Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices (Gross) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices (Gross) was 3,975 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices in Sri Lanka, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 3,975 USD for gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices in Sri Lanka peaked at 4,378 USD in 2018 and was at its lowest, 758.28 USD, in 1971.
Sri Lanka ranks 148th of 228 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices (Gross) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 770.62 USD | — |
| 1971 | 758.28 USD | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 766.6 USD | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 778.35 USD | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 794.21 USD | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 806.43 USD | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 821.94 USD | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 840.3 USD | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 896.49 USD | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 933.3 USD | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 972.89 USD | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 1,010 USD | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 1,049 USD | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 1,092 USD | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 1,143 USD | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 1,192 USD | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 1,228 USD | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 1,234 USD | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 1,255 USD | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 1,267 USD | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 1,337 USD | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 1,391 USD | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 1,429 USD | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 1,502 USD | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 1,564 USD | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 1,624 USD | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 1,653 USD | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 1,726 USD | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 1,774 USD | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 1,816 USD | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 1,890 USD | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 1,835 USD | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 1,889 USD | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 1,986 USD | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 2,080 USD | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 2,196 USD | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 2,364 USD | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 2,524 USD | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 2,675 USD | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 2,771 USD | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 2,995 USD | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 3,234 USD | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 3,487 USD | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 3,596 USD | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 3,792 USD | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 3,918 USD | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 4,082 USD | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 4,311 USD | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 4,378 USD | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 4,338 USD | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 4,109 USD | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 4,256 USD | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 3,920 USD | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 3,807 USD | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 3,975 USD | +4.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 3,975 USD is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,583 USD, 60% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 3,975 USD is above the median for South Asia, which is 3,008 USD, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 816.65 USD | 758.28 USD | 933.3 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,144 USD | 972.89 USD | 1,267 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,582 USD | 1,337 USD | 1,816 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,221 USD | 1,835 USD | 2,771 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,813 USD | 2,995 USD | 4,378 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,014 USD | 3,807 USD | 4,256 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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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 — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices in Sri Lanka?
- Gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices in Sri Lanka was 3,975 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 4,378 USD in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 758.28 USD in 1971.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices?
- Sri Lanka ranks 148th out of 228 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).