=100. Core Consumer Price Index Growth prior to January 2023 is calculated from Core Consumer Price Index with base 2013=100. Core Consumer Price Index excludes Food, Energy and Transport.

View Sri Lanka's Core CPI Change from Jan 2015 to Apr 2023 in the chart:

Sri Lanka Core CPI Change

What was Sri Lanka's Core CPI Change in Apr 2023?

Sri Lanka Core CPI Change was reported at 31.793 % in Apr 2023. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
31.793 Apr 2023 44.248 Mar 2023 1.707 May 2018 64.063 Sep 2022 % monthly Jan 2015 - Apr 2023

Core CPI Change by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Argentina (%) 198.124 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2017 - Sep 2024
Armenia (%) 0.739 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Sep 2024
Australia (%) 3.104 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1987 - Sep 2024
Austria (%) 3.078 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
Belarus (%) 4.844 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 2006 - Aug 2024
Belgium (%) 3.618 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
Brazil (%) 3.938 Sep 2024 monthly Jun 1995 - Sep 2024
Bulgaria (%) 2.478 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1997 - Sep 2024
Cambodia (%) 1.482 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2011 - Sep 2024
Canada (%) 1.632 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1985 - Sep 2024
Chile (%) 3.467 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Sep 2024
China (%) 0.100 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Sep 2024
Colombia (%) 6.075 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2024
Croatia (%) 15.037 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 2.710 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
Czech Republic (%) 3.403 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
Denmark (%) 1.553 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2024
Egypt (%) 24.970 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2024
Estonia (%) 5.094 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
European Union (%) 7.819 May 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - May 2023
Finland (%) 2.207 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
France (%) 2.372 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Aug 2024
Georgia (%) 0.919 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Sep 2024
Germany (%) 2.748 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Sep 2024
Ghana (%) 47.200 Dec 2022 monthly Aug 2019 - Dec 2022
Greece (%) 3.355 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2024
Hungary (%) 4.787 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2024
Iceland (%) 5.430 Oct 2024 monthly Mar 1998 - Oct 2024
India (%) 3.505 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Sep 2024
Indonesia (%) 2.210 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2024
Ireland (%) 1.654 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
Israel (%) 2.984 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2024
Italy (%) 1.901 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
Japan (%) 1.992 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2024
Kazakhstan (%) 8.300 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
South Korea (%) 1.689 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1976 - Oct 2024
Kuwait (%) 2.028 Sep 2024 monthly May 2017 - Sep 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 12.219 May 2023 monthly Jan 2010 - May 2023
Laos (%) 32.591 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 2011 - Dec 2022
Latvia (%) 4.191 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
Lithuania (%) 2.705 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2024
Luxembourg (%) 3.065 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
North Macedonia (%) 5.300 Aug 2024 monthly Aug 2014 - Aug 2024
Malaysia (%) 1.775 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2016 - Sep 2024
Malta (%) 2.060 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
Mauritius (%) 7.000 Jun 2023 monthly Jun 2004 - Jun 2023
Mexico (%) 3.996 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Aug 2024
Moldova (%) 4.065 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2010 - Sep 2024
Mongolia (%) 17.102 Jun 2022 monthly Jan 2016 - Jun 2022
Montenegro (%) 10.717 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2022
Morocco (%) 1.115 2018 yearly 2004 - 2018
Netherlands (%) 4.143 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
New Zealand (%) 2.566 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2024
Nigeria (%) 27.428 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2024
Norway (%) 3.076 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2024
Pakistan (%) 8.600 Oct 2024 monthly Sep 2010 - Oct 2024
Paraguay (%) 3.957 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Oct 2024
Peru (%) 2.739 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1991 - Sep 2024
Philippines (%) 7.720 May 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - May 2023
Poland (%) 4.300 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2024
Portugal (%) 2.804 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1949 - Sep 2024
Romania (%) 5.860 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
Russia (%) 8.260 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
Serbia (%) 5.700 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2024
Singapore (%) 2.800 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Sep 2024
Slovakia (%) 4.187 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
Slovenia (%) 2.200 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2024
South Africa (%) 4.136 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Sep 2024
Spain (%) 2.406 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 31.793 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2015 - Apr 2023
Sweden (%) 2.523 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
Switzerland (%) 0.836 Oct 2024 monthly May 1994 - Oct 2024
Taiwan (%) 1.640 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Oct 2024
Thailand (%) 1.548 May 2023 monthly Dec 1985 - May 2023
Turkey (%) 47.100 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2024
Ukraine (%) 7.300 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2008 - Sep 2024
United Kingdom (%) 3.101 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Sep 2024
United States (%) 3.259 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Sep 2024
Venezuela (%) 60.337 Dec 2013 monthly Dec 2008 - Dec 2013
Vietnam (%) 2.680 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2015 - Oct 2024

