Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Sri Lanka's gdp annual growth rate stands at -0.7327% as of 2025-12-31, down from -0.5506% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1961 to 2025 (65 observations).
In 2025, Sri Lanka's gdp annual growth rate was -0.7327%, down from -0.5506% in 2024.
In 2024, Sri Lanka's gdp annual growth rate was -0.5506%, up from -0.6513% in 2023.
In 2023, Sri Lanka's gdp annual growth rate was -0.6513%, down from 0.1128% in 2022.
In 2022, Sri Lanka's gdp annual growth rate was 0.1128%, down from 1.08% in 2021.
In 2021, Sri Lanka's gdp annual growth rate was 1.08%, up from 0.5306% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.7327% | -0.1821% |
| 2024 | -0.5506% | +0.1007% |
| 2023 | -0.6513% | -0.7641% |
| 2022 | 0.1128% | -0.9627% |
| 2021 | 1.08% | +0.5448% |
| 2020 | 0.5306% | -0.0812% |
| 2019 | 0.6119% | -0.3946% |
| 2018 | 1.01% | -0.1375% |
| 2017 | 1.14% | +0.0106% |
| 2016 | 1.13% | +0.2135% |
| 2015 | 0.9198% | -0.0134% |
| 2014 | 0.9332% | +3.73% |
| 2013 | -2.8% | -3.56% |
| 2012 | 0.7606% | +0.1401% |
| 2011 | 0.6205% | +0.0313% |
| 2010 | 0.5892% | -0.0248% |
| 2009 | 0.614% | -0.0515% |
| 2008 | 0.6655% | -0.0207% |
| 2007 | 0.6862% | +0.0163% |
| 2006 | 0.6699% | +0.0302% |
| 2005 | 0.6397% | -0.04% |
| 2004 | 0.6798% | -0.0535% |
| 2003 | 0.7333% | -0.3091% |
| 2002 | 1.04% | -0.5379% |
| 2001 | 1.58% | -0.2416% |
| 2000 | 1.82% | -0.036% |
| 1999 | 1.86% | -0.0301% |
| 1998 | 1.89% | -0.0105% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | -0.024% |
| 1996 | 1.92% | +0.2676% |
| 1995 | 1.66% | +0.1982% |
| 1994 | 1.46% | -0.241% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | +0.1086% |
| 1992 | 1.59% | +0.8405% |
| 1991 | 0.7487% | +0.1113% |
| 1990 | 0.6374% | -0.4139% |
| 1989 | 1.05% | +0.0384% |
| 1988 | 1.01% | -0.1582% |
| 1987 | 1.17% | -0.0253% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | +0.5362% |
| 1985 | 0.6603% | +0.316% |
| 1984 | 0.3442% | -0.3223% |
| 1983 | 0.6665% | -0.5653% |
| 1982 | 1.23% | -0.4474% |
| 1981 | 1.68% | -0.1447% |
| 1980 | 1.82% | -0.0418% |
| 1979 | 1.87% | +0.0267% |
| 1978 | 1.84% | +0.0247% |
| 1977 | 1.81% | +0.002% |
| 1976 | 1.81% | +0.0003% |
| 1975 | 1.81% | -0.0448% |
| 1974 | 1.86% | -0.0892% |
| 1973 | 1.95% | -0.0831% |
| 1972 | 2.03% | -0.1031% |
| 1971 | 2.13% | -0.1168% |
| 1970 | 2.25% | -0.0902% |
| 1969 | 2.34% | -0.0647% |
| 1968 | 2.4% | -0.0113% |
| 1967 | 2.42% | -0.0008% |
| 1966 | 2.42% | -0.0279% |
| 1965 | 2.44% | -0.0111% |
| 1964 | 2.46% | +0.0079% |
| 1963 | 2.45% | +0.0084% |
| 1962 | 2.44% | +0.0053% |
| 1961 | 2.43% | — |
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Sri Lanka's gdp annual growth rate is -0.7327% as of 2025-12-31, compared with -0.5506% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 2.46% (1964); the lowest is -2.8% (2013), across data from 1961 to 2025.
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.