Sri Lanka Official Exchange Rate: Period Average: Local Currency to USD

1987 - 2025 | Monthly | USD/LKR | World Bank

Sri Lanka Official Exchange Rate: Period Average: Local Currency to USD data was reported at 295.237 USD/LKR in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 296.443 USD/LKR for Feb 2025. Sri Lanka Official Exchange Rate: Period Average: Local Currency to USD data is updated monthly, averaging 103.268 USD/LKR from Jan 1987 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 459 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 366.755 USD/LKR in Dec 2022 and a record low of 28.576 USD/LKR in Jan 1987. Sri Lanka Official Exchange Rate: Period Average: Local Currency to USD data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.World Bank.GEM: Foreign Exchange Rates. Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. It is calculated as an annual average based on monthly averages (local currency units relative to the U.S. dollar).

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What was Sri Lanka's Sri Lanka Official Exchange Rate: Period Average: Local Currency to USD in Mar 2025?

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
295.237 Mar 2025 296.443 Feb 2025 28.576 Jan 1987 366.755 Dec 2022 USD/LKR monthly Jan 1987 - Mar 2025

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Sri Lanka Key Series

National Accounts Last Frequency Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $) 16,910.769 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD) 3,362.075 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%) 3.102 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
GDP Deflator Growth (%) 2.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2024
GDP per Capita (USD) 3,833.000 2023 yearly 1959 - 2023
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn) 3,457.087 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2022
Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn) 24,266.801 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2024
Gross Savings Rate (%) 26.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2022
Investment: % of GDP (%) 22.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2024
Nominal GDP (USD mn) 17,949.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2022
Nominal GDP Growth (%) 8.262 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 18,187.644 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2024
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%) 73.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2024
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 1,719.820 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2024
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%) 5.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Mar 2023
Real GDP Growth (%) -12.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2022
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%) 44.832 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2024
Production Last Frequency Range
Industrial Production Index Growth (%) -8.2 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2016 - Apr 2023
Minerals Production (Metric Ton) 224,952.000 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 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: % of GDP (%) 96.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 12,278.851 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 96,536.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (%) -5.559 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 13.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Demographic and Labour Market Last Frequency Range
Employed Persons (Person) 7,988,626.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2012 - Jun 2024
Forecast: Population (Person mn) 23.888 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%) 5.250 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Labour Force Participation Rate (%) 46.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Labour Productivity Growth (%) 5.03 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2013 - Jun 2024
Population (Person mn) 21.9 2024 yearly 1948 - 2024
Unemployment Rate (%) 4.10 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Domestic Trade and Household Survey Last Frequency Range
Household Expenditure per Capita (USD) 1,182.126 2019 yearly 1981 - 2019
Household Income per Capita (USD) 1,422.182 2019 yearly 1981 - 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Commercial Cars (Unit) 1,445.000 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Passenger Cars (Unit) 8,100.000 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicles Sales (Unit) 9,545 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth (%) -27.0 2019 yearly 2006 - 2019

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