Sri Lanka Inflation Rate 1970s

Consumer price inflation, annual % · World Bank
6.89% decade average (1970-1979)

Sri Lanka's inflation rate during the 1970s ranged from 1.22% (1977) to 12.30% (1974), averaging 6.89% over 10 years of data.

1970s Data
YearValueChangeRank
1970 5.87% −1.59pp 65th
1971 2.67% −3.20pp 21st
1972 6.35% +3.68pp 50th
1973 9.63% +3.28pp 45th
1974 12.30% +2.68pp 23rd
1975 6.63% −5.68pp 10th
1976 1.33% −5.30pp 7th
1977 1.22% −0.10pp 2nd
1978 12.14% +10.92pp 76th
1979 10.73% −1.41pp 53rd