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Sri Lanka

LK Β· LKA Β· #120 Β· 28 cities

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2025)
$17,065
GDP (2025)
$108.8B
GDP growth (2025)
5.0% ↓
Inflation (2025)
-4.8% ↓
Unemployment (2025)
4.0% ↓
Population (2025)
21.8M
Population growth (2025)
-0.7% ↓
Gini index (2019)
37.7
Government debt (2024)
100.8% of GDP
Current account (2024)
1.2% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$761.1M
Life expectancy (2024)
77.7 yrs
Health spending (2023)
3.7% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
54.6%
Mobile subscriptions (2024)
132.6/100
Trade openness (2025)
41.8% of GDP
Exchange rate (2023)
327.51/USD
Foreign reserves (2024)
$6.1B
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent observed data: 2025.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2024)
100.8% of GDP
Current account (2024)
1.2% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$761.1M

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2019)
0.38
Assessment
Moderate inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2022)
1.19/1k
Tax revenue (2023)
9.9% of GDP
Services sector (2025)
54.6% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2015)
17.2
Bank branches per 100k (2024)
17.3
ICT service exports (2024)
14.1%
Goods and services tax (2023)
6.0%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2025 $108.8B $17,065 5.0% -4.8% 4.0% 21.8M No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2024 $99.0B $15,701 5.0% 1.2% 4.4% 21.9M No data for this year 100.8% 1.2% $761.1M 77.7 No data for this year 54.6% No data for this year
2023 $83.7B $14,512 -2.3% 17.4% 4.7% 22.0M No data for this year 110.4% 1.7% $713.0M 77.5 3.7% 51.2% 327.51
2022 $74.6B $14,191 -7.3% 45.2% 4.7% 22.2M No data for this year 115.9% -2.0% $884.2M 77.3 4.0% 48.3% 322.63
2021 $88.6B $14,316 4.2% 6.0% 5.1% 22.2M No data for this year 102.7% -3.7% $592.3M 76.3 5.2% 44.5% 198.76
2020 $84.3B $12,941 -4.6% 4.6% 5.5% 21.9M No data for this year 96.9% -1.4% $434.1M 76.9 4.3% 36.2% 185.59
2019 $89.0B $14,113 -0.2% 4.3% 4.8% 21.8M 37.7 82.6% -2.1% $743.5M 76.7 3.7% 32.0% 178.74
2018 $94.5B $14,178 2.3% 4.3% 4.4% 21.7M No data for this year 83.6% -3.0% $1.6B 76.5 3.6% 28.3% 162.46
2017 $94.4B $13,610 6.5% 6.6% 4.2% 21.4M No data for this year 72.3% -2.4% $1.4B 76.2 3.3% 25.1% 152.45
2016 $88.0B $13,079 5.1% 4.0% 4.4% 21.2M 39.3 75.0% -2.0% $897.0M 76.1 3.6% 22.2% 145.58
2015 $85.1B $12,227 4.2% 2.2% 4.7% 21.0M No data for this year 76.3% -2.2% $679.7M 76.0 3.7% 15.3% 135.86
2014 $82.5B $11,721 6.4% 2.8% 4.3% 20.8M No data for this year 69.6% -2.4% $893.6M 75.8 3.5% 10.5% 130.56
2013 $76.9B $11,253 4.1% 6.9% 4.4% 20.6M No data for this year 69.5% -3.3% $932.6M 75.6 3.7% 10.0% 129.07
2012 $70.4B $10,249 8.6% 7.5% 4.0% 20.4M 38.7 67.5% -5.7% $941.1M 75.2 3.3% 9.0% 127.60
2011 $67.7B $9,076 8.7% 6.7% 4.1% 20.4M No data for this year 69.4% -6.8% $955.9M 74.7 3.6% 8.0% 110.57
2010 $58.6B $8,234 8.0% 6.2% 5.0% 20.3M No data for this year 68.7% -1.8% $477.6M 74.5 3.7% 6.9% 113.06
2009 $49.8B $7,576 3.5% 3.5% 5.9% 20.1M 36.1 72.8% -0.4% $404.0M 70.3 4.1% 5.9% 114.94
2008 $48.2B $7,317 6.0% 22.4% 6.0% 20.0M No data for this year 68.8% -8.1% $752.2M 72.6 3.9% 4.8% 108.33
2007 $38.3B $6,820 6.8% 15.9% 6.2% 19.8M No data for this year 71.8% -3.7% $603.0M 73.0 3.8% 3.9% 110.62
2006 $33.4B $6,261 7.7% 9.9% 6.6% 19.7M 39.7 74.3% -4.5% $479.7M 72.8 3.9% 2.5% 103.91
2005 $28.9B $5,679 6.2% 11.0% 7.7% 19.5M No data for this year 76.6% -2.1% $272.4M 73.1 3.9% 1.8% 100.50
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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