What is gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka?

Gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka was 0.8875 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?

The highest recorded value was 5.6 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1963.

What is the lowest gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?

The lowest recorded value was 0.8875 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.

How does Sri Lanka rank for gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?

Sri Lanka ranks 47th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.

Is gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka

Name: GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sri Lanka: GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP was 0.8875 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.8875 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 3.9%

World rank

47th

of 210 countries

All-time high

5.6 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1963

All-time low

0.8875 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Years of data

1961–2025

GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1961–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka is 0.8875 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 5.6 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.8875 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2025.

That places Sri Lanka 47th out of 210 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1961 to 2025.
Year	constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1961	4.52 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1962	4.72 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
1963	5.6 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.5%
1964	5.51 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1965	4.36 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.9%
1966	4.44 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
1967	4.45 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1968	4.86 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.2%
1969	4.8 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1970	4.26 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
1971	4.19 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1972	3.87 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
1973	3.68 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
1974	3.07 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.5%
1975	3.07 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1976	3.35 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
1977	3.08 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
1978	4.89 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+58.7%
1979	4.23 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.6%
1980	3.74 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
1981	3.61 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
1982	3.48 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1983	3.36 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1984	3.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
1985	3.21 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
1986	3.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1987	3.05 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1988	2.99 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1989	3.05 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1990	2.83 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
1991	2.64 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
1992	2.56 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1993	2.56 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1994	2.39 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
1995	2.27 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1996	2.21 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
1997	2.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1998	2.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1999	2.27 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
2000	2.27 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2001	2.36 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
2002	2.34 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2003	2.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
2004	2.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
2005	1.88 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
2006	1.75 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2007	1.63 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
2008	1.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.8%
2009	1.38 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2010	1.07 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.5%
2011	1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
2012	1.05 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
2013	0.9972 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2014	0.9894 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2015	1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
2016	1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
2017	1.01 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2018	1.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2019	1.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
2020	1.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2021	1.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2022	1.21 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.7%
2023	1.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.6%
2024	0.9237 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.4%
2025	0.8875 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.9%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

Sri Lanka's 0.8875 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
Sri Lanka's 0.8875 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.8713 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 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	+58.7%	3.08 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	4.89 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	4.81 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	4.36 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	5.6 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	9
1970s	3.77 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	3.07 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	4.89 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	3.26 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	2.99 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	3.74 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	2.4 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	2.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	2.83 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	1.92 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	2.36 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9894 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	1.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8875 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.21 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

44 Panama 0.8919 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
45 Argentina 0.8919 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
46 Bhutan 0.8878 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
48 Norway 0.886 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
49 Djibouti 0.8856 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
50 Papua New Guinea 0.8825 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka?: Gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka was 0.8875 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 5.6 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1963.
What is the lowest gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 0.8875 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
How does Sri Lanka rank for gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?: Sri Lanka ranks 47th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
Is gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 258 places, 14,390 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 26 August 2026

GDP (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.