Industry (including construction), value added in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Industry (including construction), value added was 25.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Sri Lanka, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in Sri Lanka is 25.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Sri Lanka peaked at 31.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 1967.
That places Sri Lanka 80th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.7% | — |
| 1961 | 20.6% | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 21.1% | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 20.7% | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 20.4% | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 21.6% | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 20.3% | -5.7% |
| 1967 | 20.0% | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 21.5% | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 23.3% | +8.5% |
| 1970 | 24.2% | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 25.1% | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 24.6% | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 25.7% | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 25.3% | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 26.7% | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 27.4% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 28.9% | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 27.5% | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 28.5% | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 29.9% | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 28.3% | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 26.5% | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 26.5% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 26.5% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 26.5% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 27.0% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 27.8% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 27.0% | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 27.1% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 26.3% | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 25.9% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 25.9% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 25.8% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 26.4% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 26.7% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 26.6% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 27.0% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 27.6% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 27.4% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 27.3% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 26.8% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 28.0% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 28.4% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 28.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 30.2% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 29.9% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 29.4% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 29.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 29.1% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 30.5% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 30.1% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 29.2% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 29.8% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 25.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.0% | 20.0% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.4% | 24.2% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.3% | 26.5% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.6% | 25.8% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 26.8% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 27.8% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 25.4% | 30.0% | 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)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1712 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 856.15 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 51.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 257,658 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1469 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 734.8 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 99,888 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 9.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Sri Lanka?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Sri Lanka was 25.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 1967.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Sri Lanka ranks 80th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.