International statistics Basic indicators: Sri Lanka

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km2201961,864
GDP, current prices bn US$202182.5
GDP per capita, current prices US$20213,743
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20213.6
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %20216.0
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP20219.0
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202127.8
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202157.5
Population 1,000202122,156.0
Population, female % of total202152.1
Population density inhab. per km22021358
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202123.4
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population202111.6
Fertility rate, total births per woman20202.17
Life expectancy at birth - men years202073.8
Life expectancy at birth - women years202080.4
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhab.202012
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhab.201742
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births20206
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number201926
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number201822
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhab.20191,495
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20182.1
Labour force participation rate %202148.6
Labour force 1,00020217,999
Self-employed persons %202140.5
Unemployment rate %20215.4
Youth unemployment rate %202126.1
Long-term unemployment rate % of unemployed persons201934.3
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$20213,820
Household con­sumption exp. on food % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture202030.90
Household con­sumption exp. on housing % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture202010.43
Agricultural land % of land area201945.4
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area201938.3
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area20192.5
Forest area % of land area201934.2
Import of goods, total bn US$202121.5
Export of goods, total bn US$202113.3
Import of goods from Germany mn US$2021371.9
Export of goods to Germany mn US$2021811.3
Exports of goods and services % of GDP202117.7
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201920
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20160.88
Rail route length km20161,562
Primary energy use kg oe per capita2014516
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20201.13
Resident patent applications per mn inhab.202016
Research and development expenditure % of GDP20170.1
Researchers per million inhabitants2017106
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.202011.3
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.2020138.8
Internet users per 100 inhab.202035.0
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.20209.3
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.202071.7

As at 21 July 2022

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