The number of employed persons in Sri Lanka decreased to 7819131 in the fourth quarter of 2023 from 8006250 in the third quarter of 2023. This dataset provides - Sri Lanka Employed Persons - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

This dataset contains Food Prices data for Sri Lanka. Food prices data comes from the World Food Programme and covers foods such as maize, rice, beans, fish, and sugar for 76 countries and some 1,500 markets. It is updated weekly but contains to a large extent monthly data. The data goes back as far as 1992 for a few countries, although many countries started reporting from 2003 or thereafter.

Methodology - Registry

Source: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/wfp-food-prices-for-sri-lanka
Last updated at https://data.humdata.org/organization/wfp : 2020-05-17

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Sri Lanka: Human flight and brain drain index, 0 (low) - 10 (high): For that indicator, we provide data for Sri Lanka from 2007 to 2023. The average value for Sri Lanka during that period was 7.18 index points with a minimum of 6.6 index points in 2022 and a maximum of 7.9 index points in 2016. The latest value from 2023 is 7.6 index points. For comparison, the world average in 2023 based on 177 countries is 5.17 index points.

Key information about Sri Lanka Number of Subscriber Mobile

• Sri Lanka Number of Subscriber Mobile was reported at 31,237,303.000 Person in Dec 2022
• This records an increase from the previous number of 30,764,135.000 Person for Dec 2021
• Sri Lanka Number of Subscriber Mobile data is updated yearly, averaging 114,888.000 Person from Dec 1960 to 2022, with 51 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 31,237,303.000 Person in 2022 and a record low of 0.000 Person in 1989
• Sri Lanka Number of Subscriber Mobile data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Telecommunication Sector – Table LK.World Bank.WDI: Telecommunication

Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.;International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database;Sum;Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data.

Sri Lanka: Political stability index (-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong): For that indicator, we provide data for Sri Lanka from 1996 to 2022. The average value for Sri Lanka during that period was -0.84 points with a minimum of -1.9 points in 2000 and a maximum of 0.08 points in 2015. The latest value from 2022 is -0.79 points. For comparison, the world average in 2022 based on 193 countries is -0.07 points.

Sri Lanka administrative levels 0-4 shapefiles and gazetteer

This dataset was updated on 2 August 2022, replacing the April 2019 version.

Vetting and live service provision by Information Technology Outreach Services (ITOS) with funding from USAID.

These boundaries are suitable for database or GIS linkage to the Sri Lanka - Subnational Population Statistics tables using the ADM0, ADM1, and ADM2_PCODE fields.

Graph and download economic data for World Uncertainty Index for Sri Lanka (WUILKA) from Q1 1953 to Q1 2024 about Sri Lanka, uncertainty, World, and indexes.

Key information about Sri Lanka Total Imports Growth

• Sri Lanka Total Imports grew 35.0 % YoY in Feb 2024, compared with a decrease of 6.2 % YoY in the previous month
• Sri Lanka Total Imports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1983 to Feb 2024, with an averaged rate of 7.0 %
• The data reached an all-time high of 99.7 % in Jul 1990 and a record low of -52.3 % in Apr 2009

CEIC calculates Total Imports Growth from monthly Total Imports. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka provides Total Imports, CIF, in USD.


Further information about Sri Lanka Total Imports Growth

• In the latest reports, Sri Lanka Total Imports recorded 1.4 USD bn in Feb 2024
• Total Exports reached 1.1 USD bn in Feb 2024, which registered an increase of 7.9 % year on year
• Sri Lanka Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 319.1 USD mn in Feb 2024

Graph and download economic data for Gross National Income for Sri Lanka (MKTGNILKA646NWDB) from 1960 to 2022 about Sri Lanka, GNI, and income.

The total population in Sri Lanka saw no significant changes in 2022 in comparison to the previous year 2021 and remained at around 22.4 million people. Nevertheless, 2022 still represents a peak in the total population in Sri Lanka. According to the International Monetary Fund, the total population of a country consists of all persons falling within the scope of the census.Find more key insights for the total population in countries like Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan.

Graph and download economic data for Total Factor Productivity at Constant National Prices for Sri Lanka (RTFPNALKA632NRUG) from 1954 to 2019 about Sri Lanka, production, and price.

