Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.2427 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Sri Lanka, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Sri Lanka stood at 0.2427 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 175.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.2427 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Sri Lanka 27th 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 … Current square in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1979 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1985 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1990 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 1991 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1992 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0094 units per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0168 units per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0191 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0208 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0235 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0262 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0299 units per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0333 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0382 units per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0448 units per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0536 units per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0653 units per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0805 units per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0882 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1023 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1151 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1393 units per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2013 | 0.153 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1652 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1769 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1938 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2153 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2322 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2427 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.2427 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0069 units per square kilometre, 35.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.2427 units per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1319 units per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | 0.006 units per square kilometre | 0.0208 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0483 units per square kilometre | 0.0235 units per square kilometre | 0.0882 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1736 units per square kilometre | 0.1023 units per square kilometre | 0.2427 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 24 Comoros 0.2753 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Chile 0.2671 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Mauritius 0.2519 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Armenia 0.2307 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Equatorial Guinea 0.2303 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Burundi 0.2158 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), current prices, domestic currency, per in Sri Lanka?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Sri Lanka was 0.2427 units per square kilometre 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 0.2427 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Sri Lanka ranks 27th 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 175.1%. 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 square kilometre. 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 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), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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), Current prices, Domestic currency 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.