Sri Lanka — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Sri Lanka, 1960–2025.
Inflation for Sri Lanka was -4.76% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 49.72% in 2022.
Sri Lanka ranks 186 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 99%. The median for South Asia is 3.56%, so Sri Lanka sits below it. It peaked in 2022 and has fallen 110% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 226%. Within South Asia it ranks 6 of 6 economies; India (2.40%) is just above it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1507% in 1967. That is 155% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 60th of 63 in 1960 → 29th of 92 in 1970 → 17th of 106 in 1980 → 28th of 131 in 1990 → 49th of 163 in 2000 → 46th of 186 in 2010 → 28th of 178 in 2020 → 169th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -4.76% | -4.3 pp |
| 2024 | -0.43% | -17.0 pp |
| 2023 | 16.54% | -33.2 pp |
| 2022 | 49.72% | +42.7 pp |
| 2021 | 7.01% | +0.9 pp |
| 2020 | 6.15% | +2.6 pp |
| 2019 | 3.53% | +1.4 pp |
| 2018 | 2.14% | -5.6 pp |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +3.7 pp |
| 2016 | 3.96% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 3.77% | +0.6 pp |
| 2014 | 3.18% | -3.7 pp |
| 2013 | 6.91% | -0.6 pp |
| 2012 | 7.54% | +0.8 pp |
| 2011 | 6.72% | +0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 6.22% | +2.8 pp |
| 2009 | 3.46% | -19.1 pp |
| 2008 | 22.56% | +6.7 pp |
| 2007 | 15.84% | +5.8 pp |
| 2006 | 10.02% | -1.6 pp |
| 2005 | 11.64% | +4.1 pp |
| 2004 | 7.58% | +1.3 pp |
| 2003 | 6.31% | -3.2 pp |
| 2002 | 9.55% | -4.6 pp |
| 2001 | 14.16% | +8.0 pp |
| 2000 | 6.18% | +1.5 pp |
| 1999 | 4.69% | -4.7 pp |
| 1998 | 9.36% | -0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 9.57% | -6.4 pp |
| 1996 | 15.94% | +8.3 pp |
| 1995 | 7.67% | -0.8 pp |
| 1994 | 8.45% | -3.3 pp |
| 1993 | 11.75% | +0.4 pp |
| 1992 | 11.38% | -0.8 pp |
| 1991 | 12.19% | -9.3 pp |
| 1990 | 21.5% | +9.9 pp |
| 1989 | 11.57% | -2.4 pp |
| 1988 | 13.99% | +6.3 pp |
| 1987 | 7.72% | -0.3 pp |
| 1986 | 7.98% | +6.5 pp |
| 1985 | 1.48% | -15.2 pp |
| 1984 | 16.64% | +2.7 pp |
| 1983 | 13.96% | +3.1 pp |
| 1982 | 10.83% | -7.1 pp |
| 1981 | 17.97% | -8.2 pp |
| 1980 | 26.15% | +15.4 pp |
| 1979 | 10.73% | -1.4 pp |
| 1978 | 12.14% | +10.9 pp |
| 1977 | 1.22% | -0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 1.33% | -5.3 pp |
| 1975 | 6.63% | -5.7 pp |
| 1974 | 12.3% | +2.7 pp |
| 1973 | 9.63% | +3.3 pp |
| 1972 | 6.35% | +3.7 pp |
| 1971 | 2.67% | -3.2 pp |
| 1970 | 5.87% | -1.6 pp |
| 1969 | 7.46% | +1.6 pp |
| 1968 | 5.86% | +3.7 pp |
| 1967 | 2.19% | +2.3 pp |
| 1966 | -0.16% | -0.4 pp |
| 1965 | 0.22% | -3.0 pp |
| 1964 | 3.2% | +0.9 pp |
| 1963 | 2.27% | +0.8 pp |
| 1962 | 1.5% | +0.4 pp |
| 1961 | 1.13% | +2.7 pp |
| 1960 | -1.54% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Sri Lanka’s Inflation in 1961?
1.13% (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Sri Lanka’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -208.4% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -4.76%; 2024: -0.43%; 2023: 16.54%; 2022: 49.72%; 2021: 7.01%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.