Sri Lanka: Inflation

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 Sri Lanka

Inflation: percent change in the Consumer Price Index

 Latest value 16.5
 Year 2023
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1960 - 2023
 Average 8.9
 Min - Max -1.5 - 49.7
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2023 is 16.5 percent, a decline from 49.7 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 10.0 percent, based on data from 149 countries. Historically, the average for Sri Lanka from 1960 to 2023 is 8.9 percent. The minimum value, -1.5 percent, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 49.7 percent was recorded in 2022. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Sri Lanka - Inflation - Recent values chart

Historical series
Sri Lanka - Inflation - historical chart - 1960-2023




Inflation in Sri Lanka and other countries is usually calculated as the percent change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from one year to the next. The CPI represents the prices paid by the average urban consumer in each respective country. Inflation can also be calculated with other price indexes such as the Produce Price Index or the so-called GDP deflator.

Most countries try to keep inflation somewhere around 2-3 percent per year. That is too low to cause any problems for the businesses and households. At the same time, it is comfortably away from negative inflation, i.e. from deflation. Of course, this target is often missed.
Definition: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Inflation 16.5 2023 percent
 Exchange rate regimes 5 2022 index points
 USD exchange rate 293.3682 10/2024 Local Currency Units per USD
 Money supply (broad money) 13,747.93 6/2024 billion
 Consumer Price Index (CPI) 203.1000 9/2024 index points
 Inflation, monthly -0.49 9/2024 percent
 Inflation, annual -0.20 9/2024 percent
 Private sector credit 7,512.35 6/2024 billion
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