Sri Lanka Diesel prices, 14-Jul-2025
The current price of diesel fuel in Sri Lanka is LKR 325.00 per liter or USD 1.08 per liter based on the latest update from 14-Jul-2025.
For comparison, the world average diesel price is USD 1.18 per liter.
Sri Lanka |
Diesel prices |
|---|---|
| Current price | 1.08 |
| Measure | USD/Liter |
| Last update | 2025-07-14 |
| Data availability from | 2015-08-03 |
| Data frequency | Weekly |
Source: Ceylon Petroleum Corporation
We show diesel price data for Sri Lanka
from 2015-08-03 to 2025-07-14.
The average diesel price during that period is LKR 184.15
per liter with a minimum of
LKR 95.00 on 2015-08-03 and a maximum of
LKR 460.00 on 2022-06-27.
Our data are obtained from official government sources, regulatory agencies, petroleum companies, and major media sources.
We update the series for Sri Lanka every week.
Diesel prices |
Price (LKR/Liter) | Percent change |
|---|---|---|
| Current price | 325.00 | - |
| One month ago | 325.00 | 0.0 % |
| Three months ago | 331.00 | -1.8 % |
| One year ago | 317.00 | 2.5 % |
Sri Lanka Diesel prices: The last eight weeks
Sri Lanka Diesel prices, liter, Sri Lanka Rupee
* A long flat line means that the government fixes the prices.
Sri Lanka: Diesel price analytics |
Value |
|---|---|
| Percent of world average diesel price | 86.46% |
| Correlation with crude oil prices | 0.37 |
| Percent change if oil prices increase 10% | 7.67% |
| Correlation with USD exchange rate | -0.96 |
| Price flexibility index: 0 (low) - 1 (high) | 0.19 |
| Correlation with gasoline prices | 0.98 |
| Percent of gasoline price | 95.31% |
| Cost of 40 liter tank, percent of income | 15.51% |
Updated monthly. Methodological notes
