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Inflation, annual average in Sri Lanka

Inflation, annual average in Sri Lanka was -4.8% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 4.3 pts from 2024. That is the 173rd highest of 175 countries in 2024.

2025-4.8%
Change on 2024-4.3 pts
Rank173rd of 175Countries ranked
Series high49.72022
Series low-4.82025

Inflation, annual average in Sri Lanka, 1960 to 2025

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-200204060196019701980199020002010202020251960: -1.5 %1961: 1.1 %1962: 1.5 %1963: 2.3 %1964: 3.2 %1965: 0.2 %1966: -0.2 %1967: 2.2 %1968: 5.9 %1969: 7.5 %1970: 5.9 %1971: 2.7 %1972: 6.3 %1973: 9.6 %1974: 12.3 %1975: 6.6 %1976: 1.3 %1977: 1.2 %1978: 12.1 %1979: 10.7 %1980: 26.1 %1981: 18 %1982: 10.8 %1983: 14 %1984: 16.6 %1985: 1.5 %1986: 8 %1987: 7.7 %1988: 14 %1989: 11.6 %1990: 21.5 %1991: 12.2 %1992: 11.4 %1993: 11.7 %1994: 8.4 %1995: 7.7 %1996: 15.9 %1997: 9.6 %1998: 9.4 %1999: 4.7 %2000: 6.2 %2001: 14.2 %2002: 9.6 %2003: 6.3 %2004: 7.6 %2005: 11.6 %2006: 10 %2007: 15.8 %2008: 22.6 %2009: 3.5 %2010: 6.2 %2011: 6.7 %2012: 7.5 %2013: 6.9 %2014: 3.2 %2015: 3.8 %2016: 4 %2017: 7.7 %2018: 2.1 %2019: 3.5 %2020: 6.2 %2021: 7 %2022: 49.7 %2023: 16.5 %2024: -0.4 %2025: -4.8 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
2025-4.8
2024-0.4
202316.5
202249.7
20217
20206.2
20193.5
20182.1
20177.7
20164
20153.8
20143.2
20136.9
20127.5
20116.7
20106.2
20093.5
200822.6
200715.8
200610
200511.6
20047.6
20036.3
20029.6
200114.2
20006.2
19994.7
19989.4
19979.6
199615.9
19957.7
19948.4
199311.7
199211.4
199112.2
199021.5
198911.6
198814
19877.7
19868
19851.5
198416.6
198314
198210.8
198118
198026.1
197910.7
197812.1
19771.2
19761.3
19756.6
197412.3
19739.6
19726.3
19712.7
19705.9
19697.5
19685.9
19672.2
1966-0.2
19650.2
19643.2
19632.3
19621.5
19611.1
1960-1.5

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Definition

Annual average change in the consumer price index, percent.

United States: percent change between the annual average CPI-U (all items, US city average) of the year and of the previous year, rounded to one decimal as the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes it; both averages are shown with each value. A whole-year figure: it differs from the December 12-month change in cpi_annual_change. Other countries and the World: World Bank, from IMF International Financial Statistics and national sources; the World value is the median of country rates, not a weighted average.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Inflation, consumer prices, annual % (FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the average annual inflation in Sri Lanka?

Inflation, annual average in Sri Lanka was -4.8% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 4.3 pts from 2024. That is the 173rd highest of 175 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Inflation, consumer prices, annual % (FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest average annual inflation in Sri Lanka?

49.7% in 2022, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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