Sri Lanka LK: Wages Index: % Change

1967 - 2010 | Quarterly | % | International Monetary Fund

Sri Lanka LK: Wages Index: % Change data was reported at 41.971 % in Dec 2010. This records an increase from the previous number of 41.954 % for Sep 2010. Sri Lanka LK: Wages Index: % Change data is updated quarterly, averaging 10.019 % from Dec 1967 (Median) to Dec 2010, with 173 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 56.395 % in Mar 1978 and a record low of -1.147 % in Dec 1985. Sri Lanka LK: Wages Index: % Change data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.IMF.IFS: Wages, Labour Cost and Employment Index: Quarterly.

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
41.971 Dec 2010	41.954 Sep 2010	-1.147 Dec 1985	56.395 Mar 1978	%	quarterly	Dec 1967 - Dec 2010

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Related indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Sri Lanka LK: Wages Index: % Change (%)	41.971 Dec 2010	quarterly	Dec 1967 - Dec 2010
Sri Lanka LK: Wages Index: % Change over Previous Period (%)	0.015 Dec 2010	quarterly	Mar 1967 - Dec 2010

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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 (%)	3.0 Mar 2024	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 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)	24,802.752 Mar 2024	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Mar 2024
Gross Savings Rate (%)	26.1 Sep 2022	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Sep 2022
Investment: % of GDP (%)	27.7 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Jun 2024
Nominal GDP (USD mn)	17,949.0 Sep 2022	quarterly	Mar 2002 - Sep 2022
Nominal GDP Growth (%)	8.448 Mar 2024	quarterly	Mar 2003 - Mar 2024
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	14,886.452 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Jun 2024
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%)	66.4 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Jun 2024
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	1,887.265 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Jun 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 (%)	42.093 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Jun 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 (%)	-5.7 Jun 2024	quarterly	Dec 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: % of GDP (%)	98.8 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 2014 - Jun 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn)	8,317.177 2023	yearly	1990 - 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn)	93,375.1 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 2014 - Jun 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (%)	-5.667 Jun 2024	quarterly	Dec 2014 - Jun 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	12.9 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 2014 - Jun 2024

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Employed Persons (Person)	7,901,693.000 Mar 2024	quarterly	Jun 2012 - Mar 2024
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	23.888 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	5.250 2022	yearly	1990 - 2022
Labour Force Participation Rate (%)	47.8 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Jun 2024
Labour Productivity Growth (%)	9.27 Mar 2024	quarterly	Jun 2013 - Mar 2024
Population (Person mn)	21.9 2024	yearly	1948 - 2024
Unemployment Rate (%)	4.70 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Jun 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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Sri Lanka IVaI: 1990=100: Intermediate Goods: Wheat (1990=100)	214.40 1997	yearly	1990 - 1997
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Sri Lanka IVaI: 1990=100: Investment Goods (1990=100)	334.20 1997	yearly	1990 - 1997
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Sri Lanka EUVI: 1997=100: Industrial Products: Other (1997=100)	212.00 Dec 2011	monthly	Jan 1998 - Dec 2011
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