Sri Lankan Rupee Inflation Calculator
Rs 10,000 in 1959 has the same buying power as Rs 19,34,725 in 2025.
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Rs 10,000 in 2000 is worth Rs 80,137 in 2025
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Inflation in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka inflation is -4.76% in 2025, following -0.43% in 2024. 67 years of data are available, from 1959.
This page covers 67 years of Sri Lanka consumer price data, from 1959 to 2025. The steepest single year on record was 2022, when consumer prices in Sri Lanka rose 49.7%. A rate that high compounds brutally: at that pace money loses about half its value every two years.
Prices fell in 4 of those 66 years, including in recent decades — about 6% of the time — most sharply in 2025, when they dropped 4.8%. In a year like that money gained purchasing power rather than losing it. By decade, the 1980s were the most inflationary stretch, averaging 12.8% a year, while the 1960s were the calmest at 2.2%. Over the last ten years inflation has averaged 9.2% a year, close to the 8.6% average across the whole record.
Sri Lanka CPI and inflation rate by year
The full annual series behind this calculator, from 1959 to 2025. The final column shows what Rs 10,000 in that year is worth in 2025 money.
| Year | CPI index | Inflation | Rs 10,000 then, in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 222.54 | -4.76% | Rs 10,000 |
| 2024 | 233.67 | -0.43% | Rs 9,524 |
| 2023 | 234.68 | 16.54% | Rs 9,483 |
| 2022 | 201.37 | 49.72% | Rs 11,051 |
| 2021 | 134.50 | 7.01% | Rs 16,546 |
| 2020 | 125.68 | 6.15% | Rs 17,707 |
| 2019 | 118.39 | 3.53% | Rs 18,796 |
| 2018 | 114.36 | 2.14% | Rs 19,460 |
| 2017 | 111.97 | 7.70% | Rs 19,875 |
| 2016 | 103.96 | 3.96% | Rs 21,406 |
| 2015 | 100.00 | 3.77% | Rs 22,254 |
| 2014 | 96.37 | 3.18% | Rs 23,092 |
| 2013 | 93.40 | 6.91% | Rs 23,826 |
| 2012 | 87.36 | 7.54% | Rs 25,473 |
| 2011 | 81.24 | 6.72% | Rs 27,394 |
| 2010 | 76.12 | 6.22% | Rs 29,234 |
| 2009 | 71.67 | 3.46% | Rs 31,052 |
| 2008 | 69.27 | 22.56% | Rs 32,127 |
| 2007 | 56.51 | 15.84% | Rs 39,377 |
| 2006 | 48.79 | 10.02% | Rs 45,615 |
| 2005 | 44.34 | 11.64% | Rs 50,186 |
| 2004 | 39.72 | 7.58% | Rs 56,027 |
| 2003 | 36.92 | 6.31% | Rs 60,272 |
| 2002 | 34.73 | 9.55% | Rs 64,078 |
| 2001 | 31.70 | 14.16% | Rs 70,198 |
| 2000 | 27.77 | 6.18% | Rs 80,137 |
| 1999 | 26.15 | 4.69% | Rs 85,086 |
| 1998 | 24.98 | 9.36% | Rs 89,078 |
| 1997 | 22.84 | 9.57% | Rs 97,420 |
| 1996 | 20.85 | 15.94% | Rs 1,06,746 |
| 1995 | 17.98 | 7.67% | Rs 1,23,757 |
| 1994 | 16.70 | 8.45% | Rs 1,33,255 |
| 1993 | 15.40 | 11.75% | Rs 1,44,514 |
| 1992 | 13.78 | 11.38% | Rs 1,61,489 |
| 1991 | 12.37 | 12.19% | Rs 1,79,872 |
| 1990 | 11.03 | 21.50% | Rs 2,01,791 |
| 1989 | 9.08 | 11.57% | Rs 2,45,166 |
| 1988 | 8.14 | 13.99% | Rs 2,73,526 |
| 1987 | 7.14 | 7.72% | Rs 3,11,797 |
