STATISTICS

Sri LankaRegion Southern AsiaCurrency Sri Lanka Rupee (LKR)Surface area (square kilometres) 65 610Population in 2012 (estimated, 000) 21 098Population density in 2012 (per square kilometre) 321.6Capital city and population in 2011 (000) Colombo (693) aUnited Nations membership date 14 December 1955Economic indicators 2005 2010 2012GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 24 406 49 566 59 421GDP: Growth rate at constant 2005 prices (annual %) 6.2 8.0 6.4GDP per capita (current US$) 1 223.3 2 387.7 2 816.4GNI: Gross national income per capita (current US$) 1 208.3 2 358.0 2 761.3Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 23.4 25.9 28.9Exchange rates (national currency per US$) b 102.12 110.95 127.16Balance of payments, current account (million US$) –650 –1 075 –4 003CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) c 160 219 d 252 dAgricultural production index (2004-2006=100) 102 124 121Food production index (2004-2006=100) 102 125 123Unemployment (% of labour force) 6.6 e 4.9 4.0 fEmployment in industrial sector (% of employed) gh 25.6 i 24.2 j 17.7 kEmployment in agricultural sector (% of employed) gh 30.7 i 32.7 j 39.4 kLabour force participation, adult female pop. (%) 34.4 34.8 35.0Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%) 76.2 76.5 76.4Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) l 549 654 1 006Energy production, primary (000 mt oil equivalent) 297 492 ...Mobile-cellular subscriptions (per 100 inhabitants) 16.9 83.2 95.8 mIndividuals using the Internet (%) 1.8 n 12.0 18.3 nTotal trade Major trading partners 2012(million US$) (% of exports) (% of imports)Exports 9 369.8 United States 22.6 India 19.7Imports 17 884.9 United Kingdom 11.3 China 14.4Balance –8 515.1 India 6.4 United Arab Emirates 7.2Social indicatorsPopulation growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 0.8Urban population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 1.4Rural population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 0.7Urban population (%) 2013 15.2Population aged 0-14 years (%) 2013 25.2Population aged 60+ years (females and males, % of total) 2013 13.6/11.7Sex ratio (males per 100 females) 2013 95.6Life expectancy at birth (females and males, years) 2010-2015 77.4/71.1Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) 2010-2015 9.0Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 2010-2015 2.4Contraceptive prevalence (ages 15-49, %) 2006-2012 68.0International migrant stock (000 and % of total population) op mid-2013 325.0/1.5Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR mid-2013 95 102Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP) 2006-2012 2.0Education: Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (f/m per 100) 2006-2012 99.4/98.4Education: Female third-level students (% of total) 2006-2012 64.0Intentional homicides (females and males, per 100 000) 2008-2010