GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 1.51 million current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Sri Lanka, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1.51 million current LCU per person for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 172.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.51 million current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25,164 current LCU per person, in 1990.
Sri Lanka ranks 40th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25,164 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 28,901 current LCU per person | +14.9% |
| 1992 | 32,490 current LCU per person | +12.4% |
| 1993 | 37,522 current LCU per person | +15.5% |
| 1994 | 42,866 current LCU per person | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 48,619 current LCU per person | +13.4% |
| 1996 | 54,861 current LCU per person | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 62,389 current LCU per person | +13.7% |
| 1998 | 70,005 current LCU per person | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 74,655 current LCU per person | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 83,360 current LCU per person | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 84,945 current LCU per person | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 94,486 current LCU per person | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 108,061 current LCU per person | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 123,134 current LCU per person | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 143,529 current LCU per person | +16.6% |
| 2006 | 170,813 current LCU per person | +19.0% |
| 2007 | 206,593 current LCU per person | +20.9% |
| 2008 | 252,933 current LCU per person | +22.4% |
| 2009 | 275,585 current LCU per person | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 317,527 current LCU per person | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 356,569 current LCU per person | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 424,634 current LCU per person | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 482,798 current LCU per person | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 518,592 current LCU per person | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 551,598 current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 604,130 current LCU per person | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 670,643 current LCU per person | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 708,440 current LCU per person | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 729,762 current LCU per person | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 713,824 current LCU per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 794,927 current LCU per person | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 1.08 million current LCU per person | +36.5% |
| 2023 | 1.25 million current LCU per person | +15.2% |
| 2024 | 1.37 million current LCU per person | +9.9% |
| 2025 | 1.51 million current LCU per person | +9.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.51 million current LCU per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 118,025 current LCU per person, 12.8× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 1.51 million current LCU per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 274,956 current LCU per person, 5.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47,747 current LCU per person | 25,164 current LCU per person | 74,655 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 154,344 current LCU per person | 83,360 current LCU per person | 275,585 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 536,469 current LCU per person | 317,527 current LCU per person | 729,762 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 million current LCU per person | 713,824 current LCU per person | 1.51 million current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 37 Cote d'Ivoire 1.77 million current LCU per person compare
- 38 Rwanda 1.61 million current LCU per person compare
- 39 Serbia 1.59 million current LCU per person compare
- 41 Russia 1.49 million current LCU per person compare
- 42 Congo 1.46 million current LCU per person compare
- 43 Jamaica 1.27 million current LCU per person 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: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Sri Lanka was 1.51 million current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 million current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,164 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 40th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 172.9%. 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 GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.