GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0016 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka is 0.0016 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.8% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0016 USD per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 USD per square kilometre, in 1978.
Sri Lanka ranks 84th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0005 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0005 USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 USD per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 USD per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 USD per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 USD per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 USD per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 USD per square kilometre | -36.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 USD per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 USD per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 USD per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 USD per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 USD per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 USD per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 USD per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 USD per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 USD per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 USD per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 USD per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 USD per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 USD per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.001 USD per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 USD per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0014 USD per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 USD per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 USD per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 USD per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 USD per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 USD per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 USD per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 USD per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0016 USD per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 USD per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 USD per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 USD per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0016 USD per square kilometre | +15.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0016 USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0015 USD per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0016 USD per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0012 USD per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | -36.9% | 0.0007 USD per square kilometre | 0.0004 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0005 USD per square kilometre | 0.0004 USD per square kilometre | 0.0007 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 USD per square kilometre | 0.0006 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 USD per square kilometre | 0.0007 USD per square kilometre | 0.0009 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 USD per square kilometre | 0.0008 USD per square kilometre | 0.0014 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 USD per square kilometre | 0.0015 USD per square kilometre | 0.0016 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 USD per square kilometre | 0.0013 USD per square kilometre | 0.0016 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 81 Serbia 0.0017 USD per square kilometre compare
- 82 Ireland 0.0016 USD per square kilometre compare
- 83 United Arab Emirates 0.0016 USD per square kilometre compare
- 85 Azerbaijan 0.0015 USD per square kilometre compare
- 86 Liberia 0.0015 USD per square kilometre compare
- 87 Bulgaria 0.0015 USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 38.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.0016 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0016 USD per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 USD per square kilometre in 1978.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 84th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gdp deflator — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.