Sri Lanka Core CPI Change

2015 - 2025 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Sri Lanka Core CPI Change

  • Sri Lanka Core CPI Change was reported at 2.079 % in Oct 2025.
  • This records an increase from the previous number of 1.922 % for Sep 2025.
  • Sri Lanka Core CPI Change data is updated monthly, averaging 3.684 % from Jan 2015 to Oct 2025, with 130 observations.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 64.063 % in Sep 2022 and a record low of -0.617 % in Mar 2025.
  • Sri Lanka Core CPI Change data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Core CPI: Y-o-Y Growth: Monthly.

CEIC calculates Core Consumer Price Index Growth from monthly Core Consumer Price Index. The Department of Census and Statistics provides Core Consumer Price Index Growth with base 2021=100. Core Consumer Price Index excludes Food, Energy and Transport. Core Consumer Price Index Growth prior to January 2023 is calculated from Core Consumer Price Index with base 2013=100.

View Sri Lanka's Core CPI Change from Jan 2015 to Oct 2025 in the chart:

Sri Lanka Core CPI Change

What was Sri Lanka's Core CPI Change in Oct 2025?

Sri Lanka Core CPI Change was reported at 2.079 % in Oct 2025. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
2.079 Oct 2025 1.922 Sep 2025 -0.617 Mar 2025 64.063 Sep 2022 % monthly Jan 2015 - Oct 2025

Core CPI Change by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Argentina (%) 33.088 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2017 - Dec 2025
Armenia (%) 4.372 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Australia (%) 3.769 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1987 - Dec 2025
Austria (%) 2.842 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2026
Belarus (%) 6.778 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2006 - Feb 2026
Belgium (%) 2.290 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2026
Brazil (%) 5.382 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1995 - Jan 2026
Bulgaria (%) 2.335 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1997 - Feb 2026
Cambodia (%) 1.079 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2011 - Jan 2026
Canada (%) 2.806 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Dec 2025
Chile (%) 2.469 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - Feb 2026
China (%) 1.800 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2026
Colombia (%) 6.076 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Croatia (%) 3.523 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Cyprus (%) 1.805 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2026
Czech Republic (%) 2.813 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
Denmark (%) 1.751 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2026
Egypt (%) 12.700 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2026
Estonia (%) 3.828 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2026
European Union (%) 2.687 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
Finland (%) 1.390 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2026
France (%) 1.405 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2026
Georgia (%) 2.695 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - Feb 2026
Germany (%) 2.496 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Ghana (%) 6.200 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Oct 2025
Greece (%) 3.305 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2026
Hungary (%) 2.100 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2026
Iceland (%) 6.771 Feb 2026 monthly Mar 1998 - Feb 2026
India (%) 3.375 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2026
Indonesia (%) 2.634 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - Feb 2026
Ireland (%) 2.519 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2026
Israel (%) 0.979 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
Italy (%) 2.669 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2026
Japan (%) 2.574 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Kazakhstan (%) 12.500 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
South Korea (%) 2.462 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1976 - Feb 2026
Kuwait (%) 1.216 Dec 2025 monthly May 2017 - Dec 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 7.191 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Laos (%) 17.693 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2011 - Dec 2024
Latvia (%) 2.637 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2026
Lithuania (%) 4.226 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (%) 2.930 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2026
North Macedonia (%) 2.900 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 2014 - Feb 2026
Malaysia (%) 2.268 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2016 - Jan 2026
Malta (%) 2.046 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2026
Mauritius (%) 5.900 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 2004 - Oct 2025
Mexico (%) 4.497 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1983 - Feb 2026
Moldova (%) 4.059 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2010 - Feb 2026
Mongolia (%) 17.102 Jun 2022 monthly Jan 2016 - Jun 2022
Montenegro (%) 3.523 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2011 - Jan 2026
Morocco (%) 1.115 2018 yearly 2004 - 2018
Netherlands (%) 2.434 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2026
New Zealand (%) 2.893 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 17.719 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2026
Norway (%) 3.134 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2026
Pakistan (%) 7.100 Feb 2026 monthly Sep 2010 - Feb 2026
Paraguay (%) 2.980 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1993 - Feb 2026
Peru (%) 2.130 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1991 - Feb 2026
Philippines (%) 2.536 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Poland (%) 2.700 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2025
Portugal (%) 1.800 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1949 - Jan 2026
Romania (%) 8.314 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
Russia (%) 5.430 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
Serbia (%) 4.100 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2026
Singapore (%) 1.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2026
Slovakia (%) 3.820 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2026
Slovenia (%) 2.200 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2026
South Africa (%) 3.393 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2026
Spain (%) 2.579 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
Sri Lanka (%) 2.079 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Oct 2025
Sweden (%) 1.479 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
Switzerland (%) 0.379 Feb 2026 monthly May 1994 - Feb 2026
Taiwan, China (%) 2.597 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2026
Thailand (%) 0.615 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1985 - Oct 2025
Turkey (%) 29.914 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2026
Ukraine (%) 7.000 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2008 - Feb 2026
United Kingdom (%) 3.190 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2026
United States (%) 2.649 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Dec 2025
Venezuela (%) 60.337 Dec 2013 monthly Dec 2008 - Dec 2013
Vietnam (%) 3.738 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2015 - Feb 2026

