Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015) … capita 2015 in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015) … capita 2015 was 4,126 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per in Sri Lanka, 2010–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per in Sri Lanka is 4,126 constant 2015 US$ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per in Sri Lanka peaked at 4,126 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,701 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 2010.
That places Sri Lanka 120th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015) … capita 2015 in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,701 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 2011 | 2,965 constant 2015 US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 3,219 constant 2015 US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 3,441 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 3,625 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 3,732 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 3,865 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 4,061 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 4,123 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 4,113 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 3,971 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 4,084 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 3,793 constant 2015 US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 3,729 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 3,922 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 4,126 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 4,126 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,895 constant 2015 US$ per person, 70% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 4,126 constant 2015 US$ per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 2,964 constant 2015 US$ per person, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,585 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,701 constant 2015 US$ per person | 4,123 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,938 constant 2015 US$ per person | 3,729 constant 2015 US$ per person | 4,126 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 117 Samoa 4,245 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 118 El Salvador 4,169 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 119 Jordan 4,156 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 121 Tonga 4,100 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 122 Philippines 4,066 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 123 Egypt 4,058 constant 2015 US$ per person 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 value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per in Sri Lanka?
- Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per in Sri Lanka was 4,126 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 4,126 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,701 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per?
- Sri Lanka ranks 120th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.