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Sri Lanka (UK: , US: ; Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා, romanized: Śrī Laṅkā (IPA: [ʃriː laŋkaː]); Tamil: இலங்கை, romanized: Ilaṅkai (IPA: [ilaŋɡaj])), historically known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian peninsula by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. It shares a maritime border with the Maldives in the southwest and India in the northwest. Sri Lanka has a population of approximately 22 million and is home to many cultures, languages and ethnicities. The Sinhalese people form the majority of the population, followed by the Sri Lankan Tamils, who are the largest minority group and are concentrated in northern Sri Lanka; both groups have played an influential role in the island's history. Other long-established groups include the Moors, Indian Tamils, Burghers, Malays, Chinese, and Vedda.Sri Lanka's documented history goes back 3,000 years, with evidence of prehistoric human settlements dating back 125,000 years. The earliest known Buddhist writings of Sri Lanka, known collectively as the Pāli canon, date to the fourth Buddhist council, which took place ... [More]
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Sri Lanka Currency Markets

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
TWD/LKR Ask 9.7495 - 9.7488 9.7495 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/18 Time 18:22
NZD/LKR Ask 188.26 - 187.89 188.26 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/18 Time 13:08
TRY/LKR Ask 9.55 - 9.55 9.55 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/18 Time 11:43
ZAR/LKR Ask 16.41 - 16.41 16.41 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/18 Time 11:43
SEK/LKR Ask 29.79 - 29.79 29.79 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/18 Time 11:43
SGD/LKR Ask 230.59 - 230.59 230.59 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/18 Time 11:43

Sri Lanka Indices

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
CSE All-Share 11320.85 - 11320.85 11320.85 15.86 0.14% 2024/03/19 Time 6:41
CSE All-Share 11175.4 - 11175.4 11175.4 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/13 Time 16:55
S&P Sri Lanka 20 3181.33 - 3181.33 3181.33 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/13 Time 16:55

Sri Lanka Stocks

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
Softlogic Capital 7.3 - 7.3 7.3 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/16 Time 23:20
Sierra Cables PLC 12.8 - 12.8 12.8 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/16 Time 23:20
First Capital Treasuries 25.9 - 25.9 25.9 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/16 Time 23:20
Bukit Darah PLC 400 - 400 400 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/16 Time 23:20
Brown & Co PLC 109.25 - 109.25 109.25 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/16 Time 23:20
Kelani Cables PLC 282.5 - 282.5 282.5 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/16 Time 23:20

Sri Lanka Bonds

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
Sri Lanka 3Y 11.755 - 11.755 11.755 0.00 0.01% 2024/03/19 Time 6:07
Sri Lanka 9Y 13.226 - 13.226 13.226 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/18 Time 15:20
Sri Lanka 10Y 13.425 - 13.425 13.425 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/18 Time 15:20
Sri Lanka 15Y 13.477 - 13.477 13.477 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/18 Time 15:20
Sri Lanka 2Y 11.354 - 11.354 11.354 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/18 Time 15:20
Sri Lanka 4Y 12.5 - 12.5 12.5 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/18 Time 15:20

