Sri Lanka

GDP growth in Sri Lanka

GDP growth in Sri Lanka: 5.8% a year in 1980 and 5% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
5% a year
Since 1980
−0.9 percentage points
Rank, 2025
34 of 143
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
3.5% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% a year · IMF

GDP growth in Sri LankaGDP growth in Sri Lanka: 5.8% a year in 1980 and 5% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 3.5% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 3.5% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 12.2% a year in 1996, the lowest -7.3% a year in 2022.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearSri Lanka
20255
20245
2023-2
2022-7.3
20214.2
2020-4.6
2019-0.2
20182.3
20176.5
20165.1
20154.2
20146.4
20134.1
20128.6
20118.7
20108
20093.5
20086
20076.8
20067.7
20056.2
20045.4
20035.9
20023.7
2001-1.9
20008.4
19992.9
1998-1.6
199710.3
199612.2
19956.1
19948
19937.5
1992-3.1
199110.8
19906.2
19892.3
19882.7
19871.5
19864.3
19855
19846.7
19833.3
19825.2
19815.3
19805.8
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearSri Lanka
20264
20273.7
20283.5
20293.5
20303.5
20313.5

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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