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Sri Lanka Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 12,278.866 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 16.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 98,101.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 93.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LKR bn) 5,776.459 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LKR bn) 30,149.723 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Forecast: Government Revenue (LKR bn) 4,090.804 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Government Debt: Foreign (LKR mn) 10,974,344.939 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -35,815.568 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 1,505,275.440 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,314,106.280 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) 17,595,054.038 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) (LKR mn) 1,434,468.885 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending (LKR mn) 218,331.171 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.626 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -997.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,158.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 5.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Dec 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 10,722.129 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 6,090.751 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 6,891.315 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 2,155.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 1.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 358,932.953 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 180,310.512 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 204.960 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1978 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 45.591 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1978 - Nov 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 26.808 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 383.455 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Nov 2025
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Fuel (LKR mn) 78,494.010 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Imports: Intermediate Goods (LKR mn) 289,507.693 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Imports: Consumer Goods (LKR mn) 147,073.243 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Textiles & Textile Articles (LKR mn) 75,233.603 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Imports: Investment Goods (LKR mn) 121,569.708 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 87.293 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2026
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 212.432 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2026
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 187.185 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2026
Exports: Italy (USD mn) 641.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: India (USD mn) 860.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: Germany (USD mn) 742.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: United States of America (USD mn) 3,321.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: United Kingdom (USD mn) 963.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: China (USD mn) 3,285.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Singapore (USD mn) 871.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Japan (USD mn) 252.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) 666.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: India (USD mn) 4,738.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Export Value Index (2015=100) 118.509 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 108.993 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 20.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 399.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 241.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 25.584 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -62.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 87.880 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 56,262.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 75.0 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 5,391.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 11.5 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 1.746 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -53,070.753 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn) 7,218.707 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 20.754 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) -1,904.313 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 0.121 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 5,627.302 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn) 7,618.312 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -535.699 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 22.847 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities (USD mn) 14.458 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 678.254 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 2,073.771 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 241.172 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 154.893 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) -399.156 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Assets (USD mn) -6.896 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current & Capital Account (USD mn) 397.572 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 142.555 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Assets: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 216.613 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 3,722.989 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) -252.298 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,678.997 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) 788.694 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) -2.034 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current & CA: Credit (USD mn) 7,618.433 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current & CA: Debit (USD mn) 7,220.861 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Secondary Income (USD mn) 2,050.924 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 15,255.336 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 68,326.089 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 303.375 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 146.023 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 7.600 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Debit (USD mn) 906.117 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
BoP: FA: Assets: Errors & Ommissions (USD mn) 192.632 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -51,921.770 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
No of Registered Enterprises (Unit) 6,298.000 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.5 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 6.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 7,279.607 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 45,923.291 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
M2 Growth (%) 11.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.0 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 7,056.9 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 3.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 200.270 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1977 - Feb 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 57,394.133 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.6 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 61,628.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 11.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
Household Debt (USD mn) 6,750.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2010 - Dec 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 34,436.005 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1983 - Dec 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 22.40 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1984 - Dec 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 26.04 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 7,283.640 Feb 2026 monthly Nov 2013 - Feb 2026
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 7,056.880 Feb 2026 monthly Nov 2013 - Feb 2026
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 5.8 Oct 2025 monthly May 2016 - Oct 2025
Business Sentiment Index: Business Condition: Current Quarter (Index) 130.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2014 - Sep 2025
Purchasing Managers Index: Manufacturing (Index) 56.100 Jan 2026 monthly May 2015 - Jan 2026

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