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Sri Lanka Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2014 - Jun 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 8,317.177 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 12.9 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 93,375.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 98.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LKR bn) 4,472.546 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LKR bn) 27,899.423 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Revenue (LKR bn) 2,012.589 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) 17,555,212.049 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2024
Government Debt: Foreign (LKR mn) 11,008,233.363 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2024
Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 945,408.255 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2024
Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) (LKR mn) 1,265,755.632 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2024
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,133,961.176 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2024
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -317,389.828 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2024
Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending (LKR mn) 131,794.456 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.626 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -634.0 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Sep 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,011.7 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Sep 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 4.1 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Sep 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 5,069.768 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
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) 1,645.7 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Sep 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 22.0 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Sep 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) 254.673 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1978 - Jun 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 42.568 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1978 - Jun 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 24.251 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 2016 - Jun 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 287.017 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 2016 - Jun 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 Kingdom (USD mn) 963.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: United States of America (USD mn) 3,321.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Investment Goods (LKR mn) 97,792.352 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Sep 2024
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Fuel (LKR mn) 113,216.995 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Sep 2024
Imports: Intermediate Goods (LKR mn) 313,319.326 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Sep 2024
Imports: Consumer Goods (LKR mn) 84,396.219 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Sep 2024
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Textiles & Textile Articles (LKR mn) 72,664.251 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Sep 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: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) 666.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Japan (USD mn) 252.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 160.883 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Sep 2024
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 180.621 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Sep 2024
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 85.155 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Sep 2024
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) 7.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 414.9 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.9 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 367.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 107.913 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -2.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 110.293 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 55,912.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Jun 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 75.0 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 5,147.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Jun 2024
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) -51,936.308 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Jun 2024
BoP: Secondary Income (USD mn) 1,568.642 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 691.896 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
BoP: FA: Assets (USD mn) 870.106 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
BoP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn) 6,168.505 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities (USD mn) 535.304 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 12.266 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 65.378 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
BoP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn) 5,753.624 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
BoP: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 40.676 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 107.913 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 414.881 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -555.639 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 2,965.858 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,457.072 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 4,286.463 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
BoP: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 1,609.318 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) 722.484 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 19.666 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 367.371 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 7.400 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 7.183 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Debit (USD mn) 734.588 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) -1,320.605 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 659.392 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 136.257 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
BoP: Current & Capital Account (USD mn) 427.147 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 60.019 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
BoP: Current & CA: Credit (USD mn) 6,188.170 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
BoP: Current & CA: Debit (USD mn) 5,761.024 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 138.153 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 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
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 13,936.246 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Jun 2024
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 65,872.555 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Jun 2024
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -51,936.308 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Jun 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 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 6,112.838 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 41,575.338 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2024
M2 Growth (%) 10.6 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Sep 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Jun 2023 monthly Mar 1997 - Jun 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 5,948.8 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Sep 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.6 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Sep 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 39.901 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1977 - Sep 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) 55,643.1 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 2.6 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 5,603.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2010 - Dec 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 28,330.611 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 1983 - Aug 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 6.05 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 1984 - Aug 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) 5,948.804 Sep 2024 monthly Nov 2013 - Sep 2024
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 5,993.892 Sep 2024 monthly Nov 2013 - Sep 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) 101.790 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2014 - Jun 2024
Purchasing Managers Index: Manufacturing (Index) 54.100 Sep 2024 monthly May 2015 - Sep 2024

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