Sri Lanka Inflation Rate

Last Release

Apr 30, 2025

Actual

-2

Units In

-2.6

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

May 30, 2025

Time to Release

28 Days 9 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
69.8 Sep 2022	-4.2 Feb 2025	10.01 %	1986-2025	Central Bank of Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is composed of two main groups: Food items (41 percent) and Non-food items (59 percent). Food items are mainly composed of: bread and cereals (7.9 percent), fish and sea food (6 percent) and vegetables (5.7 percent). The most important non-food items are housing water, electricity, gas and other fuels (23.7 percent), transport (12.3 percent), and restaurants and hotels (5.8 percent).

Latest Updates

Consumer prices in Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, decreased by 2% year-on-year in April 2025, slowing from a 2.6% drop in the previous month. This marked the eighth consecutive month of consumer deflation, but at the softest pace in four months, as prices declined more moderately for housing and utilities (-9.3% vs -11.9% in March). Moreover, costs increased at a faster pace for food and non-alcoholic beverages (1.3% vs 0.6%) and miscellaneous goods and services (3.9% vs 3.7%), while it remained unchanged for health (6.7%), education (5.6%), communication (-0.1%), and restaurants and hotels (-0.1%). Meanwhile, prices eased for alcoholic beverages and tobacco (1.7% vs 4.2%), clothing and footwear (4.1% vs 5.6%), and recreation and culture (0.4% vs 1%). In addition, deflation worsened for transport (-6.2% vs -5.3%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices fell by 0.2% in April, after a 0.3% decrease in the prior month.