Sri Lanka Average Inflation Rate 1960-2024
8.77%
65 data points
Consumer price inflation, annual % · World Bank
Sri Lanka's average inflation rate from 1960 to 2024 was 8.77%, based on 65 data points.
All Data (sorted by year)▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
|---|
| 2024 |
-0.43% |
−17.79pp |
4th |
| 2023 |
16.54% |
−28.67pp |
171st |
| 2022 |
49.72% |
+43.77pp |
187th |
| 2021 |
7.01% |
+2.45pp |
152nd |
| 2020 |
6.15% |
+1.85pp |
164th |
| 2019 |
3.53% |
−0.74pp |
139th |
| 2018 |
2.14% |
−4.44pp |
86th |
| 2017 |
7.70% |
+3.72pp |
168th |
| 2016 |
3.96% |
+1.73pp |
145th |
| 2015 |
3.77% |
+0.98pp |
136th |
| 2014 |
3.18% |
−3.70pp |
120th |
| 2013 |
6.91% |
−0.64pp |
167th |
| 2012 |
7.54% |
+0.81pp |
165th |
| 2011 |
6.72% |
+0.50pp |
141st |
| 2010 |
6.22% |
+2.71pp |
150th |
| 2009 |
3.46% |
−18.89pp |
109th |
| 2008 |
22.56% |
+6.67pp |
181st |
| 2007 |
15.84% |
+5.90pp |
189th |
| 2006 |
10.02% |
−0.99pp |
168th |
| 2005 |
11.64% |
+2.63pp |
169th |
| 2004 |
7.58% |
−1.39pp |
147th |
| 2003 |
6.31% |
−3.24pp |
136th |
| 2002 |
9.55% |
−4.61pp |
153rd |
| 2001 |
14.16% |
+7.98pp |
169th |
| 2000 |
6.18% |
+1.48pp |
127th |
| 1999 |
4.69% |
−4.68pp |
115th |
| 1998 |
9.36% |
−0.20pp |
134th |
| 1997 |
9.57% |
−6.36pp |
134th |
| 1996 |
15.94% |
+8.26pp |
131st |
| 1995 |
7.67% |
−0.77pp |
75th |
| 1994 |
8.45% |
−3.30pp |
79th |
| 1993 |
11.75% |
+0.36pp |
106th |
| 1992 |
11.38% |
−0.80pp |
102nd |
| 1991 |
12.19% |
−9.31pp |
91st |
| 1990 |
21.50% |
+9.93pp |
115th |
| 1989 |
11.57% |
−2.42pp |
96th |
| 1988 |
13.99% |
+6.27pp |
103rd |
| 1987 |
7.72% |
−0.26pp |
85th |
| 1986 |
7.98% |
+6.50pp |
85th |
| 1985 |
1.48% |
−15.16pp |
20th |
| 1984 |
16.64% |
+2.67pp |
109th |
| 1983 |
13.96% |
+3.14pp |
104th |
| 1982 |
10.83% |
−7.14pp |
79th |
| 1981 |
17.97% |
−8.18pp |
105th |
| 1980 |
26.15% |
+15.41pp |
116th |
| 1979 |
10.73% |
−1.41pp |
53rd |
| 1978 |
12.14% |
+10.92pp |
76th |
| 1977 |
1.22% |
−0.10pp |
2nd |
| 1976 |
1.33% |
−5.30pp |
7th |
| 1975 |
6.63% |
−5.68pp |
10th |
| 1974 |
12.30% |
+2.68pp |
23rd |
| 1973 |
9.63% |
+3.28pp |
45th |
| 1972 |
6.35% |
+3.68pp |
50th |
| 1971 |
2.67% |
−3.20pp |
21st |
| 1970 |
5.87% |
−1.59pp |
65th |
| 1969 |
7.46% |
+1.60pp |
76th |
| 1968 |
5.86% |
+3.67pp |
70th |
| 1967 |
2.19% |
+2.34pp |
37th |
| 1966 |
-0.16% |
−0.38pp |
4th |
| 1965 |
0.22% |
−2.97pp |
13th |
| 1964 |
3.20% |
+0.92pp |
34th |
| 1963 |
2.27% |
+0.77pp |
29th |
| 1962 |
1.50% |
+0.37pp |
26th |
| 1961 |
1.13% |
+2.68pp |
16th |
| 1960 |
-1.54% |
– |
4th |
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