Sri Lanka: Economic growth forecast

The latest value from 2024 is 5.01 percent, an increase from -2.33 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 3.23 percent, based on data from 186 countries. Historically, the average for Sri Lanka from 1980 to 2024 is 4.48 percent. The minimum value, -7.35 percent, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 12.16 percent was recorded in 1996. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Year-on-year percent changes in constant price GDP. The base year is country-specific. Expenditure-based GDP is the total final expenditure at purchasers prices including the f.o.b. value of exports of goods and services, less the f.o.b. value of imports of goods and services. The series includes actual historical values for past years and forecast values for the current and the next few years.