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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 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 - - - - - - - -
2024 $99.0B $15,701 5.0% 1.2% 4.4% 21.9M - 100.8% 1.2% $761.1M 77.7 - 54.6% -
2023 $83.7B $14,512 -2.3% 17.4% 4.7% 22.0M - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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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