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In 2024, Sri Lanka's GDP per capita (PPP) was $15,655, a middle income level. The economy was worth about $99 billion in total. Over the past five years it contracted by about 0.9% a year. Inflation was 1.2% and unemployment 4.4%. Government debt was 101% of GDP and rising. Its current account was in surplus, at 1.2% of GDP.
GDP per capita (PPP)
$15,655
GDP growth
+5.0%
Inflation rate
1.2%
Unemployment
4.4%
Sri Lanka was a middle-income economy with GDP per capita (PPP) of $15,655. The economy had been contracting in recent years. Government debt exceeded GDP at 101%.