Economic Indicators for Sri Lanka


LastPreviousHighestLowestUnit
Current account balance1.85-1.953.46-16.28Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index308.29264.53308.292.67
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )16.5449.7249.721.22Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate11.2411.5518.896.96%
Interest rates7.106.969.25-13.17Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt73.5168.59105.5266.75% of GDP
Budget ( government finance )97.99106.55112.6090.44
Human Capital Index0.600.590.600.58Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered17,447.0018,105.0018,105.004,062.00Number
Time required to start a business8.009.0056.008.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse86.0086.00177.0086.00Days
Armed forces Personnel317,000.00317,000.00317,000.0021,600.00Total
Exports of goods and services20.5321.5639.0215.46Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services22.1725.1254.8021.63Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP8474943USD Billions
GDP Growth-2.30-7.358.67-7.35Percentage (%)
Hospital beds4.024.004.022.20Per 1,000 people
Physicians1.191.211.210.13Per 1,000 people
Labor force8,713,397.008,789,412.008,789,412.006,504,657.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education5.373.8710.723.87Percentage (%)
Fertility rate1.971.993.851.97Total
Population23232314Thousands