Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices was 0.5693 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Sri Lanka, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Sri Lanka is 0.5693 million SLC per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.6108 million SLC per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.103 million SLC per person, in 1971.
That places Sri Lanka 42nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1047 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.103 million SLC per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1041 million SLC per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1057 million SLC per person | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1079 million SLC per person | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1096 million SLC per person | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1117 million SLC per person | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1142 million SLC per person | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1218 million SLC per person | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1268 million SLC per person | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1322 million SLC per person | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1372 million SLC per person | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1425 million SLC per person | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1483 million SLC per person | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1553 million SLC per person | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.162 million SLC per person | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1669 million SLC per person | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1676 million SLC per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1706 million SLC per person | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1721 million SLC per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1817 million SLC per person | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.189 million SLC per person | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1942 million SLC per person | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2041 million SLC per person | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2125 million SLC per person | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2206 million SLC per person | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2245 million SLC per person | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2345 million SLC per person | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.241 million SLC per person | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2467 million SLC per person | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2568 million SLC per person | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2493 million SLC per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2566 million SLC per person | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2699 million SLC per person | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2826 million SLC per person | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2984 million SLC per person | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3212 million SLC per person | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.343 million SLC per person | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3634 million SLC per person | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3764 million SLC per person | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4069 million SLC per person | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4394 million SLC per person | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4737 million SLC per person | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5069 million SLC per person | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5342 million SLC per person | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5516 million SLC per person | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5729 million SLC per person | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.603 million SLC per person | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6108 million SLC per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6057 million SLC per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5746 million SLC per person | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5924 million SLC per person | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5483 million SLC per person | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5392 million SLC per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5693 million SLC per person | +5.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.5693 million SLC per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0458 million SLC per person, 12.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.5693 million SLC per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1828 million SLC per person, 3.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1109 million SLC per person | 0.103 million SLC per person | 0.1268 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1555 million SLC per person | 0.1322 million SLC per person | 0.1721 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2149 million SLC per person | 0.1817 million SLC per person | 0.2467 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3017 million SLC per person | 0.2493 million SLC per person | 0.3764 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5305 million SLC per person | 0.4069 million SLC per person | 0.6108 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5648 million SLC per person | 0.5392 million SLC per person | 0.5924 million SLC per person | 5 |
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 110.33 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 761.14 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 6.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 34.73 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 38.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Sri Lanka?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Sri Lanka was 0.5693 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6108 million SLC per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.103 million SLC per person in 1971.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- Sri Lanka ranks 42nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.