The Department of Census and Statistics announced in March 2026 that Sri Lanka's economy expanded by 5% in 2025, the second consecutive year of solid growth since the severe contraction during the 2022 economic crisis. The result significantly exceeded projections from the IMF (3.1%), the Asian Development Bank (3.3%), and most private sector analysts.
Growth was driven by strong tourism recovery, normalising agricultural output following fertiliser supply improvements, robust IT services exports, and higher remittance inflows reflecting improved confidence in the domestic banking system. The Central Bank noted that inflation, which had reached over 70% at the height of the 2022 crisis, has been stabilised at around 2%, creating space for potential interest rate adjustments in 2026. Analysts cautioned that the fuel supply disruptions from the ongoing Middle East conflict present new risks to the growth outlook for 2026, particularly if import costs rise significantly and erode household purchasing power.
ශ්රී ලංකාව 2025 සඳහා 5%ක ජිලු වර්ධනයක් වාර්තා කරමින් ප්රකෘතිය ශ්රේෂ්ඨ ලෙස තහවුරු කරයි
සටහන: මෙම ලිපිය ඉංග්රීසි භාෂාවෙන් ලියා ඇත. සිංහල පරිවර්තනයක් දැනට ලබා ගත නොහැකිය.
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