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Sri Lanka

South Asia · Upper middle income · Capital: Colombo

Population

21.8m

2025 · #62 of 217

Source: World Bank

GDP (US$)

Not published

Source: World Bank

GDP per person (US$)

$5,002

2025 · #139 of 209

Source: World Bank

Economic growth

5.0%

2025 · #54 of 209

Source: World Bank

Inflation

-4.8%

2025 · #179 of 180

Source: World Bank

Government debt (% of GDP)

73.5%

2015 · not ranked (older figure)

Source: World Bank

Tax revenue (% of GDP)

9.9%

2023 · #114 of 129

Source: World Bank

Population growth

-0.7%

2025 · #206 of 217

Source: World Bank

Life expectancy (years)

77.7

2024 · #78 of 217

Source: World Bank

Fertility rate

2.0

2024 · #107 of 217

Source: World Bank

Urban population (%)

20.5%

2025 · #212 of 217

Source: World Bank

Unemployment

4.0%

2025 · #119 of 186

Source: World Bank

Youth unemployment (15–24)

18.6%

2025 · #57 of 186

Source: World Bank

Labour force participation

48.5%

2025 · #162 of 186

Source: World Bank

Homicide rate

3.3

2019 · not ranked (older figure)

Source: World Bank

Infant mortality

5.2

2024 · #146 of 196

Source: World Bank

Health spending (% of GDP)

3.7%

2023 · #165 of 193

Source: World Bank

Education spending (% of GDP)

1.8%

2023 · #160 of 171

Source: World Bank

CO₂ per person (tonnes)

1.1

2024 · #140 of 203

Source: World Bank

Renewable energy (%)

48.8%

2021 · #51 of 212

Source: World Bank