Official title:
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
General information:
Capital: Colombo
Population: 22,600,000 (2024 est.)
Total area: 65,610 km2
Currency: Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)
National holiday: Independence Day, 4 February (1948)
Official languages: Sinhala and Tamil
Recognized languages: English
Type of government:
Unitary semi‑presidential constitutional republic
Diplomatic and consular representative: H.E. Mr M.R.K. Lenagala (Austria – Vienna)
Economy:
- GDP (nominal): $86.5 billion (2024 est.)
- GDP (nominal) per capita: $3,830 (2024 est.)
- GDP (PPP): $359.2 billion (2024 est.)
- GDP (PPP) per capitaapproximately $13,000–14,000
- GDP (real growth rate): ~3.5% (2024 est.)
GDP per sector:
- Agriculture ~7.8%
- Industry ~27.6%
- Services ~64.6% (2024 est.)
Agriculture products: rice, sugarcane, grains, pulses, oilseed, spices, vegetables, fruit, tea, rubber, coconuts; milk, eggs, hides, beef, fish
Main industries: processing of rubber, tea, coconuts; textiles and apparel; telecommunications; banking and insurance; tourism; shipping; cement; petroleum refining; information technology services; construction
Trade – Export
Exported commodities: textiles and apparel, tea and spices, rubber manufactures, precious stones, coconut products, fish and seafood
Main export partners:
- United States ~26.4%,
- United Kingdom ~11.8%,
- India ~8.5%,
- Germany ~6.2%,
- Italy ~5.8%,
- Belgium ~4.7%,
- Japan ~4.3%,
- Netherlands ~4.1%,
- United Arab Emirates ~4.0%,
- Canada ~2.6% (2023 est.)
Trade – Import
Imported commodities: petroleum and fuel products, textiles and fabrics, machinery and transportation equipment, chemicals and plastics, building materials, foodstuffs
Main import partners:
- India ~22.0%,
- China ~21.5%,
- United Arab Emirates ~8.4%,
- Singapore ~5.8%,
- Japan ~5.4%,
- Thailand ~4.7%,
- Malaysia ~4.0%,
- Indonesia ~2.9%,
- United States ~2.5%,
- Switzerland ~2.3% (2023 est.)