Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP was 3.50 million current international $ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current international $ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 3.50 million current international $ per square kilometre for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Sri Lanka peaked at 3.50 million current international $ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 473,749 current international $ per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Sri Lanka 35th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, 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 … square kilometre PPP in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | current international $ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 473,749 current international $ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 508,598 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 536,554 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 579,821 current international $ per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 634,986 current international $ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 698,102 current international $ per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 711,899 current international $ per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 769,486 current international $ per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 815,825 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 863,865 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 955,031 current international $ per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 889,231 current international $ per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 925,442 current international $ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 1.03 million current international $ per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 1.12 million current international $ per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 1.18 million current international $ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.30 million current international $ per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 1.40 million current international $ per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 1.52 million current international $ per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 1.48 million current international $ per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.50 million current international $ per square kilometre | +69.2% |
| 2016 | 2.65 million current international $ per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 2.67 million current international $ per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.87 million current international $ per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 2.99 million current international $ per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 2.60 million current international $ per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 2.99 million current international $ per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 3.32 million current international $ per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 3.50 million current international $ per square kilometre | +5.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 3.50 million current international $ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 843,295 current international $ per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 3.50 million current international $ per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 3.16 million current international $ per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption … square kilometre PPP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +69.2% | 1.48 million current international $ per square kilometre | 2.50 million current international $ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 659,288 current international $ per square kilometre | 473,749 current international $ per square kilometre | 863,865 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 million current international $ per square kilometre | 889,231 current international $ per square kilometre | 1.52 million current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.74 million current international $ per square kilometre | 2.50 million current international $ per square kilometre | 2.99 million current international $ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.10 million current international $ per square kilometre | 2.60 million current international $ per square kilometre | 3.50 million current international $ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 32 Austria 4.17 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 33 Dominican Republic 4.07 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 34 France 3.98 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 36 Cyprus 3.43 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 37 American Samoa 3.33 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 38 Czechia 3.31 million current international $ per square kilometre 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Sri Lanka?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in Sri Lanka was 3.50 million current international $ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 3.50 million current international $ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 473,749 current international $ per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 35th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. 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 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.