International statistics Basic indicators: Sri Lanka

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km2202261,860
GDP, current prices bn US$202499.0
GDP per capita, current prices US$20244,325
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20245.0
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %20241.2
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP20238.3
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202325.6
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202359.9
Population 1,000202322,037.0
Population, female % of total202351.6
Population density inhab. per km22022359
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202322.4
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population202311.7
Fertility rate, total births per woman20231.97
Life expectancy at birth - men years202374.2
Life expectancy at birth - women years202380.6
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhabitants202112
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhabitants202040
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births20235
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number202322
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number202317
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhabitants20232,070
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20231.8
Labour force participation rate %202449.7
Labour force 1,00020248,959
Self-employed persons %202341.8
Unemployment rate %20245.0
Youth unemployment rate %202422.3
Long-term unemployment rate % of unemployed persons202231.9
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$20233,540
Household con­sumption exp. on food % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture202329.50
Household con­sumption exp. on housing % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture20237.58
Industrial production - Manufacturing index 2010 = 1002015125.4
Agricultural land % of land area202245.5
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area202238.3
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area20222.4
Forest area % of land area202234.1
Import of goods, total bn US$202316.4
Export of goods, total bn US$202312.1
Import of goods from Germany mn US$2023258.8
Export of goods to Germany mn US$2023603.9
Exports of goods and services % of GDP202320.5
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201920
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20160.88
Rail route length km20191,562
Primary energy use kg oe per capita2022474
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20230.97
Resident patent applications per mn inhab.20238
Research and development expenditure % of GDP20220.1
Researchers per million inhabitants202294
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.20237.4
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.2023142.3
Internet users per 100 inhab.202351.2
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.20238.8
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.202368.5

As at 22 May 2025

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