GDP per capita vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: GDP per capita vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 10,706 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
10,706 international-$ in 2011 prices
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
93rd
of 166 countries
All-time high
12,052 international-$ in 2011 prices
in 2018
All-time low
877 international-$ in 2011 prices
in 1820
Years of data
155
1820–2022
GDP per capita vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Sri Lanka, 1820–2022
Source: Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2011 prices.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 10,706 international-$ in 2011 prices for gdp per capita vs. electoral democracy index in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita vs. electoral democracy index in Sri Lanka peaked at 12,052 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2018 and was at its lowest, 877 international-$ in 2011 prices, in 1820.
That places Sri Lanka 93rd out of 166 countries with data for 2022, 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 per capita vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | international-$ in 2011 prices | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 877 international-$ in 2011 prices | — |
| 1850 | 899 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.5% |
| 1870 | 1,356 international-$ in 2011 prices | +50.8% |
| 1871 | 1,318 international-$ in 2011 prices | -2.8% |
| 1872 | 1,251 international-$ in 2011 prices | -5.1% |
| 1873 | 1,256 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.4% |
| 1874 | 1,235 international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.7% |
| 1875 | 1,245 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.8% |
| 1876 | 1,258 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.0% |
| 1877 | 1,264 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.5% |
| 1878 | 1,144 international-$ in 2011 prices | -9.5% |
| 1879 | 1,227 international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.3% |
| 1880 | 1,325 international-$ in 2011 prices | +8.0% |
| 1881 | 1,414 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.7% |
| 1882 | 1,490 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.4% |
| 1883 | 1,500 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.7% |
| 1884 | 1,443 international-$ in 2011 prices | -3.8% |
| 1885 | 1,342 international-$ in 2011 prices | -7.0% |
| 1886 | 1,291 international-$ in 2011 prices | -3.8% |
| 1887 | 1,506 international-$ in 2011 prices | +16.7% |
| 1888 | 1,468 international-$ in 2011 prices | -2.5% |
| 1889 | 1,438 international-$ in 2011 prices | -2.0% |
| 1890 | 1,666 international-$ in 2011 prices | +15.9% |
| 1891 | 1,653 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.8% |
| 1892 | 1,677 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.5% |
| 1893 | 1,677 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 1,663 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.8% |
| 1895 | 1,729 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.0% |
| 1896 | 1,734 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.3% |
| 1897 | 1,793 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.4% |
| 1898 | 1,862 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.8% |
| 1899 | 1,967 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.6% |
| 1900 | 2,056 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.5% |
| 1901 | 1,900 international-$ in 2011 prices | -7.6% |
| 1902 | 1,873 international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.4% |
| 1903 | 1,953 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.3% |
| 1904 | 1,937 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.8% |
| 1905 | 1,879 international-$ in 2011 prices | -3.0% |
| 1906 | 1,897 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.0% |
| 1907 | 1,965 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.6% |
| 1908 | 1,946 international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.0% |
| 1909 | 1,838 international-$ in 2011 prices | -5.5% |
| 1910 | 1,926 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.8% |
| 1911 | 1,849 international-$ in 2011 prices | -4.0% |
| 1912 | 1,844 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.3% |
| 1913 | 1,967 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.7% |
| 1914 | 1,929 international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.9% |
| 1915 | 1,811 international-$ in 2011 prices | -6.1% |
| 1916 | 1,870 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.3% |
| 1917 | 1,941 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.8% |
| 1918 | 1,765 international-$ in 2011 prices | -9.1% |
| 1919 | 1,859 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.3% |
| 1920 | 1,741 international-$ in 2011 prices | -6.3% |
| 1921 | 1,688 international-$ in 2011 prices | -3.0% |
| 1922 | 1,731 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.5% |
| 1923 | 1,699 international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.8% |
| 1924 | 1,798 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.8% |
| 1925 | 1,892 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.2% |
| 1926 | 2,018 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.7% |
| 1927 | 2,010 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.4% |
| 1928 | 2,004 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.3% |
| 1929 | 2,130 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.3% |
| 1930 | 2,016 international-$ in 2011 prices | -5.4% |
| 1931 | 1,918 international-$ in 2011 prices | -4.9% |
| 1932 | 1,819 international-$ in 2011 prices | -5.2% |
| 1933 | 1,833 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.8% |
| 1934 | 2,008 international-$ in 2011 prices | +9.5% |
| 1935 | 1,887 international-$ in 2011 prices | -6.0% |
| 1936 | 1,873 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.7% |
| 1937 | 1,988 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.1% |
| 1938 | 1,953 international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.8% |
| 1939 | 1,890 international-$ in 2011 prices | -3.2% |
| 1940 | 1,994 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.5% |
| 1941 | 2,036 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.1% |
| 1942 | 2,109 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.6% |
| 1943 | 2,047 international-$ in 2011 prices | -2.9% |
| 1944 | 1,839 international-$ in 2011 prices | -10.2% |
| 1945 | 1,779 international-$ in 2011 prices | -3.3% |
| 1946 | 1,674 international-$ in 2011 prices | -5.9% |
| 1947 | 1,710 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.2% |
| 1948 | 1,847 international-$ in 2011 prices | +8.0% |
| 1949 | 1,911 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.5% |
| 1950 | 1,997 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.5% |
| 1951 | 2,061 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.2% |
| 1952 | 2,093 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 2,071 international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.1% |
| 1954 | 2,066 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 2,131 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.1% |
| 1956 | 2,091 international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.9% |
