Data for Sri Lanka, Lower middle income, South Asia 

Social

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population)
Most recent value

(2019)

Sri Lanka2.7
Lower middle in...12.0
South Asia3.8

(2019)

Trend
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Most recent value

(2023)

Sri Lanka77
Lower middle in...70
South Asia72

(2023)

Trend
Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2024)

Sri Lanka21,916,000
Lower middle in...3.12
South Asia1.68

(2024)

Trend
Population growth (annual %)
Population growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sri Lanka-0.6
Lower middle in...1.3
South Asia0.9

(2024)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2025)

Sri Lanka-30,724
Lower middle in...-3,535,408
South Asia-1,295,104

(2025)

Trend
Most recent value

(2020)

Sri Lanka0.598

(2020)

Trend

Economic

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
GDP (current US$)
GDP (current US$)
Most recent value

(2024 billion)

Sri Lanka99
Lower middle in...7,941.3
South Asia4,512.3

(2024 billion)

Trend
GDP per capita (current US$)
GDP per capita (current US$)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sri Lanka4,515.6
Lower middle in...2,544.5
South Asia2,690.1

(2024)

Trend
GDP growth (annual %)
GDP growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sri Lanka5.0
Lower middle in...5.2
South Asia6.2

(2024)

Trend
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Most recent value

(2025)

Sri Lanka4.0
Lower middle in...4.3
South Asia4.2

(2025)

Trend
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sri Lanka-0.4
Lower middle in...4.6
South Asia3.7

(2024)

Trend
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sri Lanka6.8
Lower middle in...5.3
South Asia4.1

(2024)

Trend

Environment

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Forest area (% of land area)
Forest area (% of land area)
Most recent value

(2023)

Sri Lanka34.0
Lower middle in...29.4
South Asia25.5

(2023)

Trend
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sri Lanka1.1
Lower middle in...1.7
South Asia2.0

(2024)

Trend
Access to electricity (% of population)
Access to electricity (% of population)
Most recent value

(2023)

Sri Lanka100.0
Lower middle in...91.3
South Asia99.4

(2023)

Trend
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Most recent value

(2022)

Sri Lanka25
Lower middle in...20
South Asia38

(2022)

Trend
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Most recent value

(2021)

Sri Lanka7.8
Lower middle in...8.3
South Asia8.5

(2021)

Trend
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
Most recent value

(2024)

Lower middle in...52
South Asia60

(2024)

Trend

Institutions

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Most recent value

(2019)

Sri Lanka3
Lower middle in...4
South Asia3

(2019)

Trend
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2015)

Sri Lanka73.5
South Asia46.6

(2015)

Trend
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sri Lanka74.6
Lower middle in...64.1

(2024)

Trend
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Most recent value

(2023)

Sri Lanka51
Lower middle in...63
South Asia68

(2023)

Trend
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sri Lanka10
Lower middle in...23
South Asia16

(2024)

Trend
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2024)

Sri Lanka0.8
Lower middle in...1.8
South Asia0.7

(2024)

Trend
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Lower middle income

  • Angola
  • Bangladesh
  • Benin
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Comoros
  • Congo, Rep.
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Djibouti
  • Egypt, Arab Rep.
  • Eswatini
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • India
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Kiribati
  • Kyrgyz Republic
  • Lao PDR
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Mauritania
  • Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
  • Morocco
  • Myanmar
  • Namibia
  • Nepal
  • Nicaragua
  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Philippines
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Senegal
  • Solomon Islands
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania
  • Timor-Leste
  • Tunisia
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Viet Nam
  • West Bank and Gaza
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

South Asia

  • Bangladesh
  • Bhutan
  • India
  • Maldives
  • Nepal
  • Sri Lanka