Sri Lanka

National Accounts Last Frequency Range
Nominal GDP (USD mn) 17,949.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2022
Real GDP Growth (%) -12.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2022
Nominal GDP Growth (%) 8.262 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
GDP per Capita (USD) 3,833.000 2023 yearly 1959 - 2023
GDP Deflator Growth (%) 2.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - 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
Investment: % of GDP (%) 22.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2024
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
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
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
Industrial Production Index (IPI): 2015=100: Manufacturing (2015=100) 93.800 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2015 - Nov 2024
Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 12,278.851 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 13.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 96,536.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 96.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 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: Foreign (LKR mn) 10,979,599.147 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) 17,595,054.038 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending (LKR mn) 218,331.171 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -371,289.223 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 1,057,676.372 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) (LKR mn) 1,434,468.885 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,216,137.714 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Demographic and Labour Market Last Frequency Range
Population (Person mn) 21.9 2024 yearly 1948 - 2024
Labour Force Participation Rate (%) 46.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Employed Persons (Person) 7,988,626.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2012 - Jun 2024
Unemployment Rate (%) 4.10 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Labour Productivity Growth (%) 5.03 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2013 - Jun 2024
Forecast: Population (Person mn) 23.888 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%) 5.250 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Labour Force (Person) 7,494,767.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Labour Force: Female (Person) 2,806,062.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Jun 2024
Labour Force: Male (Person) 5,580,419.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Jun 2024
Employment: Major Group: Agriculture (Person) 2,000,744.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2024
Employment: Major Group: Industry (Person) 2,116,002.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2024
Employment: Major Group: Services (Person) 3,871,880.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2024
Unemployment: Female (Person) 196,908.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Jun 2024
Unemployment (Person) 397,856.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2012 - Jun 2024
Unemployment: Male (Person) 200,947.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Jun 2024
Domestic Trade and Household Survey Last Frequency Range
Motor Vehicles Sales (Unit) 9,545 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth (%) -27.0 2019 yearly 2006 - 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
Household Expenditure per Capita (USD) 1,182.126 2019 yearly 1981 - 2019
Household Income per Capita (USD) 1,422.182 2019 yearly 1981 - 2019
HIES: Household Size (Person) 3.700 2019 yearly 1981 - 2019
HIES: Household Income per Month: Per Capita (LKR) 20,527.000 2019 yearly 1981 - 2019
HIES: Household Income per Month (LKR) 76,414.000 2019 yearly 1981 - 2019
HIES: Household Expenditure per Month: Per Capita (LKR) 14,473.000 2016 yearly 2007 - 2016
HIES: Household Expenditure per Month (LKR) 63,130.000 2019 yearly 1981 - 2019
Inflation Last Frequency Range
Consumer Price Index CPI Growth (%) -4.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Jan 2025
Core CPI Change (%) 31.793 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2015 - Apr 2023
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%) -2.517 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2025
Producer Price Index Growth (%) -1.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2015 - Dec 2024
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%) 5.001 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.626 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -822.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,101.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 10.0 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Dec 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 5,069.768 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 8,132.477 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 4,888.910 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,924.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 29.3 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Dec 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 444,961.269 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 100,047.227 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 290.726 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1978 - Oct 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 43.652 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1978 - Oct 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 27.363 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2016 - Oct 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 305.007 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2016 - Oct 2024
Exports: India (USD mn) 860.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
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
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Fuel (LKR mn) 126,587.282 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2024
Imports: Investment Goods (LKR mn) 115,684.291 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2024
Imports: Consumer Goods (LKR mn) 115,971.157 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2024
Imports: Intermediate Goods (LKR mn) 328,097.357 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2024
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Textiles & Textile Articles (LKR mn) 73,679.375 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2024
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
Imports: China (USD mn) 3,285.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 138.958 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2024
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 158.913 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2024
