Core consumer prices in Sri Lanka increased 2.70 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Core Inflation Rate in Sri Lanka averaged 7.67 percent from 2004 until 2025, 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 2.30 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.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 197.00 195.80 points Jan 2026
Core Consumer Prices 197.00 196.40 points Dec 2025
Core Inflation Rate 2.70 2.40 percent Dec 2025
CPI Housing Utilities 136.60 135.30 points Jan 2026
CPI Transportation 224.80 224.20 points Jan 2026
Export Prices 241.06 229.55 points Nov 2025
GDP Implicit Price Deflator 253.00 255.30 points Sep 2025
Import Prices 269.83 267.16 points Nov 2025
Inflation Rate YoY 2.30 2.10 percent Jan 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.60 1.20 percent Jan 2026


Sri Lanka Core Inflation Rate
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.70 2.40 50.20 0.60 2004 - 2025 percent Monthly
2013=100