Sri Lanka: Gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Sri Lanka's gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) rose 3.5% on 2024 (from 244.21 to 252.87).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2024), the average change was +10.9% and a typical year strayed about 9.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 50.9% in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.8% in 1966. 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 19.08 a year. A straight line explains 87% 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 17th highest value of the 122 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

• Libya — 14th of 122: 306.28
• Brazil — 15th of 122: 272.81
• Sierra Leone — 16th of 122: 265.55
• Pakistan — 18th of 122: 246.32
• Gambia, The — 19th of 122: 245.81
• Guinea — 20th of 122: 243.91

What this measures

Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. A deflator is the ratio of an indicator in current prices over the same series in constant prices. The base year varies by country.

All 61 values

Gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) in nearby economies

• Bangladesh — 163.08 (2025)
• Bhutan — 140.97 (2024)
• India — 109.09 (2025)
• Maldives — 125.47 (2024)
• Nepal — 224.67 (2025)

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$18.63 billion (2025)
• Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) — 5.61 trillion (2025)
• Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) — 17.12% (2025)
• Industry, including construction, value added (current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Sri Lanka's gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country)?

252.87 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 28,565% from 0.88 in 1960 (9.1% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 252.87 in 2025 and the lowest 0.86 in 1962.

How does Sri Lanka rank?

17th highest of 122 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) unusual for Sri Lanka?

In 2025, Sri Lanka's gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) rose 3.5% on 2024 (from 244.21 to 252.87). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2024), the average change was +10.9% and a typical year strayed about 9.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.DAB.DEFL.ZS, 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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