Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square was 0.0046 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in Sri Lanka, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Sri Lanka is 0.0046 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0046 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Sri Lanka 37th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0046 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.001 units per square kilometre, 4.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0046 units per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0038 units per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 34 Brunei 0.0054 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Seychelles 0.0053 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Grenada 0.0049 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0045 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Poland 0.0041 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Dominican Republic 0.0041 units per square kilometre 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)
- 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 0.0046 units per square kilometre 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 0.0046 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- Sri Lanka ranks 37th 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 up 68.8%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.