Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing … unit in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing … unit was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2019. ▼ Falling
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in Sri Lanka, 1960–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Sri Lanka is 0 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Sri Lanka peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2017.
That places Sri Lanka 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing … unit in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 1962 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +25.8% |
| 1964 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 1966 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 1969 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1971 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1974 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 1975 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1978 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +63.2% |
| 1979 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 1980 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 1981 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1991 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -22.5% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for South Asia, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing … unit 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 | +63.2% | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -66.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0483 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -68.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 33.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0295 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Sri Lanka?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Sri Lanka was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1963.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- Sri Lanka ranks 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.