Monthly Economic Indicators - December 2025
Inflation & Cost of Living
Published · Source: CBSL Monthly Economic Indicators ↗
TL;DR
- What changed
- GDP for Q3 2025 is Rs. 3,325,611 million with a growth rate of 5.4%.
- Who it affects
- This affects businesses and policymakers monitoring economic recovery.
- What to do
- Monitor economic trends for potential impacts on investment and pricing strategies.
Key numbers
| Indicator | Value | Change | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDP for Q3 2025 | Rs. 3,325,611 million ↑ | +5.4% · Q3 2024 | Q3 2025 |
| NCPI (Dec 2025) | 2.9% ↑ | +4.9 pp | Dec 2025 |
| Total Revenue and Grants (Jan-Nov 2025) | Rs. 4,961,760 million ↑ | +35.4% · Jan-Nov 2024 | Jan-Nov 2025 |
| Recurrent Expenditure (Jan-Nov 2025) | Rs. 4,641,738 million ↑ | +8.6% · Jan-Nov 2024 | Jan-Nov 2025 |
| Exports (Nov 2025) | US$ 1,048 million ↑ | +5.4% · Nov 2024 | Nov 2025 |
Official Announcement
MONTHLY ECONOMIC INDICATORS December Statistics Department Central Bank of Sri Lanka
SUMMARY OF SELECTED ECONOMIC INDICATORS December 2025
2025 December
Item Period Unit 2024 2025 Y-o-Y Change
Real Sector
Gross Domestic Products (GDP) rd
(d) Inclusive of FCBUs (e) Including ACU receipts
1. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) AT CONSTANT (2015) PRICES
3 Quarter
(a) Provisional Source: Department of Census and Statistics
(b) Revised
2. BUSINESS OUTLOOK SURVEY (a)
Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka
(a) Respondents were asked to rate their business sentiments compared to the relevant quarter of the previous year.
(b) Expectations of respondents for the relevant quarter given during the preceding quarter.
3. AGRICULTURE
Change (%) 28
Tea Production Mn. kg
Sources: Sri Lanka Tea Board Month
(a) Provisional
(b) Sep.\Oct. - Mar\ Apr. Rubber Development Department
(c) · Apr. \ May - Aug.\Sep. · Coconut Development Authority
Department of Census & Statistics
Ministry of Fisheries
4. INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (IIP) (2015=100)
November
Index
Month
5. PURCHASING MANAGERS' INDEX - MANUFACTURING
Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka
6. ENERGY
Y-o-Y
(a) (b) GWh ELECTRICITY GENERATION
Item Unit 2024 2025 Change
(c) 1550
Electricity Generation GWh
Coal 5,149 4,662 (9.4) ELECTRICITY SALES TO Wind 365 349 (4.3) GWh INDUSTRIES BY CEB
Diesel Sales '000 MT
November 2025
000' MT DIESEL SALES
Furnace Oil Sales '000 MT
Kerosene Sales '000 MT 150
Crude Oil Imports '000 MT 130
Other Petroleum Imports '000 MT 110
(a) Revised Sources: Ceylon Electricity Board, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation,
(b) Provisional Lanka IOC PLC, Sinopec Energy Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, (c) Including rooftop solar generation RM Parks (Pvt) LTD, United Petroleum Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
Sri Lanka Customs
7. PURCHASING MANAGERS' INDEX - CONSTRUCTION - TOTAL ACTIVITY INDEX (a)
Activity Index, respectively, while for PMI - Manufacturing, it is a weighted average of five sub-indices. Further, Manufacturing Production
Index, Services Business Activity Index and Construction Total Activity Index are the comparable figures of PMI.
8. HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTIONS
Item Unit (a)
2023 2024 Y-o-Y Change (%)
Greater Colombo Housing Approvals Index · 1995 = 100
Councils, seven Urban Councils and eight Boralesgamuwa)
Pradeshiya Sabhas in Greater Colombo. Eight Pradeshiya Sabha (Homagama, Kotikawatta-Mulleriyawa, Kelaniya, Attanagalla, Wattala- Mabole, Horana, Panadura, Mahara)
Central Bank of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Customs
Participants of Cement Industry
9. PROPERTY PRICE INDICES
Item Unit (a)
2024 2025 Y-o-Y Change (%)
Land Valuation Indicator · First Half 2017 = 100
Asking Price Indices (2019 = 100)
Lands
(b) Compiled based on per perch bare land prices obtained from the Government Valuation Department on a semi-annual basis
covering 13 DS divisions in the Colombo District (c) Compiled based on the information obtained through the Condominium Market Survey and the index covers the Colombo district (d) Compiled based on the publicly available web based property advertisement data (e) Revised
n.a. - not available
10. PURCHASING MANAGERS' INDEX - SERVICES - BUSINESS ACTIVITY INDEX (a)
and Construction Total Activity Index, respectively, while for PMI - Manufacturing, it is a weighted average of five sub-
11. TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Number
| Nominal Wage Rate Index | 161.3 | 183.4 |
| (b) 70.2 77.5 | ||
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