Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate was 18.76 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka is 18.76 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 43.1% on the previous year and up 161.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 26.69 % change on previous year in 2008 and was at its lowest, -31.47 % change on previous year, in 1978.
That places Sri Lanka 10th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.35 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 11.71 % change on previous year | +397.9% |
| 1973 | 8.82 % change on previous year | -24.7% |
| 1974 | 24.46 % change on previous year | +177.4% |
| 1975 | 3.46 % change on previous year | -85.8% |
| 1976 | -4.86 % change on previous year | -240.4% |
| 1977 | 13.14 % change on previous year | -370.3% |
| 1978 | -31.47 % change on previous year | -339.5% |
| 1979 | 22.12 % change on previous year | -170.3% |
| 1980 | 20.39 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 6.26 % change on previous year | -69.3% |
| 1982 | 6.7 % change on previous year | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 8.11 % change on previous year | +21.2% |
| 1984 | 14.33 % change on previous year | +76.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2739 % change on previous year | -98.1% |
| 1986 | 5.97 % change on previous year | +2079.4% |
| 1987 | 4.19 % change on previous year | -29.8% |
| 1988 | 7.26 % change on previous year | +73.2% |
| 1989 | 0.117 % change on previous year | -98.4% |
| 1990 | 15.23 % change on previous year | +12921.4% |
| 1991 | 12.62 % change on previous year | -17.1% |
| 1992 | 7.68 % change on previous year | -39.2% |
| 1993 | 7.47 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 13.34 % change on previous year | +78.6% |
| 1995 | 10.27 % change on previous year | -23.0% |
| 1996 | 7.99 % change on previous year | -22.2% |
| 1997 | 8.22 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 3.89 % change on previous year | -52.7% |
| 1999 | -0.678 % change on previous year | -117.4% |
| 2000 | 3.74 % change on previous year | -651.4% |
| 2001 | -4.01 % change on previous year | -207.3% |
| 2002 | 6.58 % change on previous year | -264.0% |
| 2003 | 10.4 % change on previous year | +58.1% |
| 2004 | 9.43 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 18.12 % change on previous year | +92.2% |
| 2006 | 16.64 % change on previous year | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 15.15 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 26.69 % change on previous year | +76.1% |
| 2009 | 4.01 % change on previous year | -85.0% |
| 2010 | 18.61 % change on previous year | +364.3% |
| 2011 | 15.55 % change on previous year | -16.5% |
| 2012 | 3.98 % change on previous year | -74.4% |
| 2013 | 9.3 % change on previous year | +134.0% |
| 2014 | 7.18 % change on previous year | -22.8% |
| 2015 | 3.17 % change on previous year | -55.9% |
| 2016 | 3.37 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 7.23 % change on previous year | +114.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1247 % change on previous year | -98.3% |
| 2019 | -5.8 % change on previous year | -4749.2% |
| 2020 | -5.14 % change on previous year | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 4.94 % change on previous year | -196.1% |
| 2022 | -15.83 % change on previous year | -420.6% |
| 2023 | 13.11 % change on previous year | -182.8% |
| 2024 | 18.76 % change on previous year | +43.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +12921.4% | 0.117 % change on previous year | 15.23 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | -4749.2% | 0.1247 % change on previous year | -5.8 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | +2079.4% | 0.2739 % change on previous year | 5.97 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.52 % change on previous year | -31.47 % change on previous year | 24.46 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.36 % change on previous year | 0.117 % change on previous year | 20.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.6 % change on previous year | -0.678 % change on previous year | 15.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.68 % change on previous year | -4.01 % change on previous year | 26.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.27 % change on previous year | -5.8 % change on previous year | 18.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.17 % change on previous year | -15.83 % change on previous year | 18.76 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 27.32 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Pakistan 26.61 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Afghanistan 23.89 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Turkey 18.33 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Türkiye 18.33 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Niger 17 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 38.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka was 18.76 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 26.69 % change on previous year in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -31.47 % change on previous year in 1978.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 10th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 161.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.