Services, value added in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Services, value added was 59.45 billion current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Sri Lanka, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Sri Lanka stood at 59.45 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Sri Lanka peaked at 59.45 billion current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 582.59 million current US$, in 1963.
Sri Lanka ranks 75th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 768.89 million current US$ | 582.59 million current US$ | 931.69 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.37 billion current US$ | 1.08 billion current US$ | 1.65 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.60 billion current US$ | 1.70 billion current US$ | 3.28 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.11 billion current US$ | 3.77 billion current US$ | 8.16 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.68 billion current US$ | 8.37 billion current US$ | 24.25 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.52 billion current US$ | 31.08 billion current US$ | 50.66 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.30 billion current US$ | 42.31 billion current US$ | 59.45 billion current US$ | 6 |
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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 services, value added in Sri Lanka?
- Services, value added in Sri Lanka was 59.45 billion current US$ in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 59.45 billion current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 582.59 million current US$ in 1963.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for services, value added?
- Sri Lanka ranks 75th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. 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 Services, value added (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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 is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.