GERD as a percentage of GDP in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: GERD as a percentage of GDP was 0.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
GERD as a percentage of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1996–2022
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 96 Mali 0.1% compare
- 97 Paraguay 0.1% compare
- 98 Nicaragua 0.1% compare
- 100 Burkina Faso 0.1% compare
- 101 Uzbekistan 0.1% compare
- 102 El Salvador 0.1% compare
More science & technology data for Sri Lanka
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 132.55 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 30.62 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 528.35 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 2,322 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release