Sri Lanka's changes in inventories (current LCU) was 2.78 trillion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 330.19% from 646.28 billion in 2015 (15.71% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 2.78 trillion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 1.06 trillion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 646.28 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 2.78 trillion | 2025 |
| Lowest | -210 million | 1983 |
| Average since 2016 | 1.34 trillion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | -61.57 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Sri Lanka's changes in inventories (current LCU) rose 727.76 billion on 2024 (from 2.05 trillion to 2.78 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2024), the average change was +47.99 billion and a typical year strayed about 300.46 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 842.72 billion in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.04 trillion in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 178.08 billion a year. A straight line explains 62% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Sri Lanka had the 10th highest value of the 109 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Sri Lanka in the 2025 ranking
- Russian Federation — 7th of 109: 6 trillion
- India — 8th of 109: 4.12 trillion
- Mongolia — 9th of 109: 3.05 trillion
- Madagascar — 11th of 109: 2.77 trillion
- Pakistan — 12th of 109: 1.82 trillion
- Uganda — 13th of 109: 1.8 trillion
What this measures
Changes in inventories is the value of entries into inventories less the value of withdrawals and less the value of any recurrent losses of goods held in inventories during the accounting period.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 61 values
| Year | Changes in inventories (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,780,244,607,720 |
| 2024 | 2,052,487,938,888 |
| 2023 | 1,545,954,342,414 |
| 2022 | 703,235,919,506 |
| 2021 | 1,741,987,406,000 |
| 2020 | 1,057,644,773,000 |
| 2019 | 828,914,624,000 |
| 2018 | 973,920,556,600 |
| 2017 | 989,992,143,300 |
| 2016 | 693,690,815,900 |
Changes in inventories (current LCU) in nearby economies
More economic policy & debt data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — US$9.1 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) — 2.74 trillion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) — US$6.84 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) — 929.67 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) — 8.36% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$) — US$18.63 billion (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) — 5.61 trillion (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) — 17.12% (2025)
- Industry, including construction, value added (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Sri Lanka's changes in inventories (current LCU)?
- 2.78 trillion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 4.52 million% from -61.57 million in 1960. The highest value was 2.78 trillion in 2025 and the lowest -210 million in 1983.
- How does Sri Lanka rank?
- 10th highest of 109 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in changes in inventories (current LCU) unusual for Sri Lanka?
- In 2025, Sri Lanka's changes in inventories (current LCU) rose 727.76 billion on 2024 (from 2.05 trillion to 2.78 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2024), the average change was +47.99 billion and a typical year strayed about 300.46 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.STKB.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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