Core consumer prices in Sri Lanka increased 2.50 percent in March of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Core Inflation Rate in Sri Lanka averaged 7.61 percent from 2004 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 50.20 percent in September of 2022 and a record low of 0.60 percent in December of 2023. source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Core Inflation Rate in Sri Lanka is expected to be 2.90 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Sri Lanka Core Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 3.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.