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Sri Lanka · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Sri Lanka

South Asia Capital Colombo Upper middle income Nation age 2,402 years (since 377 BC) i LKA · LK
NationsTree Index 2025 i50.188th of 196 Tree height 2025 i11 msee ranking Military strength i69percentile
Population i21.8 m62nd of 217 Area i65,610 km²123rd of 216 GDP i$108.83 bn72nd of 210 GDP (PPP) i$371.27 bn intl.62nd of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$17,065 intl.115th of 199 Life expectancy i77.7 years78th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i45
Strength · trunk i55
Quality of life · crown i61
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i40
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i48
CSV

In short

Sri Lanka is 88th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 50.1 out of 100; its tree is 11 m tall.

It has 21.8 million people and an economy of $371.27 bn at purchasing power parity, 62nd of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Inflation (2nd of 180) and DPT immunization (29th of 193).

Its weakest positions: General government gross debt (164th of 189), R&D spending (94th of 110) and High-tech exports (140th of 168).

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 65,610 123rd/216
Land area ikm² 61,860 123rd/216
Population ipeople 21.8 m 62nd/217
Population growth i% -0.73% 206th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 354.3 33rd/216
Urban population i% 20.5% 212th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 21.7% 110th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 12.5% 82nd/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $108.83 bn 72nd/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $371.27 bn 62nd/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $317.26 bn 61st/199
GDP per person iUSD $5,002 140th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $17,065 115th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $4,670 132nd/201
GDP growth i% 5.0% 54th/210
Inflation i% -4.8% 2nd/180
Unemployment i% 4.0% 68th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 73.5%2015
General government gross debt i% of GDP 96.8% 164th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -2.3% 86th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 8.4% 81st/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 25.4% 78th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 17.1% 34th/192
Services i% of GDP 54.6% 123rd/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $20.64 bn 90th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $24.86 bn 88th/182
Exports i% of GDP 19.0% 149th/183
Imports i% of GDP 22.8% 158th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 41.8% 157th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 3.6% 81st/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 63.7% 49th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 29.0% 51st/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 0.5% 153rd/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 1.5% 140th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 1.6% 61st/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.0% 146th/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.1% 159th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.08% 117th/209
Arable land i% of land area 22.2% 46th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 2,380 93rd/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 540,000 119th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $1.08 bn 69th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 8.2% 66th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 305,000 88th/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 77.7 78th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 5.9 49th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 1.14 102nd/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 3.9 41st/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 97% 29th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 82.7% 67th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 88.0% 109th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 37.5% 37th/55
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 19.0% 78th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 3.7% 165th/193
Adult literacy i% 92.7% 47th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 20.7% 122nd/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.776 89th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 37.72019
Extreme poverty i% of population 2.7%2019

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 46.9% 113th/150
Internet users i% of population 54.6% 145th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 133 53rd/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 8.5 122nd/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.40 96th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 1,562 59th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 3.9 m 67th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 1.06 64th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 48.8% 51st/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 22.7 133rd/200
Forest area i% of land area 34.4% 98th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 439 124th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 49.7 118th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 42.3 113th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 55.2 112th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 64.9 120th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 50.3 120th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 57.9 102nd/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 3.3 85th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $1.39 bn 77th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.3% 98th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 4.9% 81st/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 317,000 22nd/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 3.74% 11th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 11.0 m 105th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 8.0 m1998

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.11% 94th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 253 59th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 2,322 70th/197

Compare Sri Lanka with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Anuradhapura Kingdom (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Sri Lanka — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/sri-lanka. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Sri Lanka — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/sri-lanka. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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