Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate was 18.86 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka is 18.86 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 93.1% on the previous year and up 392.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 273.13 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -77.78 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Sri Lanka ranks 93rd of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.9 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1973 | -6.47 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | -0.7373 % change on previous year | -88.6% |
| 1975 | 8.91 % change on previous year | -1308.9% |
| 1976 | 8.87 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 41.74 % change on previous year | +370.8% |
| 1978 | -44.75 % change on previous year | -207.2% |
| 1979 | 5.3 % change on previous year | -111.8% |
| 1980 | 123.17 % change on previous year | +2224.0% |
| 1981 | 72.43 % change on previous year | -41.2% |
| 1982 | 41.34 % change on previous year | -42.9% |
| 1983 | 7.65 % change on previous year | -81.5% |
| 1984 | 10.51 % change on previous year | +37.4% |
| 1985 | 2.54 % change on previous year | -75.8% |
| 1986 | -12.48 % change on previous year | -591.6% |
| 1987 | -4.01 % change on previous year | -67.9% |
| 1988 | 18.3 % change on previous year | -556.7% |
| 1989 | 7.23 % change on previous year | -60.5% |
| 1990 | 19.79 % change on previous year | +173.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1009 % change on previous year | -99.5% |
| 1992 | 17.13 % change on previous year | +16871.8% |
| 1993 | -4.95 % change on previous year | -128.9% |
| 1994 | 7.35 % change on previous year | -248.3% |
| 1995 | 8.33 % change on previous year | +13.4% |
| 1996 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -84.4% |
| 1997 | 5.23 % change on previous year | +302.8% |
| 1998 | -1.57 % change on previous year | -130.1% |
| 1999 | 17.24 % change on previous year | -1194.6% |
| 2000 | 23.5 % change on previous year | +36.3% |
| 2001 | -2.12 % change on previous year | -109.0% |
| 2002 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -161.7% |
| 2003 | 12.45 % change on previous year | +852.0% |
| 2004 | 23.26 % change on previous year | +86.7% |
| 2005 | 16.78 % change on previous year | -27.8% |
| 2006 | 10.05 % change on previous year | -40.1% |
| 2007 | 3.42 % change on previous year | -66.0% |
| 2008 | -7.96 % change on previous year | -333.0% |
| 2009 | -18.09 % change on previous year | +127.2% |
| 2010 | 24.43 % change on previous year | -235.1% |
| 2011 | 21.84 % change on previous year | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 25.95 % change on previous year | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 3.83 % change on previous year | -85.2% |
| 2014 | -0.7773 % change on previous year | -120.3% |
| 2015 | 3.27 % change on previous year | -520.9% |
| 2016 | 7.59 % change on previous year | +132.0% |
| 2017 | 2.25 % change on previous year | -70.3% |
| 2018 | 8.86 % change on previous year | +293.5% |
| 2019 | -5.1 % change on previous year | -157.5% |
| 2020 | -77.78 % change on previous year | +1425.5% |
| 2021 | -29.72 % change on previous year | -61.8% |
| 2022 | 273.13 % change on previous year | -1018.9% |
| 2023 | 18.86 % change on previous year | -93.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 18.86 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.06 % change on previous year, 90% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 18.86 % change on previous year is below the median for South Asia, which is 22.35 % change on previous year, 84% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +16871.8% | 0.1009 % change on previous year | 17.13 % change on previous year |
| 1980 | +2224.0% | 5.3 % change on previous year | 123.17 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -1425.5% | -5.1 % change on previous year | -77.78 % change on previous year |
| 1975 | +1308.9% | -0.7373 % change on previous year | 8.91 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | +1194.6% | -1.57 % change on previous year | 17.24 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | +1018.9% | -29.72 % change on previous year | 273.13 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.64 % change on previous year | -44.75 % change on previous year | 41.74 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 26.67 % change on previous year | -12.48 % change on previous year | 123.17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.99 % change on previous year | -4.95 % change on previous year | 19.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.26 % change on previous year | -18.09 % change on previous year | 23.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.21 % change on previous year | -5.1 % change on previous year | 25.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.12 % change on previous year | -77.78 % change on previous year | 273.13 % change on previous year | 4 |
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- 94 Jordan 17.34 % change on previous year compare
- 95 Iceland 17.05 % change on previous year compare
- 96 Portugal 16.76 % change on previous year compare
More infrastructure data for Sri Lanka
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.62 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.55 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.58 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0722 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka?
- Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka was 18.86 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 273.13 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -77.78 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 93rd out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 392.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Air transport, passengers carried. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Air transport, passengers carried Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Air transport, passengers carried. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.