GDP growth in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: GDP growth was 5.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Sri Lanka, 1962–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 5.0% for gdp growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Sri Lanka peaked at 8.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -7.3%, in 2022.
That places Sri Lanka 55th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 3.8% | — |
| 1963 | 2.5% | -34.1% |
| 1964 | 3.9% | +55.2% |
| 1965 | 2.5% | -35.1% |
| 1966 | 5.0% | +98.0% |
| 1967 | 6.4% | +28.2% |
| 1968 | 5.8% | -9.9% |
| 1969 | 7.7% | +33.0% |
| 1970 | 3.8% | -50.2% |
| 1971 | 1.3% | -66.0% |
| 1972 | -0.4% | -131.4% |
| 1973 | 7.1% | -1819.3% |
| 1974 | 3.8% | -45.5% |
| 1975 | 6.1% | +59.3% |
| 1976 | 3.3% | -45.6% |
| 1977 | 5.1% | +52.9% |
| 1978 | 5.7% | +10.8% |
| 1979 | 6.4% | +13.3% |
| 1980 | 5.8% | -8.7% |
| 1981 | 5.7% | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 4.1% | -27.3% |
| 1983 | 4.8% | +16.2% |
| 1984 | 5.1% | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 4.4% | -12.9% |
| 1987 | 1.7% | -60.4% |
| 1988 | 2.5% | +43.3% |
| 1989 | 2.3% | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 6.4% | +178.3% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | -28.1% |
| 1992 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 6.9% | +56.8% |
| 1994 | 5.6% | -18.8% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 3.8% | -30.9% |
| 1997 | 6.4% | +68.6% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | -26.6% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | +39.5% |
| 2001 | -1.5% | -125.8% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | -356.5% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +49.8% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +22.9% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -40.5% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +126.5% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -53.1% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +57.4% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -34.1% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +20.2% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +27.8% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -64.2% |
| 2019 | -0.2% | -109.5% |
| 2020 | -4.6% | +1997.4% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | -191.0% |
| 2022 | -7.3% | -274.7% |
| 2023 | -2.0% | -72.4% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | -346.1% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7% | 2.5% | 7.7% | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.2% | -0.4% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 1.7% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 3.8% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | -1.5% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | -0.2% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | -7.3% | 5.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 52 Liberia 5.0% compare
- 53 Antigua and Barbuda 5.0% compare
- 54 China 5.0% compare
- 56 Nicaragua 4.9% compare
- 57 Saint Martin (French part) 4.9% compare
- 58 Macau, China 4.7% 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)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8875 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,439 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 4.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 120.64 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 603,447 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 18.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2577 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Sri Lanka?
- Gdp growth in Sri Lanka was 5.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.3% in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gdp growth?
- Sri Lanka ranks 55th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.