Sri Lanka GDP Annual Growth Rate 2003-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar

The Sri Lanka economy grew by 3.2 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2017, above the preliminary estimate of 1.4 percent and following a revised 2.87 percent expansion in the preceding period boosted by industry and services. Industrial activities rose 2.72 percent, compared to a flash 0.8 percent contraction and 3.85 percent growth in Q3; and services sector output advanced 3.22 percent, compared to a flash 1.4 percent gain and 2.75 percent growth in Q3. Agriculture expanded by 7.06 percent after shrinking by 2.97 percent. Considering 2017 as a whole, the GDP rose by 3.1 percent, easing from a 4.5 percent increase in 2016. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Sri Lanka averaged 5.89 percent from 2003 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 16.12 percent in the first quarter of 2012 and a record low of 0.50 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013.

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Calendar	GMT		Actual	Previous	TEForecast
2017-09-15	10:30 AM	GDP Growth Rate YoY	4%	3.8%	5.8%
2017-12-15	10:20 AM	GDP Growth Rate YoY	3.3%	4%	4.5%
2018-03-15	10:55 AM	GDP Growth Rate YoY	1.4%	3.7%	4.40%
2018-06-15	10:15 AM	GDP Growth Rate YoY		3.2%	3.6%
2018-09-14	10:30 AM	GDP Growth Rate YoY			4%
2018-12-14	11:00 AM	GDP Growth Rate YoY			4.3%

Sri Lanka GDP	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
GDP Growth Rate	1.40	3.70	16.10	0.50	percent	[+]
GDP Annual Growth Rate	3.20	2.87	16.12	0.50	percent	[+]
GDP	81.32	80.61	81.32	1.42	USD Billion	[+]
GDP Constant Prices	2623541.00	2354057.00	2623541.00	1414948.00	LKR Million	[+]
Gross National Product	12928685.00	11506217.00	12928685.00	4115.00	LKR Million	[+]
Gross Fixed Capital Formation	3502123.90	3263242.60	3502123.90	357.00	LKR Million	[+]
GDP per capita	3759.20	3642.20	3759.20	582.70	USD	[+]
GDP per capita PPP	11417.30	11061.80	11417.30	3665.60	USD	[+]
GDP From Agriculture	178263.00	159476.00	178263.00	124301.00	LKR Million	[+]
GDP From Construction	169399.00	164758.00	185186.00	77176.00	LKR Million	[+]
GDP From Manufacturing	346170.00	383199.00	426776.00	270409.00	LKR Million	[+]
GDP From Mining	63989.00	52485.00	63989.00	29585.00	LKR Million	[+]
Gdp From Public Administration	124181.00	108257.00	130705.00	82170.00	LKR Million	[+]
GDP From Services	1405315.00	1361348.00	1405315.00	793066.00	LKR Million	[+]
GDP From Transport	303746.00	275171.00	303746.00	135720.00	LKR Million	[+]
GDP From Utilities	23837.00	24817.00	24817.00	16596.00	LKR Million	[+]

Sri Lanka GDP Annual Growth Rate

In Sri Lanka, services are the biggest sector of the economy and account for 58 percent of total GDP. Within services the most important segments are: wholesale and retail trade (21 percent); transport and communication (13 percent) and banking, insurance and real estate (11 percent). Industry accounts for 30 percent of total output. Within industry, manufacturing represents 18 percent of GDP and mining and construction account for 10 percent. The remaining 12 percent is contributed by agriculture, livestock, forestry and fishing. This page provides the latest reported value for - Sri Lanka GDP Annual Growth Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Sri Lanka GDP Annual Growth Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	3.20	2.87	16.12	0.50	2003 - 2017	percent	Quarterly	Constant Prices 2010

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GDP annual growth rate by Country

Country	Last		Previous	Highest	Lowest
Turkey	7.30	Dec/17	11.3	11.7	-14.4	%	Quarterly
India	7.20	Dec/17	6.5	11.4	-5.2	%	Quarterly
China	6.80	Mar/18	6.8	15.4	3.8	%	Quarterly
Indonesia	5.19	Dec/17	5.06	7.16	1.56	%	Quarterly
Spain	3.10	Dec/17	3.1	5.6	-4.3	%	Quarterly
Canada	2.90	Dec/17	3	8.8	-4.1	%	Quarterly
Germany	2.90	Dec/17	2.7	7.2	-6.8	%	Quarterly
Netherlands	2.90	Dec/17	3	6.1	-4.9	%	Quarterly
South Korea	2.80	Dec/17	3.8	20.8	-7.3	%	Quarterly
Euro Area	2.70	Dec/17	2.7	5	-5.5	%	Quarterly
United States	2.60	Dec/17	2.3	13.4	-4.1	%	Quarterly
France	2.50	Dec/17	2.3	12.5	-3.8	%	Quarterly
Australia	2.40	Dec/17	2.9	9	-3.5	%	Quarterly
Brazil	2.10	Dec/17	1.4	10.1	-5.6	%	Quarterly
Japan	2.00	Dec/17	1.9	9.4	-8.8	%	Quarterly
Switzerland	1.90	Dec/17	1.2	5.8	-3.4	%	Quarterly
Italy	1.60	Dec/17	1.7	10.3	-7.2	%	Quarterly
Mexico	1.50	Dec/17	1.6	9	-9.1	%	Quarterly
United Kingdom	1.40	Dec/17	1.8	9.7	-5.9	%	Quarterly
Russia	0.90	Dec/17	2.2	12.1	-11.2	%	Quarterly