Real GDP growth in Sri Lanka
Real GDP in Sri Lanka changed by 5.0% in 2025.
Sri Lanka, 2025
5.0%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
2.9%
Position in 2025
48th of 186
Real GDP growth in Sri Lanka over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sri Lanka | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.0% | 2.9% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | 2.9% |
| 2023 | -2.0% | 2.9% |
| 2022 | -7.3% | 3.4% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | 6.5% |
| 2020 | -4.6% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | -0.2% | 2.7% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | 3.3% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | 3.4% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | 2.8% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | 3.1% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | 3.2% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | 2.9% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | 2.7% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | 3.3% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | 4.5% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | 4.4% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | 4.5% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | 4.1% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | 4.5% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | 3.1% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | 2.3% |
| 2001 | -1.5% | 2.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 5.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 4.2%, the figure has changed by +0.7 percentage points.
- Among the 186 countries with data for 2025, Sri Lanka has the 48th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 2.9%.
More for Sri Lanka
All statistics for Sri Lanka
GDP in US dollars
US$108.8 billion
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$5,002 per person
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita, PPP
Int$14,583 per person
2025 · World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
US$4,670 per person
2025 · World Bank
Services share of GDP
54.6%
2025 · World Bank
Investment share of GDP
29.6%
2025 · World Bank