Economic Indicators + Forecasts

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  • Forecast

Indicator Last Time Previous Metric
Balance of Trade
541 -1101 -487 541
Bank Lending Rate
11.91 5.51 12.13 27.89
Banks Balance Sheet
17273329 335514 17000421 17273329
Building Permits
1279 1021 1280 4505
Business Confidence
93 20 81 136
CPI Housing Utilities
159 105 158 159
CPI Transportation
240 89.5 235 252
Capacity Utilization
62 62 69 82
Car Registrations
108 41 129 15017
Cash Reserve Ratio
2 2 2 11
Central Bank Balance Sheet
4204837 297382 3910292 4957666
Changes in Inventories
2555897 -64200 229520 2555897
Competitiveness Index
57.11 19 Dec 56 Points
Competitiveness Rank
84 19 Dec 85
Consumer Price Index CPI
201 6.4 201 201
Consumer Spending
14973295 2992 11814865 14973295
Core Consumer Prices
194 47.7 190 194
Core Inflation Rate
2.2 0.6 0.6 50.2
Coronavirus Cases
672317 0 672304 672317
Coronavirus Deaths
16856 0 16855 16856
Coronavirus Vaccination Rate
184 0 183 184
Coronavirus Vaccination Total
40116590 0 40013344 40116590
Corporate Tax Rate
24 15 24 42
Corruption Index
34 31 36 40
Corruption Rank
115 52 101 115
Credit Rating
11 23 Jul
Currency
325 93.87 326 372
Current Account
639 -1695 49.11 639
Current Account to GDP
-1.9 -19.3 -3.8 -0.4
Ease of Doing Business
99 19 Dec 100
Employed Persons
8006250 4962105 8014492 8554179
Employment Rate
95.3 91 94.8 96.3
Export Prices
191 42.89 241 366
Exports
1512 251 1002 1512
External Debt
52653 37098 52335 55624
Fiscal Expenditure
4472556 22 Dec 3521735 LKR Million
Food Inflation
3.5 -5.2 3.3 94.9
Foreign Direct Investment
159 20 114 961
Foreign Exchange Reserves
4426 1272 4392 9936
Full Year GDP Growth
-2.3 -7.8 -7.8 5
GDP
74.4 1.24 88.55 94.49
GDP Annual Growth Rate
4.5 -17.1 1.6 16.12
GDP Constant Prices
3087989 1414948 2987544 3537999
GDP Deflator
201 100 134 201
GDP From Agriculture
246416 124301 226505 278977
GDP From Construction
181921 77176 183680 499724
GDP From Manufacturing
1535958 270409 1888667 2219087
GDP From Mining
36398 29585 40000 87620
GDP From Public Administration
175386 82170 150884 182089
GDP From Services
1944088 793066 1778118 2035646
GDP From Transport
393956 135720 334663 412964
GDP From Utilities
44427 16596 39349 51092
GDP per capita
3988 652 4331 4496
GDP per capita PPP
12200 4040 13251 13753
Gold Reserves
0.47 0.47 0.47 23.1
Government Budget
-10.2 -11.7 -11.7 -5
Government Budget Value
-2459967 22 Dec -2057925 LKR Million
Government Debt
27492031 22 Dec 24945905 LKR Million
Government Debt to GDP
114 16.3 100 114
Government Revenues
2012589 22 Dec 1463811 LKR Million
Government Spending
1727261 22 Dec 1610287 LKR Million
Gross Fixed Capital Formation
5644020 357 4370577 5644020
Gross National Product
16402705 4115 14567811 16402705
Housing Index
1574 124 1642 1793
IP Addresses
85420 17 Mar 107335 IP
Import Prices
227 33.69 273 394
Imports
971 408 1489 2241
Industrial Production
1.96 -47.38 7.26 91.75
Inflation Rate
5.9 -0.9 6.4 67.4
Inflation Rate Mom
2.9 -3.51 0.89 12.8
Interbank Rate
6.96 0.13 6.96 27.58
Interest Rate
9 4.5 9 15.5
Internet Speed
8527 17 Mar 7307 KBps
Labor Force Participation Rate
48.8 46.9 48.6 54.7
Lending Rate
10 5.5 10 23
Manufacturing PMI
56 24.2 55.6 67.3
Manufacturing Production
2.9 -48.7 8.8 87.9
Military Expenditure
1054 22 Dec 1703 USD Million
Minimum Wages
