GDP in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: GDP was 32.75 trillion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP in Sri Lanka, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp in Sri Lanka is 32.75 trillion current LCU, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 183.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 32.75 trillion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.71 billion current LCU, in 1960.
Sri Lanka ranks 40th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.36 billion current LCU | 6.71 billion current LCU | 11.70 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.34 billion current LCU | 13.66 billion current LCU | 52.39 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 153.86 billion current LCU | 66.53 billion current LCU | 251.89 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 664.82 billion current LCU | 321.78 billion current LCU | 1.11 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.64 trillion current LCU | 1.26 trillion current LCU | 4.84 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.39 trillion current LCU | 6.63 trillion current LCU | 15.91 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.62 trillion current LCU | 15.65 trillion current LCU | 32.75 trillion current LCU | 6 |
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- DEC alternative conversion factor 300.95 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 2.39 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 7.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 3.79 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 12.59 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -608.65 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -2.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 1.48 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 4,670 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 32.14 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp in Sri Lanka?
- Gdp in Sri Lanka was 32.75 trillion current LCU in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 32.75 trillion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.71 billion current LCU in 1960.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for gdp?
- Sri Lanka ranks 40th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 183.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.