GDP (nominal, USD)
The total value of everything the country produces in a year.
Source: World Bank Open Data · As of 2026 · Provisional · View source
Chart of GDP (nominal, USD) over time. 16.6 USD bn (2000) → 110.7 USD bn (2026).
Table
| Period | USD bn |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.6 |
| 2001 | 15.7 |
| 2002 | 16.5 |
| 2003 | 18.9 |
| 2004 | 20.7 |
| 2005 | 24.4 |
| 2006 | 28.3 |
| 2007 | 32.4 |
| 2008 | 40.7 |
| 2009 | 42.1 |
| 2010 | 58.6 |
| 2011 | 67.8 |
| 2012 | 70.4 |
| 2013 | 77.0 |
| 2014 | 82.5 |
| 2015 | 85.1 |
| 2016 | 88.0 |
| 2017 | 94.4 |
| 2018 | 94.5 |
| 2019 | 89.0 |
| 2020 | 84.3 |
| 2021 | 88.6 |
| 2022 | 74.1 |
| 2023 | 84.1 |
| 2024 | 99.6 |
| 2025 | 108.8 |
| 2026 | 110.7* |
Sri Lanka's current situation
GDP was 110.7 USD bn in 2026, 1.9 USD bn versus a year earlier and 22.1 USD bn over five years.
What is it?
Gross Domestic Product is the market value of all final goods and services produced within the country in a year. Nominal GDP in US dollars converts this at the market exchange rate — easy to compare internationally, but sensitive to currency swings.
A simple example
If the country produces goods and services worth about USD 84 billion in a year, that is its nominal GDP — the size of the whole pie before slicing it per person.
What happens when it is high
A larger GDP generally means more income, jobs and government revenue. Measured in dollars it can jump or fall simply because the rupee strengthened or weakened, so read it alongside real growth.
What happens when it is low
A falling dollar GDP can reflect a genuine recession or simply a weaker rupee. During the 2022 crisis, dollar GDP fell sharply as the rupee depreciated and output contracted.
What is a healthy range
There is no single healthy level for the size of an economy; what matters is steady real growth and rising income per person. No status rating is applied to the level itself.
What might happen next
Official projections
| Source | Year | USD bn |
|---|---|---|
| International Monetary Fund | 2027 | 113.1 |
| International Monetary Fund | 2028 | 119.6 |
| International Monetary Fund | 2029 | 126.5 |
| International Monetary Fund | 2030 | 133.8 |
| International Monetary Fund | 2031 | 141.5 |
Simple statistical trend
A simple statistical trend, not a prediction of what will happen. Forecasts are uncertain and are not financial advice.
Upside: real growth plus a stable or stronger rupee lifts dollar GDP. Downside: recession or a weaker rupee lowers it. Not financial advice.
A simple statistical trend, not a prediction of what will happen. Forecasts are uncertain and are not financial advice.
For experts
GDP is the headline measure of economic size. Debt, deficits and trade are all measured against it.
How we calculate this
Nominal GDP in current US dollars (World Bank). Annual. Shown in USD billion.