Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita was 18.08 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita in Sri Lanka, 1971–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita in Sri Lanka is 18.08 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 45.4% on the previous year and up 189.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 25.85 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, -32.72 %, in 1978.
Sri Lanka ranks 9th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1917 % | — |
| 1972 | 9.46 % | +4835.4% |
| 1973 | 6.72 % | -29.0% |
| 1974 | 22.17 % | +229.9% |
| 1975 | 1.6 % | -92.8% |
| 1976 | -6.57 % | -509.8% |
| 1977 | 11.1 % | -269.0% |
| 1978 | -32.72 % | -394.7% |
| 1979 | 19.86 % | -160.7% |
| 1980 | 18.22 % | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 4.49 % | -75.3% |
| 1982 | 5.39 % | +19.9% |
| 1983 | 7.39 % | +37.2% |
| 1984 | 13.94 % | +88.5% |
| 1985 | -0.3861 % | -102.8% |
| 1986 | 4.71 % | -1319.4% |
| 1987 | 2.98 % | -36.7% |
| 1988 | 6.18 % | +107.4% |
| 1989 | -0.9301 % | -115.1% |
| 1990 | 14.5 % | -1658.8% |
| 1991 | 11.78 % | -18.7% |
| 1992 | 5.98 % | -49.2% |
| 1993 | 5.66 % | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 11.7 % | +106.7% |
| 1995 | 8.46 % | -27.7% |
| 1996 | 5.93 % | -29.9% |
| 1997 | 6.19 % | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 1.95 % | -68.5% |
| 1999 | -2.51 % | -228.6% |
| 2000 | 1.87 % | -174.4% |
| 2001 | -5.52 % | -395.7% |
| 2002 | 5.48 % | -199.3% |
| 2003 | 9.6 % | +75.3% |
| 2004 | 8.69 % | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 17.37 % | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 15.86 % | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 14.37 % | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 25.85 % | +79.9% |
| 2009 | 3.37 % | -87.0% |
| 2010 | 17.91 % | +431.3% |
| 2011 | 14.83 % | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 3.19 % | -78.5% |
| 2013 | 8.33 % | +161.4% |
| 2014 | 6.24 % | -25.1% |
| 2015 | 2.3 % | -63.2% |
| 2016 | 2.52 % | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 6.37 % | +152.9% |
| 2018 | -0.6204 % | -109.7% |
| 2019 | -6.46 % | +941.2% |
| 2020 | -5.77 % | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 4.3 % | -174.4% |
| 2022 | -16.32 % | -479.9% |
| 2023 | 12.44 % | -176.2% |
| 2024 | 18.08 % | +45.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.54 % | -32.72 % | 22.17 % | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.2 % | -0.9301 % | 18.22 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.96 % | -2.51 % | 14.5 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.69 % | -5.52 % | 25.85 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.46 % | -6.46 % | 17.91 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.54 % | -16.32 % | 18.08 % | 5 |
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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 capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 9.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2244 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,122 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 11.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2284 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,143 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 68.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita in Sri Lanka was 18.08 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 25.85 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.72 % in 1978.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 9th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — annual growth us$ per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 189.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).