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Inflation rate (consumer prices)
Sri Lanka — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 15% (1988) |
| 1991 | 23% (1990) |
| 1992 | 10% (1991) |
| 1993 | 10% (1992) |
| 1994 | 11.6% (1992) |
| 1995 | 12% (1994 est.) |
| 1996 | 8.4% (1994 est.) |
| 1997 | 15.9% (1996) |
| 1998 | 9.6% (1997) |
| 1999 | 9.3% (1998) |
| 2000 | 6% (1999 est.) |
| 2001 | 8.5% (2000 est.) |
| 2002 | 14.2% (2001 est.) |
| 2003 | 9.6% (2002 est.) |
| 2004 | 6.3% (2003 est.) |
| 2005 | 5.8% (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | 11.6% (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 13.7% (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | 15.8% (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 22.6% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 208 15.8% (2007 est.) |
| 2010 | 5.6% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 154 3% (2009 est.) |
| 2011 | 5.9% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 162 3.4% (2009 est.) |
| 2012 | 9.5% (November 2012) country comparison to the world: 196 7% (2011 est.) |
| 2013 | 7.5% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 183 6.7% (2011 est.) |
| 2014 | 4.7% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 152 9.2% (2012 est.) |
| 2015 | 3.3% (2014 est.) | 6.9% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 141 |
| 2016 | 0.9% (2015 est.) | 3.3% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 82 |
| 2017 | 6% (2017 est.) | 4% (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 162 |
| 2018 | 6.5% (2017 est.) | 4% (2016 est.) |
| 2019 | 6.5% (2017 est.) | 4% (2016 est.) |
| 2020 | 4.3% (2019 est.) | 4.2% (2018 est.) | 6.5% (2017 est.) |
| 2021 | 4.3% (2019 est.) 4.2% (2018 est.) 6.5% (2017 est.) |
| 2022 | 4.3% (2019 est.) 4.2% (2018 est.) 6.5% (2017 est.) |
| 2023 | 7.01% (2021 est.) 6.15% (2020 est.) 3.53% (2019 est.) |
| 2024 | 16.54% (2023 est.) 49.72% (2022 est.) 7.01% (2021 est.) note: annual % change based on consumer prices |
| 2025 | -0.4% (2024 est.) 16.5% (2023 est.) 49.7% (2022 est.) note: annual % change based on consumer prices |