The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has published Sri Lanka Socio-Economic Data 2026 – Volume XLIX. The publication, issued by the Statistics Department in September 2026, provides a wide range of official statistical information relating to Sri Lanka's economy, population, employment, education, health, agriculture, industry, prices, trade, tourism, government finance, banking and other important sectors.

📊 Key Highlights – Sri Lanka 2025

According to the 2025 country profile, Sri Lanka's mid-year population was estimated at 21.756 million, while the population growth rate was -0.7%. GDP at market prices stood at Rs. 32,751 billion, equivalent to approximately USD 108.8 billion. GDP per capita was reported at Rs. 1,505,371 or USD 5,003, while real GDP growth was 5.0%. :chatgpt-content-reference{index="1"}

The unemployment rate was 3.9% in 2025. The annual average change in the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) was 0.2%, while the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) recorded an annual average change of -0.5%. The publication also reports a literacy rate of 93.2% for persons aged 10 years and above and a Human Development Index value of 0.776. :chatgpt-content-reference{index="2"}

🏭 Composition of GDP

Services continued to account for the largest share of GDP at 58.5%, followed by industry at 27.4% and agriculture at 7.1%. :chatgpt-content-reference{index="3"}

💰 Government Finance – Key Figures

Total revenue and grants reached approximately Rs. 5,485.6 billion in 2025, while expenditure and net lending amounted to about Rs. 6,230.4 billion. The overall fiscal deficit was about Rs. 744.9 billion, equivalent to 2.3% of GDP. Outstanding central government debt was approximately Rs. 29,994.7 billion, or 91.6% of GDP. :chatgpt-content-reference{index="4"}

🌐 What Information is Included?

The publication contains detailed statistical tables covering:

• Population and demographic indicators
• Labour force, employment and unemployment
• Gross Domestic Product and Gross National Income
• Provincial GDP
• Agriculture and crop production
• Industrial production and energy
• Public health services
• Education statistics
• Water, telecommunications and postal services
• Transportation and motor vehicles
• Consumer prices and wages
• Exports and imports
• Tourism
• Balance of payments and exchange rates
• Government revenue, expenditure and debt
• Money supply, banking and interest rates
• Commercial banks and financial institutions
• Share market indicators

These subjects are covered across the 100-page statistical publication, including dedicated sections for socio-economic conditions, human resources, national accounts, infrastructure, external finance and banking. :chatgpt-content-reference{index="5"}

🇱🇰 සිංහල සාරාංශය

ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුවේ සංඛ්‍යාන දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව විසින් ශ්‍රී ලංකා සමාජ ආර්ථික දත්ත 2026 ප්‍රකාශයට පත් කර ඇත. මෙහි ජනගහනය, ආර්ථික වර්ධනය, රැකියා, අධ්‍යාපනය, සෞඛ්‍යය, කෘෂිකර්මාන්තය, කර්මාන්ත, මිල ගණන්, වැටුප්, විදේශ වෙළඳාම, සංචාරක කර්මාන්තය, රාජ්‍ය මූල්‍යය සහ බැංකු ක්ෂේත්‍රය ඇතුළු වැදගත් තොරතුරු රැසක් ඇතුළත් වේ.

🇱🇰 தமிழ் சுருக்கம்

இலங்கை மத்திய வங்கியின் புள்ளிவிபரத் திணைக்களத்தினால் இலங்கையின் சமூக-பொருளாதாரத் தரவுகள் 2026 வெளியிடப்பட்டுள்ளது. இதில் சனத்தொகை, பொருளாதார வளர்ச்சி, வேலைவாய்ப்பு, கல்வி, சுகாதாரம், விவசாயம், கைத்தொழில், விலைகள், ஊதியங்கள், வெளிநாட்டு வர்த்தகம், சுற்றுலா, அரச நிதி மற்றும் வங்கித்துறை உள்ளிட்ட பல முக்கிய தரவுகள் உள்ளடக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன.

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