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 82.824 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 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 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 303.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 45.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 146.023 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 27.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 119.064 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 56,594.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 75.0 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 5,234.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 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) -51,921.770 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 753.118 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn) 7,039.961 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 7.183 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities (USD mn) 145.573 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 176.058 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets (USD mn) 489.501 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Secondary Income (USD mn) 1,659.819 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 197.743 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 13.490 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) -1,660.190 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -577.059 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 5,033.889 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn) 6,736.586 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,786.923 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) 880.806 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 1,703.281 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 146.023 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 43.462 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 21.090 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 303.375 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 45.402 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 3,373.699 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 7.600 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) -45.852 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current & Capital Account (USD mn) 316.866 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 283.718 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current & CA: Debit (USD mn) 6,744.186 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current & CA: Credit (USD mn) 7,061.052 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 0.857 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Debit (USD mn) 906.117 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
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) -51,921.770 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 14,481.753 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 66,403.522 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 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 (%) 6.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 6,572.014 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 43,210.239 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2024
M2 Growth (%) 10.2 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Jun 2023 monthly Mar 1997 - Jun 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 5,986.2 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 42.360 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1977 - Jan 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 54,715.402 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 9.8 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Sep 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 58,303.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 4.0 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 6,486.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2010 - Sep 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 29,997.547 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1983 - Nov 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 6.37 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1984 - Nov 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 25.53 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2024
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 5,986.179 Jan 2025 monthly Nov 2013 - Jan 2025
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 6,065.340 Jan 2025 monthly Nov 2013 - Jan 2025
Banking Statistics Last Frequency Range
Liquid Assets Ratio (%) 38.9 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Capital Adequacy Ratio (%) 18.3 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates Last Frequency Range
Bank Lending Rate (% pa) 8.560 Jan 2025 monthly Jun 1989 - Jan 2025
Exchange Rate against USD (USD/LKR) 309.420 May 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - May 2023
Policy Rate (% pa) 7.50 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Short Term Interest Rate (% pa) 6.96 Jun 2020 monthly Jul 2000 - Jun 2020
Long Term Interest Rate (% pa) 13.14 Feb 2022 monthly Jan 2012 - Feb 2022
Real Effective Exchange Rate (2017=100) 76.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2013 - Dec 2024
Short Term Government Bond Yield (% pa) 13.83 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2024
Energy Last Frequency Range
Electricity Production (GWh) 1,322 Nov 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Nov 2024
Oil Consumption (Barrel/Day th) 98.000 2022 yearly 1965 - 2022
Tourism Last Frequency Range
Visitor Arrivals (Person) 252,761 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1979 - Jan 2025
Visitor Arrivals Growth (%) 21.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2025
Tourism Revenue (USD mn) 3,169 2024 yearly 1966 - 2024
Tourism Revenue Growth (%) 53.2 2024 yearly 1967 - 2024
Tourism Receipts: USD (USD mn) 272.30 Jun 2018 monthly Jan 2009 - Jun 2018
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) 108.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2014 - Sep 2024
Purchasing Managers Index: Manufacturing (Index) 57.200 Dec 2024 monthly May 2015 - Dec 2024
Financial Market Last Frequency Range
Equity Market Index (1985=100) 17,122.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Jan 2025
Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%) 15.4 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Market Capitalization (USD mn) 20,530.317 Jan 2025 monthly Jul 1991 - Jan 2025
P/E ratio (NA) 8.790 06 Mar 2025 daily 17 Aug 1998 - 06 Mar 2025
CSE: Capital Raised: Debt Market: Amount (LKR mn) 32,622.830 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
Transport and Telecommunications Last Frequency Range
Registered Motor Vehicles (Unit th) 1,469.821 2015 yearly 2005 - 2015
Container Port Throughput (TEU) 6,860,000.000 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (2004=100) 72.460 2018 yearly 2004 - 2018
Number of Subscriber Fixed Line (Unit) 1,706,640.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person) 30,000,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number) 7.430 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Teledensity: Mobile (Number) 141.292 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Exports: ICT Goods (USD th) 25,834.191 2022 yearly 2000 - 2022
Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) 9,515.318 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Television (USD th) 609.174 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: ICT Goods (USD th) 528,619.157 2022 yearly 2000 - 2022
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) 222,282.436 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Television (USD th) 39,947.422 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Motor Vehicle New Registration: Goods Transport (Unit) 884.00 Dec 2017 monthly Dec 2015 - Dec 2017

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