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GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure was 0.9 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.9 5 year moving average
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
40th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.9 5 year moving average
in 2021
All-time low
0.571 5 year moving average
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023

GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure in Sri Lanka, 2004–2023

00.20.40.60.812004201320232004: 0.571 5 year moving average2005: 0.714 5 year moving average2006: 0.714 5 year moving average2007: 0.625 5 year moving average2008: 0.625 5 year moving average2009: 0.625 5 year moving average2010: 0.625 5 year moving average2011: 0.625 5 year moving average2012: 0.625 5 year moving average2013: 0.625 5 year moving average2014: 0.625 5 year moving average2015: 0.625 5 year moving average2016: 0.625 5 year moving average2017: 0.667 5 year moving average2018: 0.667 5 year moving average2019: 0.75 5 year moving average2020: 0.778 5 year moving average2021: 0.9 5 year moving average2022: 0.9 5 year moving average2023: 0.9 5 year moving average

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

The most recent figure for goal 9: industry, innovation and infrastructure in Sri Lanka is 0.9 5 year moving average, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 44.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goal 9: industry, innovation and infrastructure in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.9 5 year moving average in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.571 5 year moving average, in 2004.

Sri Lanka ranks 40th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure in Sri Lanka, year by year

Year 5 year moving average Change
2004 0.571 5 year moving average —
2005 0.714 5 year moving average +25.0%
2006 0.714 5 year moving average +0.0%
2007 0.625 5 year moving average -12.5%
2008 0.625 5 year moving average +0.0%
2009 0.625 5 year moving average +0.0%
2010 0.625 5 year moving average +0.0%
2011 0.625 5 year moving average +0.0%
2012 0.625 5 year moving average +0.0%
2013 0.625 5 year moving average +0.0%
2014 0.625 5 year moving average +0.0%
2015 0.625 5 year moving average +0.0%
2016 0.625 5 year moving average +0.0%
2017 0.667 5 year moving average +6.7%
2018 0.667 5 year moving average +0.0%
2019 0.75 5 year moving average +12.4%
2020 0.778 5 year moving average +3.7%
2021 0.9 5 year moving average +15.7%
2022 0.9 5 year moving average +0.0%
2023 0.9 5 year moving average +0.0%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 0.9 5 year moving average is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8 5 year moving average, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Sri Lanka's 0.9 5 year moving average is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.65 5 year moving average, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6457 5 year moving average 0.571 5 year moving average 0.714 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.6459 5 year moving average 0.625 5 year moving average 0.75 5 year moving average 10
2020s 0.8695 5 year moving average 0.778 5 year moving average 0.9 5 year moving average 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is goal 9: industry, innovation and infrastructure in Sri Lanka?
Goal 9: industry, innovation and infrastructure in Sri Lanka was 0.9 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest goal 9: industry, innovation and infrastructure recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.9 5 year moving average in 2021.
What is the lowest goal 9: industry, innovation and infrastructure recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.571 5 year moving average in 2004.
How does Sri Lanka rank for goal 9: industry, innovation and infrastructure?
Sri Lanka ranks 40th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is goal 9: industry, innovation and infrastructure rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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SDG Goal 9 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database