12500 10000 12500 12500
Money Supply M0
1186503 602 1104810 1186503
Money Supply M1
1658043 6091 1507036 1658043
Money Supply M2
13189113 11297 11243554 13189113
Personal Income Tax Rate
18 15 18 35
Personal Savings
30.8 13.9 29.4 33
Population
22.18 9.87 22.16 22.18
Private Sector Credit
16873641 4011 8330847 16873641
Producer Prices
246 77.1 241 253
Producer Prices Change
-3.9 -7.6 -7.4 103
Remittances
476 205 488 813
Services PMI
53 29.8 60.1 71
Stock Market
11337 0 11318 13593
Terms of Trade
84.41 71.39 88.5 161
Terrorism Index
4.84 0.46 5.45 7.13
Tourism Revenues
342 0.5 269 475
Tourist Arrivals
218350 0 208253 253169
Unemployed Persons
443683 282648 399999 953794
Unemployment Rate
4.7 3.7 5.2 16.6
Youth Unemployment Rate
25.8 15.4 22.4 38.1
Indicator Actual Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Metric
Balance of Trade 541 -460 -400 -480 -140 541
Bank Lending Rate 11.91 10.91 9.91 9.91 8.91 27.89
Business Confidence 93 92 100 96 86 136
CPI Housing Utilities 159 168 163 155 162 159
CPI Transportation 240 244 248 253 257 252
Consumer Price Index CPI 201 207 205 203 205 201
Consumer Spending 14973295 15197895 14973295
Core Consumer Prices 194 196 197 198 198 194
Core Inflation Rate 2.2 4.2 5.6 5 4.5 50.2
Currency 325 326 326 327 327 372
Current Account to GDP -1.9 -1.3 -0.4
Exports 1512 1020 1110 1070 1500 1512
Fiscal Expenditure 4472556 4174933 LKR Million
Food Inflation 3.5 5 6 5 9 94.9
Foreign Exchange Reserves 4426 3300 3350 3450 3600 9936
Full Year GDP Growth -2.3 3.3 5
GDP 74.4 76.86 94.49
GDP Annual Growth Rate 4.5 3.2 1.7 1.7 1.5 16.12
GDP Constant Prices 3087989 3213841 2641596 3038332 3134309 3537999
GDP Deflator 201 211 201
GDP From Agriculture 246416 232144 233203 230356 250112 278977
GDP From Construction 181921 198521 190376 186803 184650 499724
GDP From Manufacturing 1535958 2173181 1689920 1920774 1558997 2219087
GDP From Mining 36398 42479 37362 40680 36944 87620
GDP From Public Administration 175386 142246 158620 153449 178017 182089
GDP From Services 1944088 1996738 1567697 1808346 1973249 2035646
GDP From Transport 393956 426179 278253 340352 399865 412964
GDP From Utilities 44427 43446 45334 40018 45093 51092
GDP per capita 3988 4120 4496
GDP per capita PPP 12200 12603 13753
Government Budget -10.2 -9.1 -5
Government Budget Value -2459967 -1974933 LKR Million
Government Debt to GDP 114 165 114
Government Revenues 2012589 2200000 LKR Million
Government Spending 1727261 1766988 LKR Million
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 5644020 5728681 5644020
Gross National Product 16402705 16648746 16402705
Imports 971 1480 1510 1550 1640 2241
Industrial Production 1.96 4.8 3.6 1.5 2.5 91.75
Inflation Rate 5.9 6.1 6.4 5.8 5 67.4
Inflation Rate Mom 2.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 12.8
Interest Rate 9 8 7 7 6 15.5
Lending Rate 10 9 8 8 7 23
Manufacturing PMI 56 48 50 52 51 67.3
Minimum Wages 12500 12500 12500
Population 22.18 23.1 22.18
Private Sector Credit 16873641 9025585 8259182 8407381 17126746 16873641
Producer Prices 246 255 242 249 258 253
Producer Prices Change -3.9 3 6 7 7 103
Services PMI 53 53 56 56 54 71
Stock Market 11337 10606 10521 10437 10353 13593
Tourism Revenues 342 300 300 300 300 475
Unemployment Rate 4.7 5.5 5.4 5.1 5.1 16.6
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