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Sri Lanka

LK

Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte · pop. 22M · Sinhala, Tamil · Sri Lankan rupee

Trajectories

economic complexity

#83

A major climb in export sophistication, from #114 in 1995.

2024 · −0.04

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers30
whenvaluechange
1995−0.90
1996low−0.94−0.04 pts
1997−0.86+0.08 pts
1998−0.860 pts
1999−0.74+0.12 pts
2000−0.69+0.05 pts
2001−0.59+0.10 pts
2002−0.66−0.08 pts
2003−0.60+0.07 pts
2004−0.48+0.12 pts
2005−0.53−0.05 pts
2006−0.38+0.14 pts
2007−0.50−0.12 pts
2008−0.53−0.03 pts
2009−0.65−0.12 pts
2010−0.60+0.06 pts
2011−0.62−0.03 pts
2012−0.37+0.25 pts
2013−0.48−0.11 pts
2014−0.39+0.09 pts
2015−0.45−0.06 pts
2016−0.40+0.05 pts
2017−0.26+0.14 pts
2018−0.34−0.08 pts
2019−0.32+0.02 pts
2020−0.33−0.01 pts
2021−0.23+0.11 pts
2022−0.230 pts
2023−0.20+0.03 pts
2024latest−0.04+0.15 pts

economic momentum

$4,516

Quadrupled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $4,516

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers35
whenvaluechange
1990low$491
1991$546+11.2%
1992$580+6.1%
1993$607+4.8%
1994$678+11.7%
1995$742+9.4%
1996$776+4.6%
1997$827+6.6%
1998$848+2.5%
1999$829−2.1%
2000$860+3.7%
2001$804−6.6%
2002$835+3.9%
2003$946+13.3%
2004$1,029+8.7%
2005$1,207+17.4%
2006$1,389+15.0%
2007$1,579+13.7%
2008$1,974+25.0%
2009$2,027+2.7%
2010$2,808+38.6%
2011$3,225+14.8%
2012$3,328+3.2%
2013$3,739+12.4%
2014$3,972+6.2%
2015$4,058+2.2%
2016$4,149+2.3%
2017$4,399+6.0%
2018$4,359−0.9%
2019$4,082−6.3%
2020$3,848−5.7%
2021$3,997+3.9%
2022$3,343−16.4%
2023$3,799+13.6%
2024latest$4,516+18.9%

prices

−0.4%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · −0.4%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
199021.5%
199112.2%−9.31 pts
199211.4%−0.80 pts
199311.7%+0.36 pts
19948.4%−3.30 pts
19957.7%−0.77 pts
199615.9%+8.26 pts
19979.6%−6.36 pts
19989.4%−0.21 pts
19994.7%−4.67 pts
20006.2%+1.48 pts
200114.2%+7.98 pts
20029.6%−4.61 pts
20036.3%−3.24 pts
20047.6%+1.26 pts
200511.6%+4.06 pts
200610.0%−1.62 pts
200715.8%+5.82 pts
200822.6%+6.72 pts
20093.5%−19.1 pts
20106.2%+2.75 pts
20116.7%+0.50 pts
20127.5%+0.83 pts
20136.9%−0.63 pts
20143.2%−3.73 pts
20153.8%+0.59 pts
20164.0%+0.19 pts
20177.7%+3.75 pts
20182.1%−5.57 pts
20193.5%+1.39 pts
20206.2%+2.63 pts
20217.0%+0.86 pts
2022high49.7%+42.7 pts
202316.5%−33.2 pts
2024latest−0.4%−17.0 pts

demographic curve

2.0 children per woman

Near replacement (2.1): the population is stabilising. Fell from 3.7 in 1980.

2024 · 2.0

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
the numbers65
whenvaluechange
1960high5.4
19615.2−2.1%
19625.2−1.2%
19635.1−1.1%
19645.1−1.2%
19654.9−2.4%
19664.8−2.1%
19674.8−0.8%
19684.7−2.7%
19694.5−3.4%
19704.4−2.5%
19714.3−2.8%
19724.2−2.6%
19734.0−3.7%
19743.9−3.6%
19753.8−1.0%
19763.8−0.9%
19773.7−1.1%
19783.8+1.8%
19793.8+0.3%
19803.7−2.5%
19813.6−2.0%
19823.3−9.0%
19833.1−6.2%
19843.0−3.5%
19852.9−3.7%
19862.7−5.3%
19872.6−3.6%
19882.6−3.0%
19892.6+0.5%
19902.5−1.4%
19912.5−1.1%
19922.5−1.1%
19932.4−2.0%
19942.4−1.4%
19952.4−2.2%
19962.3−2.9%
19972.2−3.1%
19982.1−3.6%
19992.1+0.3%
20002.2+3.3%
20012.3+3.2%
20022.3+1.2%
20032.3−0.4%
20042.3−1.3%
20052.3−0.4%
20062.3+1.3%
20072.3+0.1%
20082.2−2.7%
20092.2−2.4%
20102.1−2.1%
20112.1+0.5%
20122.2+1.4%
20132.2+0.2%
20142.1−2.0%
20152.1−2.1%
20162.1−1.3%
20172.0−0.9%
20182.0−0.5%
20192.0−0.5%
20202.0−0.7%
20212.0−0.6%
20222.0−0.6%
20232.0−0.5%
2024latest2.0−1.1%

Metrics

  1. population
    22M
    61 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $84B
    76 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $3,799
    109 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $1B
    77 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    1.6%
    74 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    66K km²
    124 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    333 /km²
    15 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    77.5 yr
    58 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    51%
    123 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    1.1 t
    113 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    20%
    165 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    2.0
    90 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    0.2%
    162 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    6.7%
    39 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. r&d % of gdp
    0.1%
    111 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. researchers per million
    94
    94 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  17. scientific articles / yr
    2,322
    68 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  18. high-tech exports %
    2%
    123 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  19. gini inequality
    38
    92 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  20. youth unemployment
    19%
    119 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  21. adult literacy
    93%
    48 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  22. democracy (v-dem)
    0.61
    40 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  23. clean government
    32
    109 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  24. press freedom
    42.2
    112 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  25. human development
    0.776
    76 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  26. refugees hosted
    232
    129 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  27. refugees produced
    147K
    21 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data