| 1986 | 6.63 | 7.98% | Rs 3,35,859 |
| 1985 | 6.14 | 1.48% | Rs 3,62,648 |
| 1984 | 6.05 | 16.64% | Rs 3,68,019 |
| 1983 | 5.18 | 13.96% | Rs 4,29,251 |
| 1982 | 4.55 | 10.83% | Rs 4,89,194 |
| 1981 | 4.10 | 17.97% | Rs 5,42,153 |
| 1980 | 3.48 | 26.15% | Rs 6,39,572 |
| 1979 | 2.76 | 10.73% | Rs 8,06,791 |
| 1978 | 2.49 | 12.14% | Rs 8,93,375 |
| 1977 | 2.22 | 1.22% | Rs 10,01,845 |
| 1976 | 2.19 | 1.33% | Rs 10,14,116 |
| 1975 | 2.17 | 6.63% | Rs 10,27,599 |
| 1974 | 2.03 | 12.30% | Rs 10,95,688 |
| 1973 | 1.81 | 9.63% | Rs 12,30,489 |
| 1972 | 1.65 | 6.35% | Rs 13,48,944 |
| 1971 | 1.55 | 2.67% | Rs 14,34,595 |
| 1970 | 1.51 | 5.87% | Rs 14,72,832 |
| 1969 | 1.43 | 7.46% | Rs 15,59,242 |
| 1968 | 1.33 | 5.86% | Rs 16,75,514 |
| 1967 | 1.25 | 2.19% | Rs 17,73,709 |
| 1966 | 1.23 | -0.16% | Rs 18,12,540 |
| 1965 | 1.23 | 0.22% | Rs 18,09,719 |
| 1964 | 1.23 | 3.20% | Rs 18,13,751 |
| 1963 | 1.19 | 2.27% | Rs 18,71,712 |
| 1962 | 1.16 | 1.50% | Rs 19,14,254 |
| 1961 | 1.15 | 1.13% | Rs 19,43,037 |
| 1960 | 1.13 | -1.54% | Rs 19,65,079 |
| 1959 | 1.15 | — | Rs 19,34,725 |
Popular Sri Lankan Rupee comparisons
- Rs 10,000 in 2024 → Rs 9,524
- Rs 10,000 in 2023 → Rs 9,483
- Rs 10,000 in 2022 → Rs 11,051
- Rs 10,000 in 2021 → Rs 16,546
- Rs 10,000 in 2020 → Rs 17,707
- Rs 10,000 in 2010 → Rs 29,234
- Rs 10,000 in 2000 → Rs 80,137
- Rs 10,000 in 1990 → Rs 2,01,791
- Rs 10,000 in 1980 → Rs 6,39,572
- Rs 10,000 in 1970 → Rs 14,72,832
- Rs 10,000 in 1960 → Rs 19,65,079
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Sri Lanka inflation FAQ
- What is the current inflation rate in Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka inflation was -4.76% in 2025, the most recent year in this dataset, measured as the change in the annual average consumer price index from 2024.
- How much has Sri Lankan Rupee lost in value since 1959?
- Rs 10,000 in 1959 has the same purchasing power as Rs 19,34,725 in 2025. That is cumulative inflation of 19,247.25% over 66 years, an average of 8.30% per year.
- What years does this Sri Lanka inflation calculator cover?
- This calculator covers 67 years, from 1959 to 2025. You can convert an amount between any two years in that range.
- Can Sri Lankan Rupee inflation be negative?
- Yes. Negative inflation, or deflation, means prices fell and Sri Lankan Rupee gained purchasing power over that year. Sri Lanka recorded deflation in 4 of the 66 years measured here, most recently in 2025. The steepest fall was -4.76% in 2025.
- What is the difference between CPI and the inflation rate?
- The consumer price index (CPI) is a level: it measures the cost of a fixed basket of goods and services in a given year. The inflation rate is the percentage change in that level between two periods. This calculator uses the ratio of CPI values for your two chosen years to convert an amount between them.
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