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SRI LANKA ECONOMIC INDICATORS
As of 24 March 2010
Fiscal Year
Item 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Latest
A. Income and Growth
1. GDP per Capita ($, current) 1,241 1,421 1,617 2,016 2,110 a
2. GDP Growth (%, in constant prices) 6.2 7.7 6.8 6.0 3.5 a
a. Agriculture 1.8 6.3 3.3 7.5 3.3 a
b. Industry 8.0 8.1 7.6 5.9 3.6 a
c. Services 6.4 7.7 7.1 5.6 3.5 a
B. Saving and Investment (current and market prices, % of GDP)
1. Gross Domestic Investment 26.8 28.0 28.0 27.5
2. Gross National Saving 23.8 22.3 23.3 18.2
C. Money and Inflation (annual change)
1. Consumer Price Index 11.0 10.0 15.8 22.6 3.4
2. Total Liquidity (M2b) 19.1 17.8 16.6 8.5 18.6
D. Government Finance, % of GDP)
1. Revenue and Grants 16.8 17.3 16.7 15.6 15.1 b
2. Expenditure and net lending 23.8 24.3 23.5 22.6 24.8 b
3. Overall Fiscal Surplus (deficit) (8.4) (8.0) (7.7) (7.7) (10.2) b
E. Balance of Payments
1. Merchandise Trade Balance (%
of GDP) (10.3) (11.9) (11.0) (14.0)
2. Current Account Balance (% of
GDP) (2.7) (5.3) (4.3) (9.3) 0.3 a
3. Merchandise Export ($) Growth
(annual % change) 10.2 8.4 12.5 6.5 (12.7)
4. Merchandise Import ($) Growth
(annual % change) 10.8 15.7 10.2 24.0 (29.5)
F. External Payments Indicators
1. Gross Official Reserves
(including gold, $ million in weeks of
current year’s imports of goods) 14.8 13.2 14.8 6.0 24.8
2. Gross Official Reserves ($
million) 2,458 2,515 3,063 1,753 5,097
3. External Debt Service (% of
exports of goods and services) 7.9 12.7 13.1 15.0 16.9 c
4. Total External Debt (% of GDP) 46.5 42.4 43.2 37.1
G. Memorandum Items
1. GDP (current prices, SLRs
billion) 2,453 2,939 3,578 4,411 4,948 a
2. Exchange Rate (SLRs/$,
average) 100.50 103.96 110.62 108.33 114.94
3. Population (million) 19.7 19.9 20.0 20.2 20.4
( ) = negative, GDP = gross domestic product, SLR= Sri Lankan Rupees.
a Estimated
b Based on Pre-Election Budgetary Position Report released on 2 March 2010
c For the first half of 2009
Sources: Central Bank of Sri Lanka Recent Economic Developments: Highlights of 2009 and Prospects for 2010, Central
Bank Website Weekly Economic Indicators, 12 February 2010, Pre-Election Budgetary Position Report 2010, Ministry of
Finance and Planning.