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Sri Lanka

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In brief

Inflation: -4.8% (2025). World rank 179 of 180; in Asia, 43 of 44. Price level, USA = 100: 29 (2025). World rank 176 of 198; in Asia, 31 of 45. Women in work or seeking work: 31% (2025). World rank 164 of 186; in Asia, 37 of 49. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $85.1B → $108.8B, GDP per person $4,058 → $5,002, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $12,227 → $17,065. Better than all its neighbours (India): GDP per person, GDP per person at purchasing power parity, gross national income per person, and unemployment. Worse than all its neighbours (India): GDP growth per year and youth unemployment.

Size and growth

GDP
$108.8B 2025
GDP per person
$5,002 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity
$17,065 2025
GDP growth per year
+5% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank)
Upper-middle income
Gross national income per person
$4,670 2025
Inflation
-4.8% 2025
Price level, USA = 100
29 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP
8.4% 2025
Industry, share of GDP
25.4% 2025
Services, share of GDP
54.6% 2025
Unemployment
4% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24
18.6% 2025
Women in work or seeking work
31% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP
19% 2025
Imports, share of GDP
22.8% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP
+1.6% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP
+1% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP
7.6% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP
9.9% 2023
Currency
Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality)
37.7 2019
Living on under $3 a day
2.7% 2019