Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 30.72 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Sri Lanka, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Sri Lanka stood at 30.72 million SLC per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Sri Lanka peaked at 36.33 million SLC per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.08 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Sri Lanka 20th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.08 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 3.29 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 3.19 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 3.28 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 4.22 million SLC per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 1975 | 4.5 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 4.47 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 4.58 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 4.65 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 5.16 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 4.79 million SLC per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 4.96 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 4.93 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 4.78 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 5.62 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1985 | 5.97 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 6.33 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 6.55 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 6.71 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 6.93 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 7.57 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 8.16 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 8.89 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 9.74 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 10.56 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 11.44 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 12.24 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 13.41 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 14.21 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 14.74 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 16.23 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 15.71 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 15.93 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 16.56 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 17.42 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 18.49 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 18.76 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 20.4 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 22.4 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 23.77 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 25.54 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 26.41 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 27.17 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 27.77 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 28.41 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 30.23 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 31.27 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 32.76 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 34.02 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 34.71 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 33.82 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 36.33 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 31.72 million SLC per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 30.72 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 30.72 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4142 million SLC per square kilometre, 74.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 30.72 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 8.15 million SLC per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +28.7% | 3.28 million SLC per square kilometre | 4.22 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.04 million SLC per square kilometre | 3.08 million SLC per square kilometre | 5.16 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.76 million SLC per square kilometre | 4.78 million SLC per square kilometre | 6.93 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.1 million SLC per square kilometre | 7.57 million SLC per square kilometre | 14.74 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.57 million SLC per square kilometre | 15.71 million SLC per square kilometre | 23.77 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.83 million SLC per square kilometre | 25.54 million SLC per square kilometre | 34.71 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.15 million SLC per square kilometre | 30.72 million SLC per square kilometre | 36.33 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 17 Equatorial Guinea 48.34 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 18 Rwanda 33.74 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 19 Myanmar 32.18 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 21 Armenia 28.19 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 22 Mauritius 28.16 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 23 Iraq 24.57 million SLC 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 110.33 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 761.14 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 6.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 34.73 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 38.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Sri Lanka?
- Value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Sri Lanka was 30.72 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 36.33 million SLC per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.08 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- Sri Lanka ranks 20th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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.