Labor force | 8.707 million (2023 est.) |
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Industrial production growth rate | -9.23% (2023 est.) |
Industries | processing of rubber, tea, coconuts, tobacco and other agricultural commodities; tourism; clothing and textiles; mining |
Population below poverty line | 14.3% (2019 est.) |
Taxes and other revenues | 7.28% (of GDP) (2022 est.) |
Fiscal year | |
Exchange rates | |
Currency | Sri Lankan rupees (LKR) per US dollar - |
Exchange rates 2021 | 198.764 (2021 est.) |
Exchange rates 2020 | 185.593 (2020 est.) |
Exchange rates 2019 | 178.745 (2019 est.) |
Exchange rates 2018 | 162.465 (2018 est.) |
Exchange rates 2017 | 152.446 (2017 est.) |
Debt - external | |
Debt - external 2022 | $37.487 billion (2022 est.) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021 | $3.137 billion (2021 est.) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2020 | $5.664 billion (2020 est.) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2019 | $7.648 billion (2019 est.) |
Current account balance | |
Current account balance 2023 | $1.559 billion (2023 est.) |
Current account balance 2022 | -$1.448 billion (2022 est.) |
Current account balance 2021 | -$3.284 billion (2021 est.) |
Public debt | |
Public debt 2017 | 79.1% of GDP (2017 est.) |
Budget | |
Revenues | $7.365 billion (2021 est.) |
Expenditures | $15.477 billion (2021 est.) |
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) | |
Remittances | |
Remittances 2023 | 6.4% of GDP (2023 est.) |
Remittances 2022 | 5.15% of GDP (2022 est.) |
Remittances 2021 | 6.23% of GDP (2021 est.) |
Household income | |
Lowest 10% | 3.1% (2019 est.) |
Highest 10% | 30.8% (2019 est.) |
Average household expenditures | |
On food | 26.8% of household expenditures (2022 est.) |
On alcohol and tobacco | 3.4% of household expenditures (2022 est.) |
Imports | |
Imports 2023 | $18.823 billion (2023 est.) |
Imports 2022 | $19.244 billion (2022 est.) |
Imports 2021 | $21.526 billion (2021 est.) |
Imports (partners) | India 34%, China 19%, UAE 5%, Malaysia 4%, Singapore 4% (2022) |
Comodities Imports force | refined petroleum, fabric, ships, cotton fabric, synthetic fabric (2022) |
Exports | |
Imports 2023 | $18.823 billion (2023 est.) |
Imports 2022 | $19.244 billion (2022 est.) |
Imports 2021 | $21.526 billion (2021 est.) |
Exports (partners) | US 24%, India 8%, UK 7%, Germany 6%, Italy 4% (2022) |
Comodities Exports force | garments, tea, used rubber tires, rubber products, precious stones (2022) |
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) | |
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023 | $287.132 billion (2023 est.) |
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022 | $293.885 billion (2022 est.) |
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021 | $317.188 billion (2021 est.) |
GDP (official exchange rate) | $84.357 billion (2023 est.) |
Real GDP Per capita | |
Real GDP per capita 2023 | $13,000 (2023 est.) |
Real GDP per capita 2022 | $13,200 (2022 est.) |
Real GDP per capita 2021 | $14,300 (2021 est.) |
GDP - composition, by sector of origin | |
Agriculture | 8.3% (2023 est.) |
Industry | 25.6% (2023 est.) |
Services | 59.9% (2023 est.) |
GDP - composition, by end use | |
Household consumption | 69.3% (2023 est.) |
Government consumption | 6.9% (2023 est.) |
Investment in fixed capital | 17.6% (2023 est.) |
Investment in inventories | 7.7% (2023 est.) |
Exports of goods and services | 20.4% (2023 est.) |
Imports of goods and services | -21.9% (2023 est.) |
Unemployment rate | |
Unemployment rate 2023 | 6.36% (2023 est.) |
Unemployment rate 2022 | 6.33% (2022 est.) |
Unemployment rate 2021 | 5.26% (2021 est.) |
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) | |
Total | 25.3% (2023 est.) |
Male | 20.9% (2023 est.) |
Female | 33.9% (2023 est.) |
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