Manufacturing, value added in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Manufacturing, value added was 17.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing, value added in Sri Lanka, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing, value added in Sri Lanka stood at 17.1%.
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 in Sri Lanka peaked at 22.0% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 1983.
That places Sri Lanka 35th out of 205 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 in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.4% | — |
| 1961 | 15.9% | -2.7% |
| 1962 | 16.6% | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 16.4% | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 16.2% | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 17.5% | +8.2% |
| 1966 | 16.0% | -8.6% |
| 1967 | 15.1% | -5.8% |
| 1968 | 16.1% | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 17.3% | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 16.1% | -7.0% |
| 1971 | 17.1% | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 17.0% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 17.0% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 18.3% | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 19.4% | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 18.6% | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 22.0% | +18.4% |
| 1978 | 19.0% | -13.9% |
| 1979 | 18.1% | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 16.6% | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 15.2% | -8.7% |
| 1982 | 13.7% | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 13.1% | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 13.6% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 13.5% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 13.9% | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 14.5% | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 14.1% | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 13.9% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 13.4% | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 13.4% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 14.0% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 13.8% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 13.9% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 14.7% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 14.8% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 14.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 14.7% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 15.1% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 14.1% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 19.1% | +35.4% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 19.5% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 18.0% | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 17.1% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.3% | 15.1% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.3% | 16.1% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.2% | 13.1% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 13.4% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 14.1% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 14.9% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 16.3% | 19.7% | 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 manufacturing, value added in Sri Lanka?
- Manufacturing, value added in Sri Lanka was 17.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 1977.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 1983.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Sri Lanka ranks 35th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added 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 Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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.