Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant) … unit GDP 2015 in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant) … unit GDP 2015 was 0.8249 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▬ Flat
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit in Sri Lanka, 2010–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.8249 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.13 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8249 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
That places Sri Lanka 52nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant) … unit GDP 2015 in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.9619 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2011 | 0.9194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9673 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9201 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9126 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9196 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9316 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9232 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.946 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.01 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 1.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.13 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9774 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 0.8629 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2025 | 0.8249 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.8249 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7262 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.8249 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.7985 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9409 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9126 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.01 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9756 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8249 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.13 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 49 Bahrain 0.8289 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 50 United Arab Emirates 0.8276 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 51 Chad 0.8269 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 53 Mozambique 0.8239 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 54 Trinidad and Tobago 0.8216 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 55 Tunisia 0.8118 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit in Sri Lanka?
- Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in Sri Lanka was 0.8249 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8249 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit?
- Sri Lanka ranks 52nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.