Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency was 0.0007 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Sri Lanka, 1960–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0007 units per person for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 158.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0007 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1962.
That places Sri Lanka 42nd out of 192 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), Current prices … capita currency in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | +14.0% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | +9.9% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +14.4% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +26.9% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +12.2% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +17.2% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +18.4% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +19.6% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +25.5% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +21.6% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +21.4% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +23.2% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +14.7% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +12.3% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +27.3% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +15.4% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +12.3% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +16.5% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per person | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +16.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per person | +19.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per person | +20.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per person | +22.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 units per person | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 units per person | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 units per person | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 units per person | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 units per person | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 units per person | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 units per person | +3.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0007 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 8.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0007 units per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0002 units per person, 4.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 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), current prices, domestic currency, per in Sri Lanka?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Sri Lanka was 0.0007 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1962.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Sri Lanka ranks 42nd out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.3%. 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), Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- 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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.