Average inflation measured by CPI rose 13.0% to 4.85% in Sri Lanka in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, average inflation measured by CPI in Sri Lanka reached an all time high of 4.85% in 2020 and an all time low of -0.015% in 1960. When compared to Sri Lanka's main peers, average inflation measured by CPI in India amounted to 4.57%, 2.55% in Malaysia, 2.31% in Maldives and 5.70% in Myanmar in 2020.
Sri Lanka has been ranked 53rd within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of average inflation measured by CPI, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Inflation, CPI (Average) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Bangladesh | % | 0.057% | 0.055% | 0.056% | 6.06% | 5.81% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | % | 0.029% | 0.025% | 3.28% | 3.23% | 3.08% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 0.016% | 0.021% | 0.029% | 2.65% | 2.80% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 0.025% | 0.049% | 0.077% | 4.57% | 4.26% | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 0.038% | 0.032% | 0.030% | 3.85% | 3.36% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | 0.008% | 0.020% | 0.033% | 3.30% | 3.10% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 0.039% | 0.009% | 0.007% | 2.55% | 2.51% | ||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | % | 0.027% | 1.66% | 2.69% | 2.31% | 2.46% | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | 0.046% | 0.069% | 0.088% | 5.70% | 5.50% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 0.041% | 0.051% | 0.106% | 6.47% | 5.00% | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | 0.006% | 0.004% | 0.006% | 1.45% | 1.35% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | 0.077% | 0.021% | 0.035% | 4.85% | 4.90% | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 0.007% | 0.011% | 0.007% | 1.10% | 1.40% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 0.035% | 0.035% | 0.028% | 4.00% | 4.00% |
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