GERD as a percentage of GDP in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: GERD as a percentage of GDP was 0.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.1%
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
99th
of 116 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1996
All-time low
0.1%
in 2014
Years of data
14
1996–2022

GERD as a percentage of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1996–2022

00.050.10.150.21996200920221996: 0.1842000: 0.1442004: 0.1822006: 0.1742008: 0.1142010: 0.1322013: 0.0972014: 0.0962015: 0.1032016: 0.122017: 0.1182018: 0.1192020: 0.1162022: 0.105

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2022, gerd as a percentage of gdp in Sri Lanka stood at 0.1%.

That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gerd as a percentage of gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2014.

That places Sri Lanka 99th out of 116 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 4
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 7
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 96 Mali 0.1% compare
  2. 97 Paraguay 0.1% compare
  3. 98 Nicaragua 0.1% compare
  4. 100 Burkina Faso 0.1% compare
  5. 101 Uzbekistan 0.1% compare
  6. 102 El Salvador 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gerd as a percentage of gdp in Sri Lanka?
Gerd as a percentage of gdp in Sri Lanka was 0.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1996.
What is the lowest gerd as a percentage of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
How does Sri Lanka rank for gerd as a percentage of gdp?
Sri Lanka ranks 99th out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
Is gerd as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of GERD as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
GERD as a percentage of GDP
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
166 places, 3,775 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release