Per capita GDP hits all-time high of $ 5,003 in 2025

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Sri Lanka’s per capita GDP at current market prices rose to an all-time high of $ 5,003 in 2025, extending the recovery from the contraction seen during the economic crisis.

According to Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) data, the increase follows a steady rebound over the past three years, with per capita income rising from $ 3,464 in 2022 to $ 3,818 in 2023 and $ 4,546 in 2024, before crossing the $ 5,000 mark in 2025.

The data reflect a reversal of the decline recorded between 2019 and 2022. Per capita GDP fell from $ 4,080 in 2019 to $ 3,850 in 2020, edged up to $ 3,999 in 2021, and then dropped sharply in 2022 amid the economic crisis.

The subsequent increase points to a recovery in nominal output alongside the impact of exchange rate movements on dollar-denominated income.

While the 2025 figure marks a nominal peak, the trajectory highlights the scale of the earlier contraction and the pace of the rebound that followed.