Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure was 6.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Sri Lanka, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Sri Lanka is 6.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 31.0% on the previous year and up 117.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Sri Lanka peaked at 37.7% in 1981 and was at its lowest, -6.3%, in 1961.
That places Sri Lanka 35th out of 177 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -6.3% | — |
| 1962 | 9.0% | -242.8% |
| 1963 | -5.5% | -161.2% |
| 1964 | 4.4% | -180.2% |
| 1965 | -1.5% | -134.3% |
| 1966 | 10.5% | -788.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | -98.3% |
| 1968 | 11.2% | +6261.2% |
| 1969 | 9.8% | -12.4% |
| 1970 | -3.5% | -135.4% |
| 1971 | -2.0% | -41.9% |
| 1972 | -6.2% | +205.6% |
| 1973 | 13.9% | -325.8% |
| 1974 | -0.3% | -102.4% |
| 1975 | 5.2% | -1651.3% |
| 1976 | 0.9% | -83.0% |
| 1977 | 11.9% | +1260.1% |
| 1978 | 4.9% | -58.9% |
| 1979 | 2.9% | -40.2% |
| 1980 | 8.3% | +184.4% |
| 1981 | 37.7% | +353.2% |
| 1982 | 3.7% | -90.3% |
| 1983 | 5.0% | +38.2% |
| 1984 | 10.7% | +112.6% |
| 1985 | 6.9% | -35.3% |
| 1986 | -1.5% | -121.4% |
| 1987 | 3.8% | -356.7% |
| 1988 | 1.3% | -64.9% |
| 1989 | 5.9% | +340.5% |
| 1990 | -5.9% | -199.9% |
| 1991 | 6.9% | -217.7% |
| 1992 | 5.0% | -27.9% |
| 1993 | 7.5% | +51.5% |
| 1994 | 6.6% | -12.1% |
| 1995 | 5.1% | -22.7% |
| 1996 | -1.0% | -119.4% |
| 1997 | 7.0% | -806.1% |
| 1998 | 7.5% | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | -49.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -74.0% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | +859.9% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -60.8% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -49.3% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +296.7% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -39.9% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | +90.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -87.5% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +207.1% |
| 2017 | -0.6% | -121.0% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -882.2% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -19.2% |
| 2020 | -5.8% | -250.7% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -146.8% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -55.6% |
| 2023 | -1.0% | -185.7% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | -565.9% |
| 2025 | 6.3% | +31.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.5% | -6.3% | 11.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.8% | -6.2% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.2% | -1.5% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.5% | -5.9% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 0.8% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | -0.6% | 4.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | -5.8% | 6.3% | 6 |
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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 57.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 285,530 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2134 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,067 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 18.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Sri Lanka?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Sri Lanka was 6.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 1981.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.3% in 1961.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Sri Lanka ranks 35th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.