Core consumer prices in Sri Lanka increased 2 percent in August of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Core Inflation Rate in Sri Lanka averaged 7.76 percent from 2004 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 50.20 percent in September of 2022 and a record low of 0.60 percent in December of 2023. source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Core Inflation Rate in Sri Lanka is expected to be 1.60 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Sri Lanka Core Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 3.00 percent in 2026, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 193.30 194.10 points Aug 2025
Core Consumer Prices 195.50 194.80 points Jul 2025
Core Inflation Rate 2.00 1.60 percent Aug 2025
CPI Housing Utilities 136.00 136.00 points Aug 2025
CPI Transportation 226.80 226.00 points Aug 2025
Export Prices 222.02 226.86 points Jul 2025
GDP Implicit Price Deflator 238.00 241.80 points Mar 2025
Import Prices 250.53 238.47 points Jul 2025
Inflation Rate YoY 1.20 -0.30 percent Aug 2025
Inflation Rate MoM -0.40 -0.20 percent Aug 2025



Sri Lanka Core Inflation Rate
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.00 1.60 50.20 0.60 2004 - 2025 percent Monthly
2013=100