How does Sri Lanka rank for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?

Sri Lanka ranks 35th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.

Is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka

Name: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sri Lanka: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1712 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.1712 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 2.1%

World rank

35th

of 203 countries

All-time high

0.2204 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1977

All-time low

0.1312 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1983

Years of data

1960–2025

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.1712 current US$ per US$ of GDP for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.2204 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.1312 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1983.

That places Sri Lanka 35th out of 203 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1960 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.1636 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.1593 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
1962	0.1657 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1963	0.1638 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1964	0.1621 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1965	0.1753 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
1966	0.1601 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
1967	0.1508 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1968	0.1612 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.9%
1969	0.173 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
1970	0.1608 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
1971	0.1707 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
1972	0.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1973	0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1974	0.1827 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.7%
1975	0.1941 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.3%
1976	0.1861 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
1977	0.2204 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.4%
1978	0.1897 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.9%
1979	0.181 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1980	0.1661 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
1981	0.1516 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
1982	0.1371 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
1983	0.1312 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1984	0.1359 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
1985	0.1346 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1986	0.1386 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
1987	0.1447 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.4%
1988	0.141 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1989	0.1387 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1990	0.134 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1991	0.1338 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1992	0.1395 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
1993	0.1379 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1994	0.139 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
1995	0.1409 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1996	0.1468 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
1997	0.1481 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1998	0.1483 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1999	0.1475 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2000	0.1505 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
2001	0.1412 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
2002	0.1911 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+35.4%
2003	0.1859 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2004	0.1872 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2005	0.1951 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
2006	0.1923 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
2007	0.185 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2008	0.1795 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
2009	0.1811 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
2010	0.1846 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
2011	0.1862 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
2012	0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
2013	0.1806 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
2014	0.1716 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2015	0.1618 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
2016	0.1602 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2017	0.1489 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2018	0.1503 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
2019	0.1616 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.5%
2020	0.1629 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2021	0.1797 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.3%
2022	0.1965 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.4%
2023	0.1797 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
2024	0.1749 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2025	0.1712 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1635 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1508 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1753 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.1825 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1608 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2204 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1419 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1312 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1661 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1416 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1338 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1483 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1789 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1412 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1951 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1703 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1489 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1775 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1629 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1965 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

32 Germany 0.1761 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
33 Singapore 0.1743 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
34 Jordan 0.1737 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
36 Türkiye 0.1684 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
37 Slovakia 0.1619 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
38 Saudi Arabia 0.1582 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka?: Manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka was 0.1712 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 0.2204 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977.
What is the lowest manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1312 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1983.
How does Sri Lanka rank for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Sri Lanka ranks 35th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
Is manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 251 places, 10,052 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Manufacturing, value added (current 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.