Official title:
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
General information:
Capital: Colombo
Population: 22,775,906 (2021 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): $78,817 billion (2021 est.)
- GDP (nominal) per capita: $3,577 (2021 est.)
- GDP (PPP): $355,752 billion (2021 est.)
- GDP (PPP) per capita: $15,567 (2021 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate): $81,817 billion (2021 est.)
- GDP (real growth rate): 4,3% (2021 est.)
GDP per sector:
- Agriculture 8,9%
- Industry 28,9%
- Service 62,2% (2020 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, tobacco and other agricultural commodities, telecommunications, insurance, banking; tourism, shipping, clothing, textiles; cement, petroleum refining, information technology services, construction
Trade – Export
Exported commodities: textiles and apparel, tea and spices, rubber manufactures, precious stones, coconut products, fish
Main export partners:
- United States 25,2%
- United Kingdom 10,6%
- India 5,6%
- Germany 5,5%
- Italy 5,0%
- Belgium 4,5%
- Japan 4,2%
- Netherlands 4,2%
- United Arab Emirates 4,0%
- Canada 2,4% (2020)
Trade – Import
Imported commodities: petroleum, textiles, machinery and transportation equipment, building materials, mineral products, chemical products, foodstuffs
Main import partners:
- India 21,9%
- China 19,2%
- United Arab Emirates 8,3%
- Singapore 5,6%
- Japan 5,5%
- Switzerland 5,%
- Thailand 4,5%
- Malaysia 4,1%
- Indonesia 2,6%
- United Sates 2,4% (2020)