Sri Lanka Inflation Rate

Last Release

Jul 31, 2025

Actual

-0.3

Units In

-0.6

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Aug 29, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 12 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
69.8 Sep 2022	-4.2 Feb 2025	9.94 %	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 0.3% year-on-year in July 2025, easing from a 0.6% drop in the previous month. This marked the eleventh consecutive month of deflation, though the softest decline in 10 months, as prices moderated for food and non-alcoholic beverages (1.5% vs 4.3% in June). Moreover, price declines eased for both housing and utilities (-4.8% vs -7.9%), and transportation (-3.3% vs -5.5%). In contrast, prices for clothing and footwear (4.3% vs 3.9%), miscellaneous goods and services (3.7% vs 3.4%), and restaurants and hotels (1.7% vs 1.4%) increased at a faster pace. On a monthly basis, consumer prices fell by 0.2% in July, reversing a 0.9% rise in June.