National accounts
GDP and value added by industry, expenditure, savings and provincial GDP.
1,738 series · 16 tables · 1950–2026
from CBSL, DCS, IMF and the World Bank
Real GDP growth, by quarter
Per cent, quarterly
Real GDP growth, by year
Per cent, annual
GDP at current prices
Rs trillion, annual
GDP per head
US dollars, annual
Agriculture, share of GDP
Per cent, annual
Industry, share of GDP
Per cent, annual
Services, share of GDP
Per cent, annual
Investment, share of GDP
Per cent, annual
Key figures
Real GDP growth, latest quarter4.17%2026 Q2, 4.96% a year earlier Real GDP growth, latest year4.95%2025, 4.99% a year earlier GDP at current pricesRs32.75tn2025, +8.8% on a year earlier GDP per headUS$5,0032025, +10.0% on a year earlier Agriculture, share of GDP8.36%2025, no change on a year earlier Industry, share of GDP25.44%2025, no change on a year earlier Services, share of GDP54.63%2025, −2.9 pts on a year earlier Investment, share of GDP29.60%2025, +3.3 pts on a year earlierEvery figure is as the Department of Census and Statistics publishes it; the change on a year earlier is calculated by Macro Lab. Agriculture, industry and services add up to GDP with taxes less subsidies on products, the rest.
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Headline
The size of the economy and how fast it grows.
Gross domestic productGDP at constant and current prices, and the value added and taxes that make it up.7 indicators, quarterly and annual, 1970–2026, from CBSL and DCSFrom: CBSL Economic and Social Statistics; CBSL SDDS 'More Data' workbooks; DCS national accounts spreadsheetsOpen table
Long-run series since 1950GDP, growth, GDP per head and the shares of each sector, one line each since 1950.12 indicators, annual, 1950–2025, from DCSFrom: CBSL Annual Economic Review statistical appendixOpen table
Main breakdowns
GDP from its three sides: what is produced, what is spent, what is earned.
Value added by industryValue added in agriculture, industry and services, and some 50 activities within them.54 indicators, quarterly and annual, 2010–2026, from CBSL and DCSFrom: CBSL Economic and Social Statistics; DCS national accounts spreadsheetsOpen table
GDP by expenditureConsumption, investment, exports and imports: GDP by what it is spent on.19 indicators, quarterly and annual, 2015–2026, from DCSFrom: DCS national accounts spreadsheets; DCS national accounts time-series workbook (quarterly expenditure)Open table
GDP by incomeCompensation of employees, operating surplus and mixed income, taxes on production.11 indicators, annual, 2015–2025, from DCSFrom: DCS national accounts time-series workbook (income approach)Open table
Investment and savingsInvestment and domestic and national savings, and the gap between them.15 indicators, annual, 2019–2025, from DCSFrom: CBSL Economic and Social StatisticsOpen table
Detail
Finer breakdowns of consumption, investment and GDP by province.
Household consumption by purpose (COICOP)Household spending by purpose: food, housing, transport, health and more.18 indicators, annual, 2015–2025, from DCSFrom: DCS national accounts time-series workbook (COICOP/COFOG/GCF)Open table
Government consumption by function (COFOG)Government spending by function: defence, education, health and more.13 indicators, annual, 2015–2025, from DCSFrom: DCS national accounts time-series workbook (COICOP/COFOG/GCF)Open table
Capital formationInvestment by type of asset: buildings, machinery, transport equipment.12 indicators, annual, 2015–2025, from DCSFrom: DCS national accounts time-series workbook (COICOP/COFOG/GCF)Open table
Provincial GDPGDP of each of the nine provinces, by industry, with each province's share and GDP per head.57 indicators × 9 provinces, annual, 2016–2024, from CBSLFrom: CBSL Economic and Social StatisticsOpen table
For specialists
Revisions, the supply and use accounts, and an older base year.
GDP as first published and revisedEach quarter's GDP as first published and as revised since.5 indicators, quarterly and annual, 2015–2026, from DCSFrom: DCS National Accounts ReportsOpen table
GDP growth revisionsEvery published estimate of each quarter's growth rate, by release.91 indicators, quarterly and annual, 2015–2026, from DCSFrom: DCS National Accounts ReportsOpen table
Supply and use accounts, 2015Stopped 2015The 2015 supply and use accounts: production, income, goods and services.51 indicators, annual, 2015, from DCS; no new readings since 2015From: DCS National Accounts ReportsOpen table
GDP by broad sector, 2002 baseStopped 2017GDP in agriculture, industry and services on the 2002 base, to 2017.6 indicators, quarterly, 2002–2017, from CBSL; no new readings since 2017 Q2From: CBSL SDDS 'More Data' workbooksOpen table
International sources
The same economy through the IMF, the World Bank and other international bodies.
IMF World Economic OutlookThe IMF's World Economic Outlook series for Sri Lanka, annual; the April 2026 edition gives no projections for Sri Lanka.16 indicators, annual, 1980–2024, from IMFFrom: IMF data (WEO, PCPS, IMTS)Open table
World Bank indicatorsWorld Bank World Development Indicators for Sri Lanka, annual (CC BY 4.0).33 indicators, annual, 1970–2024, from the World BankFrom: World Bank: World Development Indicators and International Debt StatisticsOpen table