Inflation, consumer prices (annual %): Sri Lanka
-4.76386% in 2025, the latest year published. Figures for 66 years from 1960 to 2025 are below.
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Financial Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (annual %) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -4.76386 |
| 2024 | -0.42936006 |
| 2023 | 16.541174 |
| 2022 | 49.721104 |
| 2021 | 7.0147805 |
| 2020 | 6.153945 |
| 2019 | 3.5283935 |
| 2018 | 2.1350377 |
| 2017 | 7.704138 |
| 2016 | 3.9588885 |
| 2015 | 3.7683678 |
| 2014 | 3.1790023 |
| 2013 | 6.90845 |
| 2012 | 7.542914 |
| 2011 | 6.7167683 |
| 2010 | 6.217649 |
| 2009 | 3.4649632 |
| 2008 | 22.564495 |
| 2007 | 15.842112 |
| 2006 | 10.020184 |
| 2005 | 11.639686 |
| 2004 | 7.575926 |
| 2003 | 6.3146377 |
| 2002 | 9.551032 |
| 2001 | 14.158456 |
| 2000 | 6.1762757 |
| 1999 | 4.6917057 |
| 1998 | 9.364243 |
| 1997 | 9.573696 |
| 1996 | 15.935831 |
| 1995 | 7.6748486 |
| 1994 | 8.448712 |
| 1993 | 11.7467375 |
| 1992 | 11.383437 |
| 1991 | 12.185631 |
| 1990 | 21.495253 |
| 1989 | 11.567536 |
| 1988 | 13.991549 |
| 1987 | 7.7171655 |
| 1986 | 7.9763618 |
| 1985 | 1.4811801 |
| 1984 | 16.638254 |
| 1983 | 13.964388 |
| 1982 | 10.825749 |
| 1981 | 17.968996 |
| 1980 | 26.14541 |
| 1979 | 10.731921 |
| 1978 | 12.141598 |
| 1977 | 1.2248796 |
| 1976 | 1.3295187 |
| 1975 | 6.625993 |
| 1974 | 12.302887 |
| 1973 | 9.626643 |
| 1972 | 6.349486 |
| 1971 | 2.6653802 |
| 1970 | 5.866956 |
| 1969 | 7.4569526 |
| 1968 | 5.8605666 |
| 1967 | 2.1892393 |
| 1966 | -0.15560167 |
| 1965 | 0.22278331 |
| 1964 | 3.1956472 |
| 1963 | 2.2729053 |
| 1962 | 1.50358 |
| 1961 | 1.1344436 |
| 1960 | -1.5446768 |