Sri Lanka - Inflation

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

The value for Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) in Sri Lanka was 6.15 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26.15 in 1980 and a minimum value of -1.54 in 1960.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1960 -1.54
1961 1.13
1962 1.50
1963 2.27
1964 3.20
1965 0.22
1966 -0.16
1967 2.19
1968 5.86
1969 7.46
1970 5.87
1971 2.67
1972 6.35
1973 9.63
1974 12.30
1975 6.63
1976 1.33
1977 1.22
1978 12.14
1979 10.73
1980 26.15
1981 17.97
1982 10.83
1983 13.96
1984 16.64
1985 1.48
1986 7.98
1987 7.72
1988 13.99
1989 11.57
1990 21.50
1991 12.19
1992 11.38
1993 11.75
1994 8.45
1995 7.67
1996 15.94
1997 9.57
1998 9.36
1999 4.69
2000 6.18
2001 14.16
2002 9.55
2003 6.31
2004 7.58
2005 11.64
2006 10.02
2007 15.84
2008 22.56
2009 3.46
2010 6.22
2011 6.72
2012 7.54
2013 6.91
2014 3.18
2015 3.77
2016 3.96
2017 7.70
2018 2.14
2019 3.53
2020 6.15

Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)

The value for Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Sri Lanka was 3.43 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 58 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 24.38 in 1974 and a minimum value of -2.35 in 1962.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.

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

See also:

Year Value
1962 -2.35
1963 3.31
1964 1.60
1965 1.17
1966 -1.80
1967 1.84
1968 12.10
1969 1.30
1970 12.51
1971 1.50
1972 8.97
1973 12.75
1974 24.38
1975 5.35
1976 9.98
1977 14.69
1978 10.92
1979 15.40
1980 19.98
1981 20.89
1982 12.10
1983 16.91
1984 20.30
1985 0.58
1986 5.92
1987 7.75
1988 10.12
1989 10.92
1990 20.06
1991 10.62
1992 9.40
1993 9.88
1994 9.77
1995 9.30
1996 10.82
1997 8.92
1998 9.21
1999 4.16
2000 7.28
2001 13.66
2002 8.11
2003 8.75
2004 8.80
2005 10.42
2006 11.28
2007 14.03
2008 16.33
2009 5.88
2010 22.80
2011 3.83
2012 10.83
2013 6.24
2014 2.91
2015 0.65
2016 4.84
2017 7.27
2018 3.83
2019 2.74
2020 3.43

Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %)

The latest value for Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %) in Sri Lanka was 3.43 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 20.06 in 1990 and 0.65 in 2015.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on World Bank national accounts data archives, OECD National Accounts, and the IMF WEO database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 20.06
1991 10.62
1992 9.40
1993 9.88
1994 9.77
1995 9.30
1996 10.82
1997 8.92
1998 9.21
1999 4.16
2000 7.28
2001 5.15
2002 8.11
2003 8.75
2004 8.80
2005 10.42
2006 11.28
2007 14.03
2008 16.33
2009 5.88
2010 7.30
2011 3.83
2012 10.83
2013 6.24
2014 2.91
2015 0.65
2016 4.84
2017 7.27
2018 3.83
2019 2.74
2020 3.43

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices