NewsSri Lanka sets inflation target at 5%
The central bank and finance minister set a 5% inflation target under a framework reviewed every three years. The measure uses a quarterly average.
Event / data period: 2026-10-01
Published: · Updated:
IllustrationThe Central Bank of Sri Lanka said the inflation-targeting agreement was signed on October 1. It defines the target measure as the simple average of the three monthly year-over-year Colombo Consumer Price Index changes in the relevant quarter.
The target is 5%, with an accountability margin of plus or minus 2 percentage points. The central bank said the framework would be reviewed three years after the initial 2023 agreement; the target is not an observed inflation reading.
Data
Reported indicators
Sri Lanka inflation target and accountability margin.
- Quarterly inflation target
- 5 percent
- 2026-10-01 · Target
- Accountability margin
- 2 percentage points
- 2026-10-01 · Target
Methodology
The central bank states the target as a percent and its tolerance as percentage points around the target; these are not observed inflation data.
Updated:
Subjects and places
Subject proposals
- inflationSuggested
- Subject suggested from the title or summary: inflationwww.cbsl.gov.lk ↗
Geographic references
Only source-provided geographic references are shown. Opening an external map is optional. Optional story maps use OpenStreetMap. Opening a map sends your IP address and this site’s address to the map provider; location data remains readable as text without loading the map.
- Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka · Place role: Coverage · Place type: Country or area · Location precision: RegionalEvidence
- Explicit preserved editorial country/region; no city or national centroid inferredwww.cbsl.gov.lk ↗
- Colombo · Colombo, Sri Lanka · Place role: Place mentioned by source · Place type: City · Location precision: Approximate
79.8428278, 6.934675 (longitude, latitude)
EvidenceOpen this point in OpenStreetMap ↗- Explicit article mention: Colombo. Country agrees with the preserved article scope. Gazetteer reference only; event location is unconfirmed.www.cbsl.gov.lk ↗ungegn.un.org ↗ungegn-api.azurewebsites.net ↗