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Unemployment rate in Sri Lanka

Latest: 4.0%
Previous: 4.2%
Change: -0.23 (-5.5%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Unemployment rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Projection Dashed values are International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook database projections, not observed data.

Observations for Unemployment rate in Sri Lanka
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	—
Dec 31, 1991	14.7%
Dec 31, 1992	14.2%
Dec 31, 1993	13.8%
Dec 31, 1994	13.0%
Dec 31, 1995	12.3%
Dec 31, 1996	11.4%
Dec 31, 1997	10.6%
Dec 31, 1998	9.2%
Dec 31, 1999	8.9%
Dec 31, 2000	7.7%
Dec 31, 2001	7.9%
Dec 31, 2002	8.8%
Dec 31, 2003	8.2%
Dec 31, 2004	8.4%
Dec 31, 2005	7.7%
Dec 31, 2006	6.5%
Dec 31, 2007	6.0%
Dec 31, 2008	5.2%
Dec 31, 2009	5.9%
Dec 31, 2010	4.8%
Dec 31, 2011	4.1%
Dec 31, 2012	3.9%
Dec 31, 2013	4.2%
Dec 31, 2014	4.2%
Dec 31, 2015	4.5%
Dec 31, 2016	4.2%
Dec 31, 2017	4.0%
Dec 31, 2018	4.3%
Dec 31, 2019	4.7%
Dec 31, 2020	5.4%
Dec 31, 2021	5.0%
Dec 31, 2022	4.5%
Dec 31, 2023	4.5%
Dec 31, 2024	4.2%
Dec 31, 2025	4.0%

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