In 2019, contribution of travel and tourism to GDP (% of GDP) for Sri Lanka was 12.6 %. Contribution of travel and tourism to GDP (% of GDP) of Sri Lanka increased from 6 % in 2000 to 12.6 % in 2019 growing at an average annual rate of 4.28%. The share of Travel & Tourism spending or employment in the equivalent economy-wide concept in the published national income accounts or labour market statistics. Visitor exports are compared with exports of all goods and services Domestic Travel & Tourism spending is compared with GDP Government individual Travel & Tourism spending is compared with total government spending Internal Travel & Tourism consumption is compared with total internal consumption (i.e. total domestic spending plus total export) Leisure Travel & Tourism contribution to GDP is compared with total GDP Business Travel & Tourism contribution to GDP is compared with total GDP Travel & Tourism capital investment spending is compared with all fixed investment spending

Contour lines Contour line values 0,150,300, 600, 1200 and 2400 Scale : 250k ArcGIS Projected Coordinate System : SLD-Kandawala.prj

Caveats - Languages: EN

Methodology - Other

Source: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/sri-lanka-contour-lines
Last updated at https://data.humdata.org/organization/ocha-roap : 2022-03-15

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Digital Elevation Model (DEM) at 20m and precise DEM at 0.5m for the catchments of Kelani Ganga and Attanagalu Oya. This dataset is one of the products produced under the 2014-2016 World Bank (WBG) European Space Agency (ESA) partnership, and is published in the partnership report: Earth Observation for Sustainable Development, June 2016.

In 2022, the share of urban population in Sri Lanka remained nearly unchanged at around 19.03 percent. Still, the share reached its highest value in the observed period in 2022. A country's urbanization rate refers to the share of the total population living in an urban setting. International comparisons of urbanization rates may be inconsistent, due to discrepancies between definitions of what constitutes an urban center (based on population size, area, or space between dwellings, among others).Find more key insights for the share of urban population in countries like Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

Imports from Sri Lanka in the United States decreased to 214.66 USD Million in February from 260.02 USD Million in January of 2024. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Imports from Sri Lanka.

In March 2024, Android held an 87.12 percent share of the mobile operating systems market in Sri Lanka. In comparison, iOS represented 12.53 percent of the mobile operating systems market in the country in March of the same year.

Sri Lanka: Shadow economy, percent of GDP: For that indicator, we provide data for Sri Lanka from 1991 to 2015. The average value for Sri Lanka during that period was 45.58 percent with a minimum of 35.49 percent in 2015 and a maximum of 52.94 percent in 1991. The latest value from 2015 is 35.49 percent. For comparison, the world average in 2015 based on 158 countries is 27.78 percent.

Sri Lanka: Regulatory quality index (-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong): For that indicator, we provide data for Sri Lanka from 1996 to 2022. The average value for Sri Lanka during that period was -0.17 points with a minimum of -0.65 points in 2022 and a maximum of 0.16 points in 1998. The latest value from 2022 is -0.65 points. For comparison, the world average in 2022 based on 193 countries is -0.04 points.

Key information about Sri Lanka Public Consumption: % of GDP

• Sri Lanka Public Consumption accounted for 5.9 % of its Nominal GDP in Mar 2023, compared with a share of 7.0 % in the previous quarter.
• Sri Lanka Public Consumption share of Nominal GDP ratio is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2010 to Mar 2023, with an average number of 8.4 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 13.2 % in Jun 2020 and a record low of 5.9 % in Mar 2023.

CEIC calculates quarterly Government Consumption as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Government Consumption Expenditure and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Department of Census and Statistics provides Government Consumption Expenditure in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency. Government Consumption as % of Nominal GDP prior to Q1 2015 is based on SNA 2008, at 2010 prices.


Related information about Sri Lanka Public Consumption: % of GDP

• In the latest reports, Sri Lanka GDP contracted 11.5 % YoY in Mar 2023.
• Sri Lanka Nominal GDP reached 20.9 USD bn in Mar 2023.
• Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) increased 49.4 % in Mar 2023.
• Sri Lanka GDP Per Capita reached 3,393.0 USD in Dec 2022.
• Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at 29.8 % in Mar 2023.
• For Nominal GDP contributions, Investment accounted for 30.7 % in Mar 2023.
• Private Consumption accounted for 64.2 % in Mar 2023.