| 1957 | 2,067 international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 2,074 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 2,048 international-$ in 2011 prices | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 2,064 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 2,050 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 2,067 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 2,058 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 2,104 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 2,118 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 2,047 international-$ in 2011 prices | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 2,181 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 2,291 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 2,329 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 2,389 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 2,322 international-$ in 2011 prices | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 2,327 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 2,378 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 2,418 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 2,434 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 2,464 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 2,582 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 2,694 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 2,815 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 2,917 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 3,049 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 3,151 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 3,268 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 3,387 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 3,484 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 3,607 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 3,590 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 3,633 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 3,677 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 3,864 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 4,215 international-$ in 2011 prices | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 4,021 international-$ in 2011 prices | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 4,247 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 4,501 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 4,702 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 5,188 international-$ in 2011 prices | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 5,629 international-$ in 2011 prices | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 5,440 international-$ in 2011 prices | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 5,489 international-$ in 2011 prices | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 5,841 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 5,621 international-$ in 2011 prices | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 5,721 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 5,964 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 6,192 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 6,491 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 6,904 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 7,284 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 7,622 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 7,797 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 8,320 international-$ in 2011 prices | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 8,918 international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 9,599 international-$ in 2011 prices | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 9,899 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 10,438 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 10,784 international-$ in 2011 prices | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 11,236 international-$ in 2011 prices | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 11,868 international-$ in 2011 prices | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 12,052 international-$ in 2011 prices | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 11,940 international-$ in 2011 prices | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 11,447 international-$ in 2011 prices | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 11,752 international-$ in 2011 prices | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 10,706 international-$ in 2011 prices | -8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 877 international-$ in 2011 prices | 877 international-$ in 2011 prices | 877 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1 |
| 1850s | 899 international-$ in 2011 prices | 899 international-$ in 2011 prices | 899 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1 |
| 1870s | 1,255 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,144 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,356 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1880s | 1,422 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,291 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,506 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1890s | 1,742 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,653 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,967 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1900s | 1,924 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,838 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,056 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1910s | 1,876 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,765 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,967 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1920s | 1,871 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,688 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,130 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1930s | 1,918 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,819 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,016 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1940s | 1,895 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,674 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,109 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1950s | 2,070 international-$ in 2011 prices | 1,997 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,131 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,131 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,047 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,329 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,482 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,322 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,815 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,376 international-$ in 2011 prices | 2,917 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3,677 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,730 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3,864 international-$ in 2011 prices | 5,629 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,544 international-$ in 2011 prices | 5,621 international-$ in 2011 prices | 7,797 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,505 international-$ in 2011 prices | 8,320 international-$ in 2011 prices | 12,052 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,302 international-$ in 2011 prices | 10,706 international-$ in 2011 prices | 11,752 international-$ in 2011 prices | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 90 Barbados 11,546 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 91 South Africa 11,416 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 92 Tunisia 10,914 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 94 Saint Lucia 10,452 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 95 Lebanon 10,341 international-$ in 2011 prices compare
- 96 Ecuador 10,124 international-$ in 2011 prices 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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 5.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 266.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 1.33 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 4.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.8249 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 4,126 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 4.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 112.14 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita vs. electoral democracy index in Sri Lanka?
- Gdp per capita vs. electoral democracy index in Sri Lanka was 10,706 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2022, according to Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gdp per capita vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 12,052 international-$ in 2011 prices in 2018.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 877 international-$ in 2011 prices in 1820.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gdp per capita vs. electoral democracy index?
- Sri Lanka ranks 93rd out of 166 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gdp per capita vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of GDP per capita vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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