Sri Lanka - GDP per capita

GDP per capita (current US$)

The latest value for GDP per capita (current US$) in Sri Lanka was $3,680.67 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $4,077.04 in 2017 and $117.07 in 1963.

Definition: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1960 $142.78
1961 $142.84
1962 $138.54
1963 $117.07
1964 $120.71
1965 $152.85
1966 $153.90
1967 $159.51
1968 $150.90
1969 $160.91
1970 $183.93
1971 $185.86
1972 $196.42
1973 $217.00
1974 $264.75
1975 $275.63
1976 $256.29
1977 $287.56
1978 $188.06
1979 $227.51
1980 $267.67
1981 $289.13
1982 $307.64
1983 $328.65
1984 $378.94
1985 $369.58
1986 $390.35
1987 $401.48
1988 $413.46
1989 $408.45
1990 $463.62
1991 $513.26
1992 $547.05
1993 $576.78
1994 $647.58
1995 $714.23
1996 $756.66
1997 $817.06
1998 $850.81
1999 $838.88
2000 $869.70
2001 $832.80
2002 $867.49
2003 $982.20
2004 $1,065.78
2005 $1,248.70
2006 $1,435.82
2007 $1,630.39
2008 $2,037.32
2009 $2,090.40
2010 $2,799.65
2011 $3,200.86
2012 $3,350.52
2013 $3,610.29
2014 $3,819.25
2015 $3,843.78
2016 $3,886.29
2017 $4,077.04
2018 $4,059.21
2019 $3,852.27
2020 $3,680.67

GDP per capita (current LCU)

The value for GDP per capita (current LCU) in Sri Lanka was 683,105.80 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 688,572.80 in 2019 and a minimum value of 673.29 in 1962.

Definition: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 679.63
1961 679.91
1962 673.29
1963 696.58
1964 718.25
1965 727.58
1966 732.56
1967 775.20
1968 897.83
1969 957.43
1970 1,094.37
1971 1,102.15
1972 1,172.65
1973 1,388.77
1974 1,760.56
1975 1,932.15
1976 2,155.37
1977 2,550.67
1978 2,935.59
1979 3,542.33
1980 4,424.56
1981 5,565.77
1982 6,401.95
1983 7,733.15
1984 9,640.15
1985 10,037.84
1986 10,937.63
1987 11,819.49
1988 13,152.01
1989 14,724.65
1990 18,572.57
1991 21,233.50
1992 23,977.40
1993 27,870.00
1994 32,003.36
1995 36,604.45
1996 41,820.43
1997 48,198.63
1998 54,834.81
1999 59,258.73
2000 66,975.31
2001 74,419.33
2002 82,984.23
2003 94,801.53
2004 107,846.70
2005 125,494.20
2006 149,202.00
2007 180,358.80
2008 220,710.80
2009 240,280.80
2010 316,540.90
2011 353,903.80
2012 427,538.00
2013 465,976.40
2014 498,659.70
2015 522,204.10
2016 565,772.90
2017 621,530.60
2018 659,478.90
2019 688,572.80
2020 683,105.80

GDP per capita (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for GDP per capita (constant 2010 US$) in Sri Lanka was 4,052.75 as of 2020. Over the past 59 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 4,225.11 in 2019 and 617.46 in 1961.

Definition: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1961 617.46
1962 626.14
1963 627.03
1964 636.37
1965 637.19
1966 653.34
1967 678.88
1968 701.42
1969 738.39
1970 750.17
1971 744.35
1972 726.79
1973 763.41
1974 778.10
1975 810.57
1976 822.19
1977 848.35
1978 880.27
1979 920.48
1980 958.29
1981 997.19
1982 1,023.18
1983 1,057.20
1984 1,095.51
1985 1,134.09
1986 1,166.71
1987 1,170.08
1988 1,182.37
1989 1,193.39
1990 1,253.72
1991 1,295.69
1992 1,337.36
1993 1,414.65
1994 1,479.86
1995 1,548.55
1996 1,596.51
1997 1,689.24
1998 1,759.69
1999 1,825.66
2000 1,923.41
2001 1,880.26
2002 1,939.35
2003 2,037.28
2004 2,130.14
2005 2,244.82
2006 2,398.43
2007 2,542.59
2008 2,674.75
2009 2,750.20
2010 2,950.39
2011 3,176.92
2012 3,462.94
2013 3,552.70
2014 3,694.30
2015 3,843.78
2016 3,972.10
2017 4,067.99
2018 4,157.28
2019 4,225.11
2020 4,052.75

GDP per capita (constant LCU)

The value for GDP per capita (constant LCU) in Sri Lanka was 434,810 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 453,302 in 2019 and a minimum value of 66,245 in 1961.

Definition: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1961 66,245
1962 67,177
1963 67,273
1964 68,275
1965 68,363
1966 70,095
1967 72,836
1968 75,254
1969 79,221
1970 80,484
1971 79,859
1972 77,975
1973 81,905
1974 83,481
1975 86,964
1976 88,211
1977 91,018
1978 94,442
1979 98,756
1980 102,812
1981 106,986
1982 109,775
1983 113,425
1984 117,535
1985 121,674
1986 125,173
1987 125,535
1988 126,854
1989 128,037
1990 134,509
1991 139,012
1992 143,483
1993 151,774
1994 158,771
1995 166,140
1996 171,286
1997 181,235
1998 188,793
1999 195,870
2000 206,359
2001 201,729
2002 208,068
2003 218,576
2004 228,538
2005 240,842
2006 257,323
2007 272,789
2008 286,968
2009 295,063
2010 316,541
2011 340,845
2012 371,531
2013 381,161
2014 396,353
2015 412,391
2016 426,158
2017 436,446
2018 446,026
2019 453,302
2020 434,810

GDP per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) in Sri Lanka was 13,225 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 13,623 in 2019 and 2,305 in 1990.

Definition: GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current international dollars based on the 2011 ICP round.

Source: World Bank, International Comparison Program database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 2,305
1991 2,463
1992 2,600
1993 2,816
1994 3,008
1995 3,214
1996 3,374
1997 3,634
1998 3,828
1999 4,029
2000 4,340
2001 4,335
2002 4,542
2003 4,860
2004 5,219
2005 5,671
2006 6,242
2007 6,795
2008 7,288
2009 7,550
2010 8,194
2011 9,008
2012 10,315
2013 10,852
2014 11,257
2015 11,557
2016 12,224
2017 12,584
2018 13,169
2019 13,623
2020 13,225

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2011 international $)

The latest value for GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2011 international $) in Sri Lanka was 12,537 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 13,070 in 2019 and 3,878 in 1990.

Definition: GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2011 international dollars.

Source: World Bank, International Comparison Program database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 3,878
1991 4,008
1992 4,137
1993 4,376
1994 4,578
1995 4,790
1996 4,939
1997 5,226
1998 5,443
1999 5,648
2000 5,950
2001 5,816
2002 5,999
2003 6,302
2004 6,589
2005 6,944
2006 7,419
2007 7,865
2008 8,274
2009 8,508
2010 9,127
2011 9,828
2012 10,712
2013 10,990
2014 11,428
2015 11,891
2016 12,287
2017 12,584
2018 12,860
2019 13,070
2020 12,537

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts