3. SRI LANKA SOCIO-ECONOMIC DATA 2014 – VOL. XXXVII
Statistics Department
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Tel. : 2477377
Fax : 2477728
E-mail : dst@cbsl.lk
Web site : http://www.cbsl.gov.lk
ISSN : 1391 – 3557
June 2014
Printed at the Central Bank Printing Press, 58, Sri Jayawardenepura Mawatha, Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka.
Published by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Colombo 01, Sri Lanka
4. –– iii ––
COUNTRY PROFILE – 2013 1
KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS 2 – 4
COUNTRY COMPARISONS
World GDP by Regions 5
Demography 7–8
National Accounts 9–10
Agriculture and Industry 12–13
Social Indicators 14–15
Inflation 17
External Trade and Finance 18–19
Monetary and Fiscal Indicators 20–21
SOCIO ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
All Island 1980/81 – 2012 22–23
By Province – 2009/10 24–28
By Sector – 2009/10 -2012 29–33
By Sector and Province – 2006/07 - 2009/10 34–35
Prosperity Index by Province – 2004 - 2011 36–37
HUMAN RESOURCES
Demography 38
Labour Force and Employment 40–41
Labour Force and Unemployment 42
Foreign Employment 43
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
Gross National Product 44
Expenditure on Gross National Product 45
Quarterly Growth of GDP and GNP 46
Provincial GDP – Shares and Growth 49
Regional GDP by Economic Sector 50
AGRICULTURE
Production and Prices of Major Crops 51
Annual Production Volume - Subsidiary Food Crops 52
Fish Production by Province 53
National Livestock Statistics 54
Agricultural Land Use 55
INDUSTRY
Industrial Production 56
Energy 57
Electricity Services by Province 58
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Public Health Services 59
Education 60
Water Consumption and Revenue by Province 61
Communications 62
Telecommunication Services by Province 63
Postal Services by Province 65
Transportation 66
Regional Bus Companies’ Services by Province 67
Private Operator Bus Services by Province 68
Motor Vehicles by Province 69
Port Services 70
PRICES AND WAGES
Prices 71
Prices of Selected Food Items 72–73
Rate Indices 74
Average Daily Wages : Informal Sector 75
EXTERNAL TRADE AND TOURISM
Exports 76
Imports 77
Selected Exports 78
Selected Imports 79
Tourism 80
EXTERNAL FINANCE
Balance of Payments 81
Foreign Assistance 82
External Resources 83
Exchange Rates (end of period) 84
GOVERNMENT FINANCE
Government Fiscal Operations 86
Government Revenue and Expenditure 87
MONEY BANKING AND FINANCE
Monetary Developments 89
Money Market Operations 91
Interest Rates 92
Bank Branch Network 94
Operations of Commercial Banks 95
Licensed Specialised Banks 96
Selected Non-Bank Financial Institutions 97
Mobilization of Deposits 98
Share Market Indicators 99
Contents
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5. Contents – Graphs
Page
World GDP Growth by Region 6
Per Capita Income (Selected Asian Countries) 11
Social Indicators (Selected Asian Countries) 16
Population & Population Growth 39
GDP (at Current Market Prices) 47
Expenditure and Savings (% of GDP) 48
Selected Socio Economic Indicators 64
Balance of Payments (% of GDP) 85
Fiscal Operations (% of GDP) 88
Money Supply (% of GDP) 90
Selected Interest Rates 93
Macro Economic Indicators 100
6. –– 1 ––
COUNTRY PROFILE – 2013
(a)
Population (Mid Year) (’000) - 2013 (b) 20,483
Land Area (Excluding Inland Waters) Sq. km. 62,705
Population and Land Area by Provinces
Province Population (b) Land Area Population
’000 (Sq. km.) Density (c)
Western 5,866 3,593 1,633
Central 2,592 5,575 465
Southern 2,493 5,383 463
Northern 1,073 8,290 129
Eastern 1,571 9,361 168
North Western 2,393 7,506 319
North Central 1,276 9,741 131
Uva 1,278 8,335 153
Sabaragamuwa 1,941 4,921 394
Total 20,483 62,705 327
Composition of Population (2012 Census) (d)
By Ethnicity % By Religion %
Sinhalese 74.9 Buddhist 70.2
Sri Lankan Tamil 11.2 Hindu 12.6
Indian Tamil 4.2 Islam 9.7
Sri Lankan Moor 9.2 Christian 7.4
Other 0.5 Other 0.0
By Sector % (2012 Census) (e)
Urban 18.3 Rural 77.3 Estate 4.4
Mid-Year Population Growth Rate (2013), % : 0.8
GDP at Market Prices : Rs.bn. 8,674 US$ bn 67.2
GDP per Capita at Market Prices : Rs. 423,467 US$ 3,280
Real GDP Growth Rate, % 7.3
Sectoral Composition of GDP, %
Agriculture 10.8
Industry 31.1
Services 58.1
Rs. bn. % of GDP
Exports of Goods and Services 1,949 22.5
Imports of Goods and Services 2,776 32.0
Budget Deficit -516.1 -5.9
Money Stock M2b 3,417.9 16.7
Unemployment Rate, % of Labour Force : 4.4(f)
Inflation (g) : Change of CCPI (Annual Average), % : 6.9
Life Expectancy (Average) (2012), yrs. : 75.1
Literacy Rate (Aged 15 Years and Above) (2012) (b), % : 95.6
Human Development Index (2012) : 0.715 (Min. : 0.0 ; Max. : 1.0)
Temperature: °C (°F) Minimum Maximum
Low Country 24.4 (75.9) 31.7 (89.1)
Hill Country 18.3 (64.9) 26.7 (80.1)
(a) Provisional
(b) Based on Census of Population and Housing
2012, covering the entire island.
(c) Persons per sq.km.
(d) Obtained from summary reports prepared by the enumerators,
immediately after the census operation.
(e) Provisional data based on the 5% sample.
(f) Data covers the entire island.
(g) 2006/07 = 100
7. –– 2 ––
KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS
(a) Provisional (b) Excluding Northern Province. (c) Data covers the entire island. (d) Based on CCPI (2006/07 = 100).
Note : Data upto 2011 for household population aged 10 years and above and while that of 2012 onwards for those aged 15 years and above.
Indicator 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013(a)
Population, ’000 (Mid-Year) 20,476 20,653 20,869 20,328 20,483
Annual Population Growth, % 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8
Density of Population, Persons per sq. km. 326 329 333 324 327
Labour Force, % of Household Population aged 10 and above 48.7 (b) 48.1 (b) 47.8 (c) 52.6 (c) 53.8 (c)
Unemployment, % of Labour Force 5.8 (b) 4.9 (b) 4.2 (c) 4.0 (c) 4.4 (c)
National Accounts
GNP (Market Prices), Rs. bn. 4,779 5,534 6,471 7,424 8,439
Per Capita GNP (Market Prices), Rs. 233,716 267,967 310,090 365,192 411,998
US$ 2,033 2,370 2,805 2,862 3,191
GDP (Market Prices), Rs. bn. 4,835 5,604 6,543 7,579 8,674
Real GDP Growth Rate, % 3.5 8.0 8.2 6.3 7.3
Investment and Savings, % of GDP
Investment 24.4 27.6 29.9 30.6 29.6
O/w : Government Investment 6.6 6.2 6.3 6.9 6.9
Domestic Savings 17.9 19.3 15.4 16.9 20.0
National Savings 23.7 25.3 22.1 24.0 25.7
Price Changes, %
Colombo Consumers’ Price Index (Annual Average) (d) 3.5 6.2 6.7 7.6 6.9
Wholesale Price Index (Annual Average) -4.2 11.2 10.6 3.5 9.2
Implicit GNP Deflator 5.9 7.3 7.9 8.9 6.7
10. –– 5 ––
GDP – WORLD COMPARISON
Sources : World Economic Outlook, April 2014, IMF
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Region / Country
Real GDP Growth, %
Average 1996–2005 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
World 3.7 -0.4 5.2 3.9 3.2 3.0
Advanced Economies 2.8 -3.4 3.0 1.7 1.4 1.3
USA 3.4 -2.8 2.5 1.8 2.8 1.9
Japan 1.0 -5.5 4.7 -0.5 1.4 1.5
Germany 1.2 -5.1 3.9 3.4 0.9 0.5
Emerging and Developing Economies 5.2 3.1 7.5 6.3 5.0 4.7
Central and Eastern Europe 4.0 -3.4 4.7 5.4 1.4 2.8
Developing Asia 7.1 7.7 9.7 7.9 6.7 6.5
China 9.2 9.2 10.4 9.3 7.7 7.7
Indonesia 2.6 4.6 6.2 6.5 6.3 5.8
India 6.4 8.5 10.3 6.6 4.7 4.4
Sri Lanka 4.3 3.5 8.0 8.2 6.3 7.3
Latin America and the Caribbean 2.9 -1.3 6.0 4.6 3.1 2.7
Middle East and North Africa 4.9 3.0 5.5 3.9 4.1 2.2
Sub-Saharan Africa 4.7 2.6 5.6 5.5 4.9 4.9
11. –– 6 ––
World GDP Growth by Regions
2011
2012
Percent
0
3
2
1
4
5
6
7
9
8
World Advanced
Economies
Developing
Asia
Latin America
and the Caribbean
Middle East and
North Africa
Sub-Saharan
Africa
Sri Lanka
12. –– 7 ––
(a) Population / Land area without Inland Water.
(b) Based on Census of Housing and Population – 2012
(c) 2011 (d) 2010 n.a. – Not available
DEMOGRAPHY : SAARC COUNTRIES
Indicator Ref. Year Sri Lanka Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan
Mid-Year Population, Mn. 1990 17.0 17.6 109.8 0.5 835.0 0.2 18.1 109.7
2000 18.5 21.5 128.1 0.6 1,016.0 0.3 22.6 140.0
2010 20.7 26.0 148.6 0.7 1,182.1 0.4 26.3 173.5
2011 20.9 26.5 150.6 0.7 1,197.8 0.4 26.6 177.1
2012 20.3 27.0 152.5 0.7 1,213.4 0.4 26.9 180.7
Population Growth, % 2012 0.9 1.9 1.3 1.8 1.3 3.4 0.9 2.0
Density of Population (a) 2012 324.2 41.4 1,171.5 18.8 408.1 1,400.0 187.3 234.4
[Persons per sq. km.]
Population By Age Groups, %
0 – 14 Years 2012 25.2 47.4 30.5 28.6 29.4 29.1 35.5 34.5
15 – 64 Years 2012 66.9 50.3 64.8 66.7 65.4 65.9 59.4 61.2
65 Years and above 2012 7.8 2.3 4.7 4.7 5.2 5.0 5.1 4.4
Urban Population, % 2012 18.3 (b) 22.6 25.9 (c) 33.7 30.2 40.5 (d) 17.0 (c) 37.4
Crude Birth Rate, per 1,000 2011 17.4 43.1 20.0 20.1 21.8 16.6 23.7 26.9
Crude Death Rate, per 1,000 2011 5.9 15.6 6.0 6.9 8.0 3.6 5.8 7.4
Total Fertility Rate, Births per Woman 2011 2.3 6.2 2.2 2.3 2.6 1.7 2.7 3.3
Infant Mortality Rate
[per 1,000 Live Births] 2010 n.a. 103 38 44 48 14 41 70
Maternal Mortality Rate
[per 100,000 Live Births] 2010 35 460 240 180 200 60 170 260
Life Expectancy at Birth, Years 2012 75.1 49.1 69.2 67.6 65.8 77.1 69.1 65.7
Sources : Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2013, ADB FAOSTAT Database Access website
Human Development Report 2013, UNDP (www.faostat.fao.org)
Registrar General’s Department
13. –– 8 ––
DEMOGRAPHY : SELECTED EAST ASIAN COUNTRIES
(a) Population / Land area without Inland Water.
(b) 2010
(c) 2011
Sources : Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2013, ADB FAOSTAT Database Access website
Human Development Report 2013, UNDP (www.faostat.fao.org)
Indicator Ref. Year Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Rep. of Korea Singapore Thailand
Mid-Year Population, Mn. 1990 179.4 18.1 60.9 42.9 3.0 55.8
2000 205.8 23.5 76.8 47.0 4.0 62.2
2010 237.6 28.6 92.6 49.4 5.1 63.8
2011 241.6 29.0 94.2 49.8 5.2 64.1
2012 247.2 29.3 95.8 50.0 5.3 64.4
Population Growth, % 2012 2.3 1.3 1.7 0.5 2.5 0.4
Density of Population (a)
[Persons per sq. km.] 2012 136.5 89.3 321.3 514.9 7,585.7 126.0
Population By Age Groups, %
0 – 14 Years 2012 29.3 26.5 34.5 15.3 16.5 18.5
15 – 64 Years 2012 65.6 68.3 61.7 72.9 73.8 72.1
65 Years and above 2012 5.1 5.2 3.8 11.8 9.7 9.4
Urban Population, % 2012 49.8 (b) 72.4 48.9 (c) 83.2 (c) 100.0 45.1
Crude Birth Rate, per 1,000 2011 17.9 20.0 24.8 9.5 9.5 11.9
Crude Death Rate, per 1,000 2011 6.9 4.7 5.8 5.1 4.5 7.5
Total Fertility Rate, Births per Woman 2011 2.1 2.6 3.1 1.2 1.2 1.6
Infant Mortality Rate
[per 1,000 Live Births] 2010 27 5 23 4 2 11
Maternal Mortality Rate
[per 100,000 Live Births] 2010 220 29 99 16 3 48
Life Expectancy at Birth, Years 2012 69.8 74.5 69.0 80.7 81.2 74.3
14. –– 9 ––
(a) Estimates at Current Market Prices
(b) Estimates at Current Factor Cost Prices
(c) Provisional
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS : SAARC COUNTRIES
Sources : Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2013, ADB
Department of Census and Statistics
Indicator Ref. Year Sri Lanka Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan
Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Mn.US$ (a) 2000 16,292 n.a. 47,141 403 460,903 594 5,552 69,816
2010 49,565 16,079 99,688 1,585 1,589,242(b) 2,134 16,304 167,256(b)
2011 59,181 19,337(c) 107,443 1,834 1,789,867(b) 2,154 18,575 204,494(b)
2012 59,391 n.a. 112,156 1,825 1,770,498(b) 2,223 18,028 207,772(b)
GDP Per Capita (a), US$ 2000 881 n.a. 363 576 460 1,980 242 508
2010 2,400 618 683 2,278 1,437 5,422 621 1,006
2011 2,836 730(c) 718 2,589 1,600 5,301 698 1,196
2012 2,922 – 740 2,532 1,541 5,293 671 1,190
GDP Per Capita at PPP, US$ 2012 6,247 n.a. 1,917 7,075 3,950 7,310 1,498 2,788
Growth Rate of Real GDP, % 2010 8.0 3.2 6.1 11.7 9.3 7.1 4.8 2.6
2011 8.2 9.5 6.7 8.5 6.2 7.0 3.4 3.7
2012 6.3 n.a. 6.2 9.4 5.0 3.4 4.9 4.4
Sectoral Composition of GDP, % (a)
Agriculture 2012 11.0 n.a. 17.7 16.2 17.4 3.8 35.7 24.4
Industry 2012 31.5 n.a. 28.5 41.3 25.8 20.5 14.9 22.0
Services 2012 57.5 n.a. 53.8 42.5 56.9 75.7 49.4 53.6
Expenditure and Savings, % of GDP (a)
Private Consumption 2012 69.6 n.a. 75.2 46.4 56.8 n.a. 77.8 82.5
Government Consumption 2012 13.5 n.a. 5.6 18.7 11.8 n.a. 10.7 10.5
Gross Domestic Capital Formation 2012 30.6 n.a. 26.5 56.7 35.6 n.a. 34.9 14.9
Gross Domestic Savings 2012 16.9 n.a. 19.3 34.8 31.3 n.a. 11.5 7.0
Gross National Savings 2012 24.0 n.a. 29.2 42.5 32.9 n.a. 40.0 20.3
n.a. – Not available
15. –– 10 ––
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS : SELECTED EAST ASIAN COUNTRIES
(a) Estimates at Current Market Prices Source : Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2013, ADB
Indicator Ref. Year Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Rep. of Korea Singapore Thailand
Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Mn.US$ (a) 2000 199,028 97,210 86,446 606,207 90,216 140,655
2010 709,230 246,906 199,590 1,014,856 231,614 337,962
2011 846,385 287,935 224,112 1,114,464 265,574 364,743
2012 878,012 303,408 250,175 1,129,569 276,448 386,165
GDP Per Capita (a), US$ 2000 965 4,172 1,103 12,816 22,554 2,254
2010 2,947 8,636 2,155 20,540 45,623 5,298
2011 3,469 9,942 2,379 22,388 51,233 5,692
2012 3,552 10,341 2,612 22,589 52,038 6,000
GDP Per Capita at PPP, US$ 2012 4,949 17,084 4,454 30,722 61,803 10,757
Growth Rate of Real GDP, % 2010 6.2 7.2 7.6 6.3 14.8 7.3
2011 6.5 5.1 3.6 3.7 5.2 0.3
2012 6.2 5.6 6.8 2.0 1.3 6.5
Sectoral Composition of GDP, % (a)
Agriculture 2012 14.4 10.2 11.8 2.6 0.0 n.a.
Industry 2012 46.9 41.2 31.1 39.1 26.7 n.a.
Services 2012 38.6 48.6 57.1 58.2 73.2 n.a.
Expenditure and Savings, % of GDP (a)
Private Consumption 2012 54.6 49.1 74.2 53.5 39.2 n.a.
Government Consumption 2012 8.9 13.5 10.5 15.8 9.7 n.a.
Gross Domestic Capital Formation 2012 35.3 25.5 18.5 27.6 27.0 n.a.
Gross Domestic Savings 2012 36.6 37.4 15.3 30.7 49.2 n.a.
Gross National Savings 2012 34.1 31.9 42.3 31.0 45.6 n.a.
n.a. – Not available
16. –– 11 ––
Per Capita Income (Selected Asian Countries)
USdollars
GDP Per Capita, US $ (2012)
GDP Per Capita PPP, US $ (2012)
Sri Lanka Pakistan Nepal Bangladesh Philippines Indonesia Thailand Malaysia
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
17. –– 12 ––
AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRY : SAARC COUNTRIES
(a) Estimates at Current Market Prices
(b) Provisional
(c) World Paddy Production 2012 : 719,738,273 MT
(d) Estimates at Current Factor Cost Prices
Sources : Key Indicators for Asia
and the Pacific 2013, ADB
FAOSTAT Database Access website
(www.faostat.fao.org)
(e) 1988/89 = 100
(f) 2004/05 = 100
(g) 2003/04 = 100
(h) 2010
n.a. – Not available
(i) 2005/06 = 100
(j) 2011
(k) 2005
Indicator
Ref.
Year
Sri
Lanka
Afgha-
nistan
Bangla-
desh
Bhutan India
Mal-
dives
Nepal Pakistan
Agriculture
Arable Land , % of Total Land Area 2011 19.1 11.9 58.6 2.5 52.9 10.0 16.4 26.9
Forest Area, % of Total Land Area 2011 29.4 2.1 11.1 84.9 23.1 3.0 25.4 2.1
Permanent Cropped Land, % of Agricultural Land Area 2011 37.4 0.3 9.9 3.4 6.8 42.9 2.8 3.1
Agricultural Land per Capita, Hectares 2011 0.13 1.43 0.06 0.73 0.15 0.02 0.16 0.15
Share of Agriculture in GDP, % (a) 2012 11.0 n.a. 17.7 16.2 17.4 3.8 35.7 24.4
Index of Agricultural Production (2004–2006 = 100) 2011 117.0 109.1(b) 133.0 100.6 130.8 87.3 121.9 116.7
Paddy Production, % of World Paddy Production (c) 2012 0.53 0.07 4.71 0.01 21.20 – 0.70 1.31
Yield of Paddy Production, kg. per Hectare 2012 3,885 2,439 2,933 3,480 3,591 – 3,312 3,482
Per Capita Paddy Production, kg. 2012 189 19 222 121 126 – 189 52
Industry
Share of Manufacturing in GDP, % (a) 2012 17.9 – 17.0 9.6 13.5(d) 6.7 5.9 14.3(d)
Index of Manufacturing 2012 n.a. n.a. 570(e) n.a. 181.1(f) n.a. 103.5(g)(h) 117.9(i)
Electricity Consumption Per Capita, kwh 2010 449 64(j) 279 977(k) 616 521(j) 93 457
Energy Consumption (kilotons of oil equivalent) 2010 9,870 n.a. 31,053 251 692,689 340 10,218 84,595
18. –– 13 ––
AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRY : SELECTED EAST ASIAN COUNTRIES
(a) Estimates at Current Market Prices
(b) 1999/2001 = 100
(c) World Paddy Production 2012 : 719,738,273 MT
Sources : Key Indicators for Asia
and the Pacific 2013, ADB
FAOSTAT Database Access website
(www.faostat.fao.org)
(d) 2010 = 100
(e) 2005 = 100
(f) 1978 = 100
(g) 2011 = 100
(h) 2000 = 100
(i) 2011
Indicator Ref. Year Indonesia Malaysia
Philip-
pines
Rep. of
Korea
Singapore Thailand
Agriculture
Arable Land , % of Total Land Area 2011 13.0 5.5 18.1 15.4 0.9 30.8
Forest Area, % of Total Land Area 2011 51.7 62.0 25.9 64.0 3.3 37.2
Permanent Cropped Land, % of Agricultural Land Area 2011 36.7 73.5 43.0 11.7 13.7 21.4
Agricultural Land per Capita, Hectares 2011 0.23 0.27 0.13 0.04 0.00 0.33
Share of Agriculture in GDP, % (a) 2012 14.4 10.2 11.8 2.6 0.0 n.a.
Index of Agricultural Production (2004–2006 = 100) 2011 124.3(b) 120.4 114.9 100.8 102.7 121.9
Paddy Production, % of World Paddy Production (c) 2012 9.59 0.38 2.51 0.89 _ 5.25
Yield of Paddy Production, kg. per Hectare 2012 5,136 3,973 3,845 7,581 _ 3,000
Per Capita Paddy Production, kg. 2012 279 94 188 128 _ 587
Industry
Share of Manufacturing in GDP, % (a) 2012 23.9 24.3 20.5 28.0 19.4 _
Index of Manufacturing 2012 108.4(d) 123.1(e) 4,351.0(f) 106.9(d) 100.1(g) 172.4(h)(i)
Electricity Consumption Per Capita, kwh 2010 641 4,117 643 9,744 8,307 2,243
Energy Consumption (kilotons of oil equivalent) 2010 207,849 72,645 40,477 250,010 32,774 117,429
19. –– 14 ––
SOCIAL INDICATORS : SAARC COUNTRIES
Sources : Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2013, ADB
Human Development Report 2013, UNDP
Department of Census and Statistics
(a) A composite index of life expectancy, education and income.
(b) 2006 (c) 2009 (d) 2010 (e) 2011 (f) 2008
(g) National Poverty Line
(Data refer to the most recent year available during the period specified)
(h) 2005 (i) Fixed Broadband Internet (j) Internet & E-mail n.a. – Not available
Indicator Ref. Year Sri Lanka
Afgha-
nistan
Bangla-
desh
Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan
Human Development Index (a)
(Max.: 1.000 ; Min.: 0.000) 2012 0.715 0.374 0.515 0.538 0.554 0.688 0.463 0.515
Literacy Rate, % : – Male 2011 93.5 n.a. 61.3 n.a. 75.2(b) 98.4(b) 73.0 68.6(c)
(15 years and over) – Female 91.1 n.a. 52.2 n.a. 50.8(b) 98.4(b) 48.3 40.3(c)
Labour Force Participation Rate, % – Male 2011 74.0 80.3 84.3 76.5 80.7 76.8 87.6 83.3
– Female 34.4 15.7 57.2 65.8 29.0 55.7 80.4 22.7
Unemployment Rate, % 2012 4.0 n.a. 4.5(d) 2.1 2.7(e) 11.7(d) 2.7(f) 5.9
Employment (% of total employment) – Agriculture 2012 31.0 n.a. 47.5(d) 62.2 48.9(e) 4.3(d) n.a. 45.1
– Industry 2012 26.1 n.a. 12.6(d) 8.6 24.3(e) 9.4(d) n.a. 13.7
– Services 2012 42.9 n.a. 39.9(d) 29.1 26.8(e) 86.3(d) n.a. 41.2
Population below the Poverty Line, % (g) 2002–2012 8.9 n.a. 31.5 23.2 29.8 n.a. 25.2 22.3
Physicians, per 10,000 persons 2011 7.8 1.9(d) 3.6 0.2(d) 6.5(d) 16.0(d) 2.1(h) 8.1(d)
Hospital Beds, per 10,000 persons 2011 33.0 4.0(d) 5.8 18.0 9.0(h) 43.0(c) 1.5(b) 6.0(d)
Per Capita Electricity Consumption (kWh) 2010 449 64(e) 279 977(h) 616 521(e) 93 457
Internet Subscriptions, per 1,000 persons (i) 2012 67.2(j) 0.1(d) 3.4 24.0 11.8 44.8 4.6 5.1
Telephones, per 1,000 persons (Main Lines) 2012 170 1 6 39 26 58 31 32
Telephones, per 1,000 persons (Mobile Phones) 2012 1,000 667 637 801 713 1,401 609 665
20. –– 15 ––
SOCIAL INDICATORS : SELECTED EAST ASIAN COUNTRIES
Sources : Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2013, ADB
Human Development Report 2013, UNDP
(a) A composite index of life expectancy, education and income.
(b) 2008 (c) 2005
(d) National Poverty Line (Data refer to the most recent year available during the period specified)
(e) 2004 (f) 2010 (g) 2009 (h) Fixed Broadband Internet
n.a. – Not available
Indicator Ref. Year Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Rep. of Korea Singapore Thailand
Human Development Index (a)
(Max.: 1.000 ; Min.: 0.000) 2012 0.629 0.769 0.654 0.909 0.895 0.690
Literacy Rate, % : – Male 2011 94.0 95.4 95.0 (b) n.a. 98.0 95.6 (c)
(15 years and over) – Female 2011 86.8 90.7 95.8 (b) n.a. 93.8 91.5 (c)
Labour Force Participation Rate, % – Male 2011 84.2 76.9 79.4 71.4 75.6 80.0
– Female 2011 51.2 43.8 49.7 49.2 56.5 63.8
Unemployment Rate, % 2012 6.1 3.0 7.0 3.2 2.6 0.7
Employment (% of total employment) – Agriculture 2012 35.1 12.6 32.1 6.2 0.1 38.9
– Industry 2012 15.3 18.1 9.0 16.7 14.3 14.9
– Services 2012 49.6 69.3 58.9 77.1 85.5 46.2
Population below the Poverty Line, % (d) 2002–2012 12.5 n.a. 26.5 n.a. n.a. 8.1
Physicians, per 10,000 persons 2010 2.9 12.0 11.5 (e) 20.2 19.2 3.2
Hospital Beds, per 10,000 persons 2011 6.0 (f) 17.9 10.0 102.5 (g) 27.1 21.0
Per Capita Electricity Consumption (kWh) 2010 641 4,117 643 9,744 8,307 2,243
Internet Subscriptions, per 1,000 persons (h) 2012 12.1 84.0 22.4 365.0 258.7 67.7
Telephones per 1,000 persons (Main Lines) 2012 154 157 41 602 375 99
Telephones per 1,000 persons (Mobile Phones) 2012 1,141 1,410 1,075 1,072 1,521 1,306
21. –– 16 ––
Social Indicators (Selected Asian Countries)
Sri Lanka Pakistan India Bangladesh Philippines Indonesia Thailand Malaysia
Literacy Rate (%), 2005–2010
Life Expectancy, (years) 2012
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Sri Lanka Pakistan India Bangladesh Philippines Indonesia Thailand Malaysia
Literacy Rate, % (2005–2010) 91.2 54.9 62.8 56.8 95.4 92.6 93.5 93.1
Life Expectancy, Years (2012) 75.1 65.7 65.8 69.2 69.0 69.8 74.3 74.5
22. –– 17 ––
INFLATION
(a)
: SELECTED COUNTRIES
(a) Percentage Change of Annual Average of Consumer Price Index.
(b) 2005 to 2008 – Colombo Consumer Price Index (2002 = 100)
2009 onwards – Colombo Consumer Price Index (2006/07 = 100)
Sources : World Economic Outlook, April 2014, IMF
Department of Census and Statistics
Percentage
Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
SAARC Countries
Sri Lanka (b) 22.6 3.5 6.2 6.7 7.6 6.9
Afghanistan 26.4 -6.8 2.2 11.8 6.4 7.4
Bangladesh 8.9 5.4 8.1 10.7 6.2 7.5
Bhutan 6.3 7.1 4.8 8.6 10.1 8.7
India 8.9 13.0 10.5 9.6 10.2 9.5
Maldives 12.0 4.5 6.1 11.3 10.9 4.0
Nepal 6.7 12.6 9.5 9.6 8.3 9.9
Pakistan 10.8 17.6 10.1 13.7 11.0 7.4
East Asian Countries (Selected)
Indonesia 9.8 5.0 5.1 5.3 4.0 6.4
Malaysia 5.4 0.6 1.7 3.2 1.7 2.1
Philippines 8.2 4.2 3.8 4.7 3.2 2.9
Republic of Korea 4.7 2.8 2.9 4.0 2.2 1.3
Singapore 6.6 0.6 2.8 5.2 4.6 2.4
Thailand 5.5 -0.9 3.3 3.8 3.0 2.2
Industrial Countries (Selected)
Japan 1.4 -1.3 -0.7 -0.3 0.0 0.4
United Kingdom 3.6 2.2 3.3 4.5 2.8 2.6
United States 3.8 -0.3 1.6 3.1 2.1 1.5
23. –– 18 ––
EXTERNAL TRADE AND FINANCE : SAARC COUNTRIES
(a) Exports less imports.
(b) Total debt service includes principal and interest payments on long-term debt,
interest payments on short-term debt, and IMF repurchases and charges.
(c) Units of domestic currency (annual average) per US dollar.
n.a. – Not available
Sources : International Financial Statistics, Yearbook 2013, IMF
Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2013, ADB
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Indicator
Ref.
Year
Sri
Lanka
Afgha-
nistan
Bangla
-desh
Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan
Exports, Mn. US $ 2012 9,774 n.a. n.a. n.a. 296,443 162 n.a. 24,556
Exports Per Capita, US $ 2012 481 – – – 244 385 – 136
Imports, Mn. US $ 2012 19,190 n.a. n.a. n.a. 488,444 1,554 n.a. 44,108
Imports Per Capita, US $ 2012 945 – – – 403 3,701 – 244
Export / Import Ratio 2012 0.51 – – – 0.61 0.10 – 0.56
Balance of Trade (a), Mn. US $ 2012 -9,417 – – – -192,002 -1,393 – -19,552
Current Account Balance, Mn. US $ 2012 -3,982 n.a. 2,648 n.a. n.a. n.a. 284 -2,072
Total Reserves Minus Gold, Mn. US $ 2012 6,378 5,983 12,031 955 270,587 318 4,307 10,242
External Debt, Mn. US $ 2011 23,984 2,623 27,043 1,035 334,331 983 3,956 60,182
External Debt Service Ratio (b), % 2011 12.8 n.a. 5.5 11.1 6.5 n.a. 9.5 9.2
Exchange Rate (c)
(Domestic Currency / US $) 2012 127.60 50.92 81.86 53.44 53.44 15.37 85.20 93.40
24. –– 19 ––
EXTERNAL TRADE AND FINANCE : SELECTED EAST ASIAN COUNTRIES
Sources : International Financial Statistics, Yearbook 2013, IMF
Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2013, ADB
(a) Exports less imports.
(b) Total debt service includes principal and interest payments on long-term debt,
interest payments on short-term debt, and IMF repurchases and charges.
(c) Units of domestic currency (annual average) per US dollar.
n.a. – Not available
Indicator Ref. Year Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Rep. of Korea Singapore Thailand
Exports, Mn. US $ 2012 188,516 227,245 51,994 547,870 408,263 228,172
Exports Per Capita, US $ 2012 763 7,745 543 10,957 76,886 3,545
Imports, Mn. US $ 2012 190,992 196,558 65,384 461,833 379,643 250,199
Imports Per Capita, US $ 2012 773 6,699 683 9,237 71,496 3,887
Export / Import Ratio 2012 0.99 1.16 0.80 1.19 1.08 0.91
Balance of Trade (a), Mn. US $ 2012 -2,476 30,687 -13,391 86,037 28,620 -22,027
Current Account Balance, Mn. US $ 2012 -24,074 18,638 7,126 43,335 51,437 2,759
Total Reserves Minus Gold, Mn. US $ 2012 108,837 137,784 73,478 323,207 259,094 173,328
External Debt, Mn. US $ 2011 213,541 94,468 76,043 398,724 n.a. 80,039
External Debt Service Ratio (b), % 2011 14.5 3.9 17.6 n.a. n.a. 3.8
Exchange Rate (c)
(Domestic Currency / US $) 2012 9,387.00 3.09 42.23 1,127.00 1.25 31.08
25. –– 20 ––
MONETARY AND FISCAL INDICATORS : SAARC COUNTRIES
(a) Percentage change of amounts in domestic currency.
(b) Ratio of Money Supply to Reserve Money.
(c) Ratio of GDP to Money Supply.
(d) 2011 data
Sources : International Financial Statistics, Year Book 2013, IMF
Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2013, ADB
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Indicator Ref. Year Sri Lanka Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan
Reserve Money, Mn. US $ 2012 3,809 3,979 13,399 350 266,170 532 3,329 24,869
Narrow Money, Mn. US $ 2012 3,539 6,121 14,854 192 330,748 549 3,104 62,291
Broad Money, Mn. US $ 2012 20,393 6,499 80,270 1,062 1,465,454 1,302 13,567 106,105
Broad Money, % of GDP 2012 34.2 – 69.8 59.7 84.8 58.6 77.5 53.1
Change of Money (a), % Narrow Money 2012 2.6 9.8 9.9 -68.3 6.7 2.9 17.0 19.4
Broad Money 2012 18.3 8.8 17.0 7.2 11.1 4.9 14.9 17.2
Composition of Broad Money, %
Currency 2012 8.6 42.1 11.3 12.8 13.7 10.6 15.1 22.8
Demand Deposits 2012 6.8 52.1 9.9 51.0 8.9 31.6 8.3 52.7
Quasi-Money 2012 84.6 5.8 78.8 36.2 77.4 57.8 76.6 24.5
Causal Factors in Broad Money, Mn. US $
Net Foreign Assets 2012 -203 8,158 9,871 642 291,936 332 4,373 9,711
Domestic Credit 2012 29,067 853 64,913 848 1,522,573 1,566 11,331 90,493
Net Other Items 2012 -5,829 799 -10,024 -575 -291,153 -595 -2,819 -17,646
Money Multiplier (b)
For Narrow Money 2012 0.9 1.5 1.1 0.5 1.2 1.0 0.9 2.5
For Broad Money 2012 5.4 1.6 6.0 3.0 5.5 2.4 4.1 4.3
Income Velocity of Money (c)
Of Narrow Money 2012 16.8 – 7.7 9.3 5.2 4.1 5.6 3.2
Of Broad Money 2012 2.9 – 1.4 1.7 1.2 1.7 1.3 1.9
Fiscal Operation Indicators, % of GDP
Revenue 2012 13.9 10.4 (d) 12.5 20.7 9.1 27.4 15.9 12.8
Total Expenditure 2012 20.5 22.0 (d) 16.0 35.7 14.3 41.6 20.8 19.2
Budget Surplus (+) / Deficit (-) 2012 -6.5 1.8 (d) -4.6 -1.1 -5.2 -12.6 -1.5 -6.6
26. –– 21 ––
MONETARY AND FISCAL INDICATORS : SELECTED EAST ASIAN COUNTRIES
(a) Percentage change of amounts in domestic currency.
(b) Ratio of Money Supply to Reserve Money.
(c) Ratio of GDP to Money Supply.
(d) 2011 data
Sources : International Financial Statistics, Year Book 2013, IMF
Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2013, ADB
Indicator Ref. Year Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Rep. of Korea Singapore Thailand
Reserve Money, Mn. US $ 2012 78,102 34,605 35,816 82,516 39,811 47,264
Narrow Money, Mn. US $ 2012 87,045 94,738 38,927 439,016 115,005 52,177
Broad Money, Mn. US $ 2012 341,742 434,456 151,186 1,714,592 388,552 488,626
Broad Money, % of GDP 2012 40.1 141.7 58.9 144.3 137.6 124.7
Change of Money (a), % Narrow Money 2012 16.4 12.2 7.4 6.3 9.0 13.0
Broad Money 2012 14.9 8.8 7.0 4.8 7.2 10.4
Composition of Broad Money, %
Currency 2012 11.0 4.3 11.0 2.4 5.5 7.6
Demand Deposits 2012 14.5 17.4 20.6 23.2 24.1 3.1
Quasi-Money 2012 74.5 78.3 68.5 74.4 70.4 89.3
Causal Factors in Broad Money, Mn. US $
Net Foreign Assets 2012 99,835 166,384 78,819 312,329 247,362 161,348
Domestic Credit 2012 342,378 409,682 129,413 1,935,474 281,136 480,514
Net Other Items 2012 -100,476 -133,701 -58,618 -533,210 -139,946 -153,261
Money Multiplier (b)
For Narrow Money 2012 1.1 2.7 1.1 5.3 2.9 1.1
For Broad Money 2012 4.4 12.6 4.2 20.8 9.8 10.3
Income Velocity of Money (c)
Of Narrow Money 2012 9.8 3.2 6.6 2.7 2.5 7.5
Of Broad Money 2012 2.5 0.7 1.7 0.7 0.7 0.8
Fiscal Operation Indicators, % of GDP
Revenue 2012 15.6 22.2 14.5 24.5 24.7 (d) 17.7
Total Expenditure 2012 17.5 26.7 16.6 23.0 15.2 (d) 19.8 (d)
Budget Surplus (+) / Deficit (-) 2012 -1.8 -4.5 -2.3 1.5 9.5 (d) -2.3
27. –– 22 ––
SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS : National Level Findings of the Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES)
by Survey Period - Sri Lanka
Variable Unit
HIES Survey Period
1980/81 1985/86 1990/91 1995/96 2002 2005 2006/07 2009/10 2012(a)
Household size Nos. 4.9 5.1 4.9 4.5 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.9
Mean household income per month Rs. 881 2,012 3,549 6,476 12,803 20,048 26,286 36,451 46,207
Median household income per month Rs. 642 1,322 2,547 3,793 8,482 13,617 16,735 23,746 30,400
Mean per capita income per month Rs. 180 395 724 1,439 3,056 4,896 6,463 9,104 11,932
Income receivers mean income per month Rs. 469 941 1,819 3,367 6,959 10,563 14,457 20,427 25,778
No. of income receivers per household Nos. 1.6 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8
Mean household expenditure per month Rs. 1,232 2,079 3,905 6,525 13,147 19,151 22,952 31,331 40,887
Expenditure on food and drink Rs. 801 1,198 2,377 3,552 5,848 7,593 8,641 13,267 15,358
Expenditure on non-food items
(excluding liquor, narcotic drugs and tobacco) Rs. 377 802 1,384 2,753 6,993 11,079 13,819 17,399 24,791
Expenditure on liquor, narcotic drugs and tobacco Rs. 54 79 144 219 306 479 492 655 738
Gini coefficient of household income 0.43 0.46 0.43 0.46 0.47 0.47 0.49 0.49 0.48
Gini coefficient of household expenditure – – – 0.36 0.41 0.40 0.41 0.39 0.40
Gini coefficient of income receivers income 0.43 – 0.52 0.52 0.53 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.54
Food Ratio (as a percentage) % 65.0 57.6 64.6 54.4 44.5 39.6 37.6 42.3 37.6
Poverty Head Count Ratio % – – 26.1 28.8 22.7 – 15.2 8.9 6.7
Source : Household Income and Expenditure Survey Series,
Department of Census and Statistics
(a) Based on provisional data published in preliminary report of
the Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2012/13.
29. –– 24 ––
(a) Excluding Mannar, Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu Districts.
Item Western Central Southern
Northern
(a)
Eastern
North
Western
North
Central
Uva
Sabara-
gamuwa
All
Island
Population Distribution
By Gender, %
Male 47.2 46.3 47.3 47.3 48.6 48.0 48.0 47.4 48.1 47.4
Female 52.8 53.7 52.7 52.7 51.4 52.0 52.0 52.6 51.9 52.6
By Age Group, %
0 – 14 Years 23.3 27.3 25.6 27.9 32.5 26.0 27.7 27.7 24.9 26.0
15 – 59 Years 62.4 60.3 60.1 61.1 60.6 62.6 63.8 62.4 62.3 61.8
Over 59 Years 14.3 12.5 14.2 11.0 6.9 11.3 8.4 9.9 12.8 12.3
By Educational Attainment, %
No Schooling 2.6 6.2 4.9 1.4 4.3 4.1 2.9 7.9 5.1 4.2
Up to Grade 5 18.9 28.1 25.6 28.9 35.1 26.8 25.4 28.3 26.1 25.1
Grade 6 – 10 43.4 42.8 42.1 52.0 41.2 46.3 51.4 44.7 47.5 44.6
Passed G.C.E. (O/L) 19.4 12.2 15.6 10.5 11.9 13.3 12.5 12.0 11.3 14.7
Passed G.C.E. (A/L) and above 15.4 10.6 11.6 7.0 7.4 9.4 7.5 7.0 9.9 11.2
Source : Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2009/10,
Department of Census and Statistics
SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS BY PROVINCE : Population Distribution 2009/10
30. –– 25 ––
Item Western Central Southern
Northern
(a)
Eastern
North
Western
North
Central
Uva
Sabara-
gamuwa
All
Island
Average Income, Rs. per Month
Per Household 47,118 31,895 32,514 23,712 23,922 35,586 35,577 28,717 36,173 36,451
Per Person 11,561 8,040 8,035 5,515 5,663 9,352 9,280 7,343 9,132 9,104
Per Income Receiver 24,149 17,865 18,035 14,936 15,739 21,566 21,803 17,112 19,418 20,427
Median Income, Rs. per Month
Per Household 30,600 21,410 23,253 16,710 18,030 20,961 24,993 19,761 21,676 23,746
Per Person 7,250 5,251 5,637 3,857 4,202 5,295 6,340 4,961 5,445 5,803
Per Income Receiver 15,000 10,743 12,236 11,500 12,390 12,000 14,837 10,900 10,893 12,500
Income Share by Households, %
Richest 20% 53.3 53.4 48.5 49.2 47.5 58.7 50.2 51.9 57.9 54.1
Poorest 20% 5.0 4.4 5.7 4.9 4.8 4.0 5.5 4.7 4.1 4.5
Middle 60% 41.7 42.2 45.8 45.8 47.7 37.3 44.3 43.3 38.0 41.4
Gini Coefficient (One Month Income)
Gini coefficient (households) 0.47 0.48 0.42 (b) 0.42 0.54 0.44 0.47 0.53 0.49
Gini coefficient (per person) 0.48 0.48 0.42 0.41 0.41 0.54 0.44 0.46 0.51 0.49
Gini coefficient (income receivers) 0.55 0.55 0.50 0.47 0.45 0.58 0.51 0.53 0.59 0.55
SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS BY PROVINCE : Income Distribution 2009/10
(a) Excluding Mannar, Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu Districts.
(b) Reliable estimates cannot be provided.
Source : Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2009/10,
Department of Census and Statistics
31. –– 26 ––
Item Western Central Southern
Northern
(a)
Eastern
North
Western
North
Central
Uva
Sabara-
gamuwa
All
Island
Total Consumer Expenditure per Month,
Rs. per Household 42,399 28,308 28,809 25,656 25,265 25,927 29,480 23,547 25,583 31,331
Consumer Expenditure Shares, %
All Food 35.4 44.8 43.8 58.9 57.4 47.0 41.0 46.8 46.4 42.3
Cereal 5.6 10.7 8.5 13.6 11.3 9.7 9.5 12.3 11.1 8.5
Prepared Foods 5.2 3.6 4.6 3.9 5.2 4.4 3.2 3.6 3.8 4.5
Pulses 1.4 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.2 1.8 1.8 2.3 2.4 1.7
Vegetables 2.4 3.5 3.2 3.9 4.3 3.8 3.5 4.4 3.8 3.2
Meat 1.5 1.7 0.7 3.7 4.0 2.0 1.6 1.2 1.1 1.7
Fish 3.5 2.2 4.3 7.1 7.7 4.4 3.7 2.4 2.4 3.7
Coconut 1.8 2.3 2.8 3.9 2.8 2.8 2.4 2.4 3.2 2.4
Condiments 3.0 4.1 4.4 5.1 5.9 4.5 3.7 3.8 4.3 3.9
Milk and Milk Products 3.4 3.7 3.6 3.4 2.9 2.8 2.6 3.6 3.2 3.3
Sugar, Jaggery & Treacle 1.1 1.6 1.6 2.6 2.4 1.8 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.5
Other 6.6 9.2 8.1 9.6 9.6 9.1 7.5 9.2 9.5 8.0
All Non-Food 64.6 55.2 56.2 41.1 42.6 53.0 59.0 53.2 53.6 57.7
Housing 14.5 10.4 9.4 4.2 7.2 8.7 7.5 8.8 8.8 11.0
Personal Care and Health Expenses 5.6 3.4 4.2 4.1 3.8 4.3 4.0 3.5 3.9 4.6
Education 4.0 2.8 3.4 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 3.2
Transport and Communication 10.6 9.9 9.1 6.0 6.6 9.4 10.8 8.5 11.1 9.8
Fuel and Light 4.5 4.0 3.6 4.9 4.8 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.4 4.1
Durable Household Goods 2.2 1.9 2.6 1.9 1.5 3.8 4.8 2.2 2.3 2.5
Clothing, Textile and Footwear 2.2 3.4 2.9 3.5 3.6 3.0 3.7 3.5 3.7 2.9
Other 21.0 19.4 20.9 14.0 12.6 17.7 22.2 20.5 17.7 19.6
SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS BY PROVINCE : Household Expenditure by Province 2009/10
(a) Excluding Mannar, Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu Districts. Source : Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2009/10,
Department of Census and Statistics
32. –– 27 ––
Item Western Central Southern
Northern
(a)
Eastern
North
Western
North
Central
Uva
Sabara-
gamuwa
All
Island
Housing Conditions, % of Households
Wall Type
Permanent 94.2 91.1 92.8 89.1 90.4 89.0 92.1 93.4 88.0 91.7
Semi Permanent 5.8 8.9 7.2 10.9 9.6 11.0 7.9 6.6 12.0 8.3
Floor Type
Permanent 96.1 85.1 89.0 84.1 91.9 87.7 77.9 76.1 87.5 88.7
Semi Permanent 3.9 14.9 11.0 15.9 8.1 12.3 22.1 23.9 12.5 11.3
Roof Type
Permanent 93.2 68.1 94.5 83.3 87.8 85.4 88.4 76.8 83.4 86.0
Semi Permanent 6.8 31.9 5.5 16.7 12.2 14.6 11.6 23.2 16.6 14.0
Water Supply and Sanitation
Main Source of Drinking Water
Safe 95.7 81.2 86.2 96.2 96.0 91.4 91.7 69.9 70.4 87.7
Not Safe 4.3 18.8 13.8 3.8 4.0 8.6 8.3 30.1 29.6 12.3
Toilet Facilities
Exclusive for the Household 89.9 89.1 92.4 76.3 85.7 87.6 91.6 90.0 92.3 89.5
Sharing with another Household 7.1 6.2 5.7 4.1 5.1 8.1 6.6 7.6 6.4 6.6
Public Toilet Facilities 2.6 2.2 0.2 1.4 0.2 0.9 0.5 1.2 0.4 1.4
No Toilet Facilities 0.4 2.5 1.5 18.1 8.9 3.3 1.2 1.2 0.9 2.5
Availability of Household Equipment
Radio / Cassette Players 77.7 78.2 74.8 61.6 63.7 73.6 76.3 79.6 77.7 75.4
Television 88.4 81.7 79.8 54.3 63.2 78.5 79.2 78.0 77.5 80.0
Telephone / Cellular Phone 86.0 76.2 76.6 65.2 63.5 75.1 78.2 71.7 72.0 77.1
Bicycle 31.4 12.0 45.9 84.8 73.1 59.1 76.7 24.6 17.4 39.8
Motor Cycle / Scooters 27.3 10.8 27.2 28.5 28.4 39.3 45.5 14.0 15.5 25.8
Motor Car / Van 10.3 5.0 3.4 0.9 0.9 5.5 3.5 2.8 3.7 5.6
Sewing Machine 53.1 43.0 47.9 14.3 24.9 39.9 38.2 33.9 40.1 42.7
Refrigerator 60.0 34.1 38.0 16.2 22.2 36.0 32.5 21.8 30.4 39.6
Washing Machine 24.8 12.3 9.4 1.1 7.2 10.7 5.7 4.7 6.6 13.1
Personal Computer 21.2 11.7 10.2 6.5 5.9 9.8 8.5 5.8 8.4 12.5
SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS BY PROVINCE : Housing and Amenities 2009/10
(a) Excluding Mannar, Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu Districts. Source : Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2009/10,
Department of Census and Statistics
33. –– 28 ––
Item Western Central Southern
Northern
(a)
Eastern
North
Western
North
Central
Uva
Sabara-
gamuwa
All
Island
Sources of Energy for Lighting
Electricity 95.0 87.3 91.1 69.6 76.3 77.0 77.2 78.9 79.1 85.3
Kerosene 4.8 11.8 8.4 30.3 21.6 18.2 18.6 17.1 17.5 12.8
Solar Energy 0.2 0.9 0.4 0.1 2.1 4.8 4.1 4.0 3.2 1.8
Sources of Energy for Cooking
Firewood 57.5 86.3 87.6 90.4 81.2 93.4 93.8 95.9 92.7 80.5
Gas 35.1 12.1 10.7 3.4 13.7 5.1 5.4 3.6 6.7 16.0
Kerosene 6.1 1.1 0.3 5.6 3.4 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.0 2.5
Other 1.2 0.5 1.4 0.7 1.8 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.9
SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS : Sources of Energy for Lighting and Cooking by Province
2009/10 per cent
(a) Excluding Mannar, Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu Districts. Source : Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2009/10,
Department of Census and Statistics
34. –– 29 ––
Item
2009/10 (a) 2012 (b)
Urban Rural Estate All Island Urban Rural Estate All Island
Population Distribution
By Gender, %
Male 47.7 47.4 47.6 47.4 47.2 47.1 47.7 47.2
Female 52.3 52.6 52.4 52.6 52.8 52.9 52.3 52.8
By Age Group, %
0 – 14 Years 25.3 25.9 29.7 26.0 24.2 25.8 28.6 25.7
15 – 59 Years 61.9 61.8 59.9 61.8 61.0 61.2 59.1 61.1
Over 59 Years 12.8 12.3 10.5 12.3 14.8 13.0 12.3 13.3
By Educational Attainment, %
No Schooling 2.5 4.0 13.1 4.2 2.6 3.9 12.1 4.0
Up to Grade 5 21.6 24.6 43.0 25.1 19.5 24.5 41.6 24.4
Grade 6 - 10 42.1 45.5 37.7 44.6 37.6 44.8 38.7 43.2
Passed G.C.E. (O/L) 17.5 14.9 3.8 14.7 20.5 15.9 5.6 16.3
Passed G.C.E. (A/L) and above 16.2 10.8 2.3 11.2 19.7 10.9 2.1 12.0
(a) Excluding Mannar, Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu Districts.
(b) Based on provisional data published in preliminary report of the
Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2012/13.
Sources : Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2009/10, 2012/13
Department of Census and Statistics
SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS : Population Distribution by Sector 2009/10 and 2012
35. –– 30 ––
SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS : Income Distribution by Sector 2009/10 and 2012
Item
2009/10 (a) 2012 (b)
Urban Rural Estate All Island Urban Rural Estate All Island
Mean Income, Rs. per Month
Per household 47,783 35,228 24,162 36,451 68,336 42,184 31,895 46,207
Per person 11,245 8,916 5,782 9,104 17,150 11,003 7,719 11,932
Median Income, Rs. per Month
Per household 31,000 23,126 17,366 23,746 41,958 28,921 25,664 30,400
Per person 6,925 5,758 4,161 5,803 10,167 7,617 6,047 7,871
Income Shares by Deciles of Households, %
1st Decile 0.6 1.7 3.2 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.8 1.4
2nd Decile 1.5 3.1 6.8 2.9 2.7 3.1 3.7 3.0
3rd Decile 2.0 4.1 9.2 3.9 3.6 4.2 4.8 4.0
4th Decile 3.0 5.1 10.2 4.9 4.5 5.2 6.1 5.0
5th Decile 3.7 6.3 10.7 6.0 5.6 6.3 7.5 6.0
6th Decile 5.7 7.3 11.4 7.1 6.9 7.5 8.7 7.2
7th Decile 7.7 8.9 9.3 8.7 8.4 9.1 10.0 8.8
8th Decile 9.9 11.1 8.9 10.8 10.4 11.3 12.1 11.1
9th Decile 15.7 14.6 8.3 14.6 14.6 14.9 15.8 14.8
10th Decile 50.3 37.7 22.0 39.5 41.7 37.0 29.5 38.7
Income Share by Households, %
Richest 20% 53.3 53.8 49.4 54.1 56.4 51.9 45.3 53.5
Poorest 20% 4.7 4.5 5.9 4.5 4.2 4.5 5.5 4.4
Middle 60% 42.1 41.7 44.7 41.4 39.5 43.6 49.2 42.1
Gini Coefficient, One Month Income
Gini coefficient (households) 0.48 0.49 0.43 0.49 0.51 0.47 0.39 0.48
Gini coefficient (income receivers) 0.54 0.54 0.50 0.55 0.56 0.53 0.45 0.54
(a) Excluding Mannar, Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu Districts.
(b) Based on provisional data published in preliminary report of the
Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2012/13.
Sources : Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2009/10, 2012/13
Department of Census and Statistics
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS : Household Expenditure by Sector 2009/10 and 2012
Item
2009/10 (a) 2012 (b)
Urban Rural Estate All Island Urban Rural Estate All Island
Expenditure, Rs. per Month
Per household 44,928 29,423 23,988 31,331 59,001 37,561 29,779 40,887
Household Expenditure Share, %
Food 35.6 43.7 50.8 42.3 31.4 39.1 49.6 37.6
Housing 16.9 9.8 4.3 11.0 16.6 9.5 4.7 11.1
Fuel and Light 5.0 3.8 4.0 4.1 5.4 3.8 4.5 4.2
Personal Care and Health Expenses 5.4 4.4 3.7 4.6 6.7 5.1 3.4 5.4
Transport 6.7 7.7 4.6 7.4 10.6 8.3 7.2 8.8
Communication 2.8 2.3 1.7 2.4 2.8 2.0 1.7 2.2
Education 4.0 3.1 1.6 3.2 4.7 3.2 1.5 3.5
Cultural Activities and Entertainment 1.1 1.3 2.1 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3
Non-Durable Household Goods and Services 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.8 1.2 1.1 1.4
Clothing, Textile and Footware 2.3 3.0 3.7 2.9 2.5 3.6 3.2 3.3
Durable Household Goods 2.0 2.6 2.1 2.5 1.6 3.1 2.5 2.7
Other Miscellaneous Expenses 10.8 9.3 8.4 9.5 7.8 10.7 9.4 10.0
Other Rare Expenses 4.2 5.7 6.7 5.5 5.9 7.2 4.5 6.8
Liquor, Narcotic Drugs and Tobacco 1.5 2.1 5.1 2.1 0.9 2.0 5.4 1.8
(a) Excluding Mannar, Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu Districts.
(b) Based on provisional data published in preliminary report of
the Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2012/13.
Sources : Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2009/10, 2012/13
Department of Census and Statistics
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS : Housing and Amenities by Sector 2009/10 and 2012
Item
2009/10 (a) 2012 (b)
Urban Rural Estate All Island Urban Rural Estate All Island
Housing Conditions, % of Households
Wall Type
Permanent 94.1 91.5 89.1 91.7 94.0 92.0 94.6 92.5
Semi Permanent 5.9 8.5 10.9 8.3 6.0 8.0 5.4 7.5
Floor Type
Permanent 97.1 87.6 83.1 88.7 98.2 90.8 83.4 91.7
Semi Permanent 2.9 12.4 16.9 11.3 1.8 9.2 16.6 8.3
Roof Type
Permanent 91.1 88.9 23.0 86.0 95.0 91.3 33.4 89.5
Semi Permanent 8.9 11.1 77.0 14.0 5.0 8.7 66.6 10.5
Water Supply and Sanitation
Main Source of Drinking Water
Safe 97.4 87.6 60.3 87.7 98.7 89.0 43.2 88.7
Not Safe 2.6 12.4 39.7 12.3 1.3 11.0 56.8 11.3
Toilet Facilities
Exclusive for the Household 86.4 90.9 74.0 89.5 88.6 90.8 75.9 89.8
Sharing with another Household 7.1 6.2 13.1 6.6 8.5 7.7 21.7 8.5
Public Toilet Facilities 5.1 0.4 7.2 1.4 2.8 0.5 1.9 0.9
No Toilet Facilties 1.3 2.5 5.6 2.5 0.1 1.0 0.5 0.8
Availability of Household Equipment
Radio / Cassette Players 76.5 75.6 69.4 75.4 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Television 86.9 79.3 70.5 80.0 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Telephone / Cellular Phone 84.8 76.7 61.1 77.1 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Bicycle 35.6 42.5 6.7 39.8 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Motor Cycle / Scooters 21.2 27.9 4.1 25.8 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Motor Car / Van 10.4 5.1 1.1 5.6 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Sewing Machine 50.7 42.7 20.2 42.7 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Refrigerator 60.2 37.9 7.9 39.6 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Washing Machine 28.0 11.3 1.7 13.1 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Personal Computer 23.6 11.2 2.2 12.5 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
(a) Excluding Mannar, Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu Districts.
(b) Based on provisional data published in preliminary report of the
Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2012/13.
Sources : Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2009/10, 2012/13
Department of Census and Statistics
n.a. – Not available
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Item
Urban Rural Estate All Sectors
2009/10(a) 2012(b) 2009/10(a) 2012(b) 2009/10(a) 2012(b) 2009/10(a) 2012(b)
Sources of Energy for Lighting
Electricity 95.6 97.0 84.1 87.5 76.9 82.8 85.3 88.9
Kerosene 4.4 2.7 13.7 11.3 22.5 16.9 12.8 10.1
Solar Energy 0.0 0.3 2.2 1.2 0.7 0.2 1.8 1.0
Other – 0.1 – 0.4 – – – 0.1
Sources of Energy for Cooking
Firewood 39.2 35.2 86.7 85.7 97.3 95.3 80.5 77.5
Gas 48.0 55.5 11.3 12.0 1.5 2.4 16.0 19.0
Kerosene 11.4 9.2 1.1 2.3 0.6 2.3 2.5 3.5
Other 1.3 – 0.9 – 0.6 – 0.9 –
SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS : Sources of Energy for Lighting and Cooking by Sector
2009/10 and 2012
% of Households
(a) Excluding Mannar, Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu Districts.
(b) Based on provisional data published in preliminary report of the
Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2012/13.
Sources : Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2009/10, 2012/13
Department of Census and Statistics
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Sector / Province
Poverty Head Count Index (Percentage)
by HIES Survey Period
Poor Household
Percentage
Poverty Gap Index
(%)
1990/91 1995/96 2002 2006/07 2009/10 2012 2006/07 2009/10 2006/07 2009/10
Sri Lanka 26.1 28.8 22.7 15.2 8.9 6.7 12.6 7.0 3.1 1.7
Sector
Urban 16.3 14.0 7.9 6.7 5.3 2.1 5.0 3.8 1.3 1.2
Rural 29.5 30.9 24.7 15.7 9.4 7.6 13.1 7.5 3.2 1.8
Estate 20.5 38.4 30.0 32.0 11.4 10.9 25.8 8.9 6.2 2.1
Province
Western 19.1 16.3 10.8 8.2 4.2 n.a. 6.5 3.0 1.5 0.8
Central 30.7 36.2 25.1 22.3 9.7 n.a. 18.2 8.2 4.6 1.8
Southern 30.2 32.6 27.8 13.8 9.8 n.a. 11.0 7.5 2.6 1.8
Northern n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 12.8 n.a. n.a. 10.0 n.a. 2.1
Eastern n.a. n.a. n.a. 10.8 14.8 n.a. 9.0 12.4 2.1 3.2
North Western 25.8 27.7 27.3 14.6 11.3 n.a. 12.2 8.2 2.9 2.4
North Central 24.5 24.7 21.5 14.2 5.7 n.a. 11.8 4.6 2.8 1.0
Uva 31.9 46.7 37.2 27.0 13.7 n.a. 23.8 12.0 6.2 2.4
Sabaragamuwa 31.0 41.7 33.6 24.2 10.6 n.a. 20.2 8.7 4.9 2.1
SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS : Poverty Indicators by Sector and Province
n.a. – Not available Source : Household Income and Expenditure Survey Series,
Department of Census and Statistics
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS : Daily Average Dietary Energy Consumption per Person
by Poverty Status, Sector, Province 2006/07 and 2009/10
Sector / Province
2006/07(a) 2009/10(b)
Poor
Households
Non-Poor
Households
All
Households
Poor
Households
Non-Poor
Households
All
Households
Sri Lanka 1,696 2,194 2,118 1,472 2,155 2,094
Sector
Urban 1,316 1,949 1,906 1,139 1,922 1,881
Rural 1,686 2,222 2,138 1,497 2,180 2,116
Estate 1,984 2,626 2,420 1,596 2,477 2,377
Province
Western 1,471 2,022 1,977 1,209 1,968 1,936
Central 1,808 2,325 2,210 1,531 2,274 2,202
Southern 1,669 2,228 2,151 1,469 2,173 2,104
Northern n.a. n.a. n.a. 1,511 2,306 2,204
Eastern 1,686 2,242 2,182 1,536 2,155 2,063
North Western 1,574 2,254 2,154 1,398 2,194 2,104
North Central 1,746 2,300 2,221 1,483 2,248 2,204
Uva 1,886 2,406 2,266 1,721 2,398 2,305
Sabaragamuwa 1,734 2,267 2,138 1,509 2,252 2,173
(a) Excluding Northern Province and Trincomalee District in Eastern Province.
(b) Excluding Mannar, Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu Districts.
n.a. – Not available
Sources : Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2006/07, 2009/10
Department of Census and Statistics
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PROSPERITY INDEX BY PROVINCE 2004 – 2011
Province 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Western 61.1 63.1 66.0 67.1 68.8 72.2 73.5 76.1
Central 45.8 46.6 49.7 50.6 51.7 54.5 56.7 58.3
Southern 44.9 48.0 50.4 52.1 53.6 56.8 57.8 60.0
Northern 42.5 44.7 43.4 43.7 43.9 48.9 51.8 55.6
Eastern 41.2 42.4 43.9 44.5 45.5 50.0 53.3 54.6
North Western 43.8 45.7 47.9 48.7 49.9 53.3 55.1 57.1
North Central 40.6 42.6 44.1 46.0 47.4 50.9 53.0 54.9
Uva 42.4 41.7 44.5 46.7 47.2 50.9 52.6 54.5
Sabaragamuwa 42.7 44.2 47.0 47.4 49.2 51.8 53.9 55.8
Sri Lanka 46.6 48.3 50.8 51.6 53.1 56.5 58.2 60.6
Western 63.5 66.2 71.1 71.5 72.0 80.9 83.4 86.0
Central 46.5 47.2 51.5 51.9 51.9 60.5 61.5 62.3
Southern 48.7 50.0 53.7 53.3 53.6 62.7 64.2 66.7
Northern 47.2 47.5 42.6 43.9 45.1 56.1 59.5 62.8
Eastern 46.9 48.6 51.0 50.1 50.8 59.5 61.4 63.3
North Western 47.5 49.0 52.8 52.6 53.2 61.1 62.2 64.0
North Central 47.8 49.5 52.5 52.0 52.8 61.5 63.5 65.4
Uva 45.5 46.5 49.4 51.2 48.9 57.1 58.6 60.4
Sabaragamuwa 44.3 45.4 50.4 50.1 49.7 57.8 60.1 61.8
Sri Lanka 51.6 53.4 57.3 56.7 57.2 66.0 67.4 70.1
Source : Central Bank of Sri Lanka
(Continued…)
Economic & Business Climate Sub Index
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PROSPERITY INDEX BY PROVINCE 2004 – 2011 (Contd.)
Province 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Western 61.0 62.7 65.0 65.6 66.5 66.4 67.4 70.4
Central 49.9 50.6 52.5 51.8 52.2 51.9 53.8 54.6
Southern 44.4 48.3 49.2 51.9 52.2 51.5 51.3 53.0
Northern 44.7 48.6 49.1 48.5 46.2 45.1 50.7 54.0
Eastern 40.7 41.9 44.4 44.6 43.7 46.6 51.6 52.4
North Western 46.3 48.5 49.3 49.3 49.3 50.4 51.8 53.6
North Central 41.1 43.2 41.9 43.2 43.8 45.1 46.8 48.7
Uva 43.6 41.7 44.7 45.1 44.9 45.5 48.0 49.5
Sabaragamuwa 47.3 49.0 48.9 49.1 50.3 48.8 50.3 52.2
Sri Lanka 48.4 50.2 51.6 52.1 52.4 52.5 54.4 56.4
Western 58.3 60.5 62.0 64.3 68.0 69.2 69.8 71.9
Central 40.6 42.0 45.0 48.1 50.9 51.0 54.7 58.1
Southern 42.8 45.7 48.4 51.3 55.0 56.1 57.9 60.1
Northern 37.7 38.0 38.5 38.7 40.5 45.7 45.1 50.0
Eastern 35.8 36.8 36.4 38.9 41.9 43.8 46.9 48.2
North Western 37.9 39.5 41.6 44.2 47.2 48.2 51.1 53.8
North Central 33.0 35.0 37.8 42.8 45.6 45.9 48.8 50.6
Uva 35.8 37.0 39.5 43.8 47.7 50.1 51.2 53.6
Sabaragamuwa 36.7 38.2 41.7 42.8 47.7 48.7 51.2 53.5
Sri Lanka 39.7 41.3 43.5 46.1 49.6 50.9 52.8 55.4
Source : Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Infrastructure Sub Index
Well Being of People Sub Index
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Item 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013(a)
Mid-Year Population, ’000 20,246 20,476 20,653 20,869 20,328 20,483
Male 10,060 10,174 10,249 10,357 9,864 9,940
Female 10,186 10,302 10,404 10,512 10,464 10,544
By Age Groups
0 – 14 Years 5,320 5,380 5,431 5,488 5,132 5,171
15 – 54 Years 12,253 12,391 12,495 12,625 11,629 11,718
55 Years and Over 2,673 2,705 2,727 2,756 3,567 3,594
Population Growth, % 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8
Crude Birth Rate per 1,000 18.5 18.4 17.6 17.4 17.5 n.a.
Crude Death Rate per 1,000 6.1 5.9 6.2 5.9 6.0 n.a.
Rate of Natural Increase per 1,000 13.0 12.6 11.4 11.5 11.5 n.a.
Net Migration Rate per 1,000 -2.1 -1.7 -1.1 -2.2 -2.6 -2.3
Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births 9.0 9.4 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Density of Population, Persons per sq. km. 322 326 329 333 324 327
DEMOGRAPHY
Source : Registrar General’s Department(a) Provisional n.a. – Not available
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Population & Population Growth
Population
Population Growth (%)
16
17
18
19
20
21
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
PercentMillion
* Estimates upto 2011 are based on Census of Population and Housing 2001 and those from 2012 onwards are based on Census of Population and Housing 2012.
1.0
1.2
0.8
0.5
1.4
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
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Item 2008(a) 2009(a) 2010(a) 2011(b) 2012(b) 2013(b)(c)
Labour Force, ’000 8,082 8,074 8,108 8,555 8,454 8,802
% of Household Population 49.5 48.7 48.1 47.8 52.6 53.8
Male 67.8 66.6 67.1 66.2 75.0 74.9
Female 33.2 32.8 31.2 31.2 32.9 35.6
Total Employed, ’000 7,648 7,602 7,707 8,197 8,118 8,418
Total Unemployed, ’000 434 471 401 358 336 384
Status of Employment, %
Public Sector Employees 15.2 15.5 14.3 14.4 15.1 15.1
Private Sector Employees 41.2 42.1 41.2 40.5 41.3 40.6
Self Employed 30.3 29.2 31.5 31.5 31.9 32.2
Other 13.4 13.2 13.0 13.7 11.6 12.1
Employment by Sector, % (d)
Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries 32.6 32.6 32.7 33.0 31.0
Manufacturing 18.5 17.7 17.1 16.9 17.7
Construction (e) 7.7 7.4 7.1 7.2 8.4
Trade and Hotels 14.3 14.7 15.5 15.0 15.6
Transport, Storage and Communication 5.9 5.9 6.3 6.2 6.5
Insurance and Real Estate 3.2 3.0 3.4 3.5 3.5
Personal Services and Other 17.9 18.8 17.9 18.1 17.4
LABOUR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT
(Continued…)
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LABOUR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT (Contd.)
Item 2012 (b) 2013 (b)(c)
Employment By Sector, % (f)
Agriculture 31.4 29.7
Mining and Quarrying 1.1 1.2
Manufacturing 17.6 18.0
Construction, Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply, Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste management
and Remediation Activities
7.6 7.0
Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motor Cycles 13.8 13.7
Transport and Storage 6.1 6.1
Accomodation and Food Services Activities 1.6 2.2
Information and Communication 0.9 0.7
Financial and Insurance Activities 1.6 1.8
Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities 0.7 0.8
Administrative and Support Service Activities 0.9 1.3
Public Administration and Defence Compulsory Social Security 7.0 7.5
Education 4.1 3.9
Human Health and Social Work Activities 1.7 1.7
Other (g) 3.9 4.3
(a) Excluding Northern Province.
(b) Data covers the entire island.
(c) Provisional.
(d) Based on the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) – Revision 3.
(e) Data includes Mining and Quarrying, Electricity, Gas and Water sub-sectors also.
(f) Based on the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) – Revision 4.
(g) Includes activities of households as employers; Real estate; Arts, entertainment and recreation; and Extra territorial organisations and bodies.
Note : Data up to 2011 for household population aged 10 years and above and while that of 2012 onwards for those aged 15 years and above.
Source : Department of Census and Statistics
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LABOUR FORCE AND UNEMPLOYMENT
Source : Department of Census and Statistics(a) Excluding Northern Province.
(b) Data covers the entire island.
(c) Provisional
Note : Data upto 2011 for household population aged
10 years and above and while that of 2012
onwards for those aged 15 years and above.
Unemployment Rate 2008(a) 2009(a) 2010(a) 2011(b) 2012(b) 2013(b)(c)
By Gender
Male 3.7 4.3 3.5 2.7 2.9 3.2
Female 8.4 8.6 7.7 7.0 6.2 6.6
By Age Groups (Years)
15 - 19 20.8 20.9 20.3 15.5 18.9 18.7
20 - 29 13.7 15.4 13.8 12.3 11.3 13.0
30 - 39 3.1 3.7 3.1 2.7 2.5 2.7
40 - 49
1.2 1.4 1.0 0.7 0.8 1.0
50 and above
By Level of Education
No Schooling
– – – – – –
Grade 0 - 4 (Year 1 - 5)
Grade 5 - 9 (Year 6 - 10) 4.5 5.0 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.4
GCE (O/L) 7.8 8.5 6.9 5.2 6.0 5.9
GCE (A/L) & above 10.5 11.2 11.6 9.0 7.5 8.6
Overall 5.4 5.8 4.9 4.2 4.0 4.4
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Item 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 (a)
Departures of Sri Lankans from Bandaranaike International
Airport for all purposes (No.) 966,930 962,792 1,121,399 1,246,727 1,250,350 1,261,722
Migration for employment as a % of departures 25.9 25.7 23.9 21.1 22.6 23.2
Average No. of migrant travellers for employment per day 686 677 733 720 771 803
Migrant Employment Categories
by gender (No.) – Male 128,232 119,381 148,001 136,307 144,135 182,866
– Female 122,267 127,745 119,506 126,654 138,312 110,239
by skills (%) – Professional 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.5 1.6 1.7
– Middle level 3.5 2.6 2.6 2.3 3.3 5.6
– Clerical & related 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.8 5.7 9.1
– Skilled 25.9 27.2 28.5 27.4 25.0 26.3
– Unskilled 23.6 20.3 22.6 24.2 22.3 24.2
– House maids 43.1 46.0 42.1 40.9 42.1 33.1
Migrant Remittances (US $ mn.) 2,918 3,330 4,116 5,145 5,985 6,407
– Middle East 1,745 1,995 2,474 3,030 3,358 3,562
– Other 1,173 1,335 1,642 2,115 2,627 2,845
– Middle East as a % of total 59.8 59.9 60.1 58.9 56.1 55.6
Foreign Employment – (No.) 1,792,368 1,831,358 1,932,245 (a) n.a. n.a. n.a.
– as a % of labour force 22.2 22.7 23.8 (a) n.a. n.a. n.a.
(a) Provisional n.a. – Not available Source : Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment
FOREIGN EMPLOYMENT
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(a) Revised (b) Provisional Source : Department of Census and Statistics
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT (by Industrial Origin) Rs. millon
Agriculture 833,477 933,276 12.0 336,817 352,641 4.7
Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry 698,510 776,917 11.2 295,923 309,192 4.5
Fishing 134,967 156,358 15.8 40,894 43,449 6.2
Industry 2,388,241 2,815,428 17.9 925,152 1,016,886 9.9
Mining and Quarrying 152,113 183,934 20.9 84,672 94,388 11.5
Manufacturing 1,354,897 1,536,090 13.4 520,938 559,843 7.5
Electricity, Gas and Water 168,959 200,722 18.8 72,452 79,913 10.3
Construction 712,272 894,683 25.6 247,091 282,742 14.4
Services 4,356,837 4,925,166 13.0 1,783,318 1,896,572 6.4
Wholesale and Retail Trade 1,519,995 1,662,498 9.4 701,408 739,826 5.5
Hotels and Restaurants 57,943 69,105 19.3 21,029 25,715 22.3
Transport and Communication 988,688 1,162,669 17.6 435,872 476,721 9.4
Banking, Insurance and Real Estate etc. 841,369 946,044 12.4 269,744 285,750 5.9
Ownership of Dwellings 212,129 248,633 17.2 76,926 79,175 2.9
Government Services 570,976 651,395 14.1 207,559 213,439 2.8
Private Services 165,736 184,822 11.5 70,779 75,946 7.3
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 7,578,554 8,673,870 14.5 3,045,288 3,266,099 7.3
Net Factor Income from Abroad -154,925 -234,910 -51.6 -62,253 -88,454 -42.1
Gross National Product (GNP) 7,423,629 8,438,960 13.7 2,983,034 3,177,645 6.5
GDP Per Capita, Rs. 372,814 423,467 13.6 – – –
Sector
At Current Prices
Growth Rate
(%)
At Constant (2002)
Prices
Growth Rate
(%)
2012(a) 2013(b) 2013(b) 2012(a) 2013(b) 2013(b)
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Item 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 (a)
Gross National Product 4,305,651 4,779,498 5,534,327 6,471,272 7,423,629 8,438,960
Consumption Expenditure 3,799,084 3,967,770 4,524,188 5,536,095 6,295,894 6,934,816
Private 3,085,296 3,116,221 3,651,578 4,568,393 5,274,451 5,797,525
Government 713,788 851,549 872,610 967,702 1,021,443 1,137,291
Gross Domestic Capital Formation 1,215,248 1,181,449 1,545,500 1,959,483 2,318,253 2,565,498
Private 929,115 863,485 1,200,795 1,550,125 1,794,619 1,969,068
Government 286,133 317,964 344,704 409,358 523,634 596,430
Gross Domestic Expenditure 5,014,331 5,149,219 6,069,688 7,495,578 8,614,147 9,500,314
Exports of Goods and Services 1,095,679 1,031,289 1,254,021 1,508,565 1,730,467 1,949,267
Imports of Goods and Services 1,699,328 1,345,216 1,719,605 2,460,830 2,766,060 2,775,711
Gross Domestic Product 4,410,682 4,835,293 5,604,104 6,543,313 7,578,554 8,673,870
Net Factor Income from Abroad -105,032 -55,795 -69,776 -72,041 -154,925 -234,910
Expenditure on Gross National Product 4,305,651 4,779,498 5,534,327 6,471,272 7,423,629 8,438,960
EXPENDITURE ON GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT (at Current Market Prices)
Rs. millon
(a) Provisional. Source : Department of Census and Statistics
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PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
Sources : Ministry of Health
Department of Ayurveda
Ministry of Finance and Planning
Department of Census and Statistics
(a) Provisional.
(b) Includes Assistant Medical Practitioners.
(c) Including Intern Medical Officers.
(d) Registered with the Department of Ayurvedic Commissioner.
(e) Based on GDP estimates compiled by the Depart-ment of Census and Statistics.
n.a. – Not available
Item 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013(a)
Hospitals (practicing Western Medicine) No. 619 555 568 592 593 603
Beds No. 65,835 68,897 69,501 69,731 73,437 74,636
Primary Health Care Units No. 411 475 476 475 480 481
Doctors (b) No. 13,026 13,633 14,125 (c) 16,384 (c) 17,129 17,553
Assistant Medical Practitioners No. 1,229 1,198 1,158 1,097 1,061 1,057
Nurses No. 22,996 25,549 27,494 29,101 30,136 30,928
Attendants No. 7,184 8,301 8,189 7,477 8,403 8,091
In - Patients No. ’000 4,898 5,474 5,591 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Out - Patients No. ’000 45,382 48,782 49,871 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Ayurvedic Physicians (d) No. 19,054 19,529 20,004 20,353 20,712 21,061
Total Health Expenditure Rs. mn. 74,548 71,452 73,835 89,217 99,101 119,530
Current Expenditure Rs. mn. 55,874 58,789 60,506 74,443 81,946 99,609
Capital Expenditure Rs. mn. 18,674 12,664 13,329 14,774 17,155 19,920
Total Health Expenditure as a % of GDP (e) 1.69 1.48 1.32 1.36 1.31 1.38
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EDUCATION
Sources : Ministry of Education
University Grants Commission
Ministry of Finance and Planning
Department of Census and Statistics
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
(a) Provisional.
(b) All the government schools in Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi districts and
some of the government schools in Mannar and Vavuniya districts were
temporarily closed, during the census date due to war situation.
(c) Private Schools approved by the government and schools for children
with special needs (This figure excludes international schools which
are registered under the Companies Act).
(d) Government Schools only.
(e) In all universities, excluding the Open University of Sri Lanka.
(f) In 2012, student enrolment was less as the 2011 GCE (A/L) intake was
not admitted due to court cases relating to the discrepancies in the
Z-score. However, the decrease was not significant as the final exams
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Item 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013(a)
Total Schools 10,445 10,205 10,502 10,549 10,737 10,852
Government 9,662 9,410 (b) 9,685 9,731 9,905 10,012
Private (c) 92 98 98 98 98 104
Pirivenas 691 697 719 720 734 736
Total Pupils 4,101,509 4,037,896 4,119,525 4,157,885 4,194,336 4,231,422
Government Schools 3,930,374 3,864,824 3,940,072 3,972,983 4,004,059 4,037,001
Private Schools 115,070 114,974 117,362 122,041 125,669 127,986
Pirivenas 56,065 58,098 62,091 62,861 64,608 66,435
New Admissions (d) 326,466 329,832 332,562 331,491 339,143 342,450
Total Teachers 224,410 225,951 224,541 228,336 235,924 236,070
Government Schools 213,212 214,307 212,457 216,397 223,724 223,773
Private Schools
11,198 11,644 12,084 11,939 12,200 12,297
Pirivenas
Pupils per Teacher 20 18 18 18 18 18
Universities 15 15 15 15 15 15
University Students (e) – Total Enrolled 66,891 68,768 70,477 74,440 70,222 (f) 78,442
New Admissions 20,069 20,846 21,547 22,016 28,908 (g)(h) 24,299 (h)
University Lecturers 4,452 4,735 4,984 5,064 5,176 5,457
Govt. Expenditure on Education, Rs. mn. (i) 100,083 100,506 104,248 121,369 136,202 151,801
As a % of Total Govt. Expenditure 10.0 8.4 8.1 8.5 8.8 9.1
As a % of GDP (j) 2.27 2.08 1.86 1.86 1.80 1.75
and academic terms of some universities were not completed by the end
of the year due to Academic and Non-Academic staff strikes.
(g) Including 5,182 students who has been admitted in additional to the
normal intake due to court cases filed before the Supreme Court
challenging the methodology used to calculate the Z-score.
(h) Admissions in 2012 includes the intake from the 2011 GCE (A/L) but
has been admitted only in 2013, while the admissions in 2013 shows the
undergraduates admitted in the first quarter of 2014.
(i) Government expenditure on General and Higher Education.
(j) Data based on GDP estimates compiled by the Department of Census and
Statistics.
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COMMUNICATIONS
(a) Provisional.
(b) Wireline telephones declined in 2009 due to shift of some subscribers to cellular phones.
(c) Wireless Local Loop telephones declined in 2012 due to the rectification of
statistical reportings subsequent to the merger of two companies.
(d) Wireless Local Loop telephones and Cellular phones declined in 2013 due to a revision
in the classification of active subscribers in January 2013.
(e) Including mobile internet connections from 2010 onwards.
Sources : Department of Posts
Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka
Department of Census and Statistics
Item 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013(a)
Post Offices 4,737 4,738 4,742 4,742 4,738 4,628
Main Post Offices 643 643 648 648 651 651
Sub-Post Offices 3,410 3,411 3,410 3,410 3,411 3,375
Agency Post Offices 684 684 684 684 676 602
Area served by a Post Office (sq. km) 14 14 14 14 13 14
Population served by a Post Office (No.) 4,311 4,316 4,355 4,401 4,290 4,426
Telephones 14,528,919 17,700,400 20,801,982 21,927,839 23,324,070 23,021,937
Wireline Telephones in Service (No.) 933,536 872,120(b) 896,710 941,780 999,354 1,062,065
Wireless Local Loop Telephones (No.) 2,512,875 2,563,838 2,637,865 2,666,612 2,450,037(c) 1,644,722(d)
Cellular Phones 11,082,508 14,264,442 17,267,407 18,319,447 20,324,070 20,315,150(d)
Public Pay Phones 7,417 7,378 6,958 6,458 6,983 6,788
Telephone Density (per 1,000 persons) 719 866 1,007 1,051 1,170 1,124
E-mail and Internet Subscribers (e) 234,000 240,000 502,000 844,749 1,365,655 2,011,600