Manufacturing, value added in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Manufacturing, value added was 6.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in Sri Lanka, 1962–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing, value added in Sri Lanka stood at 6.2%.
That represents a change of down 18.6% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Sri Lanka peaked at 15.5% in 1968 and was at its lowest, -12.7%, in 2022.
Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 191 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 | 7.3% | 1.2% | 15.5% | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.1% | -3.9% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 1.8% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 4.4% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | -4.2% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.0% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | -12.7% | 7.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 36 Kazakhstan 6.4% compare
- 37 Papua New Guinea 6.3% compare
- 38 Uruguay 6.2% compare
- 40 Cape Verde 6.2% compare
- 41 Bangladesh 5.8% compare
- 42 Ghana 5.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- 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 manufacturing, value added in Sri Lanka?
- Manufacturing, value added in Sri Lanka was 6.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 1968.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.7% in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Sri Lanka ranks 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.