Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) was 0.0628 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0628 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
77th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.41 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1963
All-time low
0.0628 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in Sri Lanka, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0628 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.41 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0628 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
Sri Lanka ranks 77th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.06 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 1.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1962 | 1.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 1.41 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.3% |
| 1964 | 1.38 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.9969 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.9% |
| 1966 | 0.9838 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 1.01 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 1.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.5% |
| 1969 | 1.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.914 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 1971 | 0.8631 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.8234 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.7244 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6152 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 1975 | 0.564 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6036 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5825 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.9237 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +58.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7649 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6581 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6407 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6073 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5874 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4995 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5288 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4767 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4663 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.46 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.435 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3946 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3581 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 0.352 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3202 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2975 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2656 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2513 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2463 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2582 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2481 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.246 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.219 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2001 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1725 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1584 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1431 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1223 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1221 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0937 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0854 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0866 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0824 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0804 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0822 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0757 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0693 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0736 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0785 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0821 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.079 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0904 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0798 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0677 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0628 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0628 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0491 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0628 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 70% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +58.6% | 0.5825 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9237 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9838 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.41 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7379 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.564 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9237 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5477 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.46 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6581 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3179 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2463 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.435 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1884 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1221 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0808 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0693 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0937 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.077 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0628 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0904 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 74 Morocco 0.0685 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 75 Albania 0.0665 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 76 Lebanon 0.0633 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 78 Haiti 0.0614 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 79 Guatemala 0.061 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 80 Suriname 0.0606 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 110.33 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 761.14 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 6.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 34.73 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 38.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Sri Lanka?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Sri Lanka was 0.0628 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1963.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0628 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 77th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.