Sri Lanka: Statistical Overview

Capital: Colombo

Population

Total Population: 21,756,000

Natural Increase: -0.7%

Density: 356 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 20.5%

Ethnic Origins: About 75% Sinhalese, 11% Sri Lankan Tamil, 9% Sri Lankan Moor, 4% Indian Tamil and 1% other ethnic groups. (Department of Census and Statistics)

Official Language: Sinhala, Tamil

Business Language(s): English

Literacy Rate: 90.7%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Colombo

Country Overview

Area: 65,610 km²

Type of State: Democratic Socialist Republic.

Type of Economy: Lower-middle-income, agricultural and manufacturing economy.
Sri Lanka is recovering from a major economic crisis, with falling inflation and debt restructuring helping to stabilize public finances.

HDI*: 0.776/1

HDI (World Rank): 88/192

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, measures a country's development in terms of quality of life. It mainly takes into account life expectancy, level of education and GDP per capita.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from Sri Lanka, dial 00
To call Sri Lanka, dial +94

Internet Suffix: .lk

Households with a computer: 23.9 per 100 Inhabitants

Mobile phone subscriptions: 142.3 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 51.2 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 100% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Imports of Goods (million USD)	20,637	18,291	16,811	18,842	21,480
Exports of Goods (million USD)	12,499	13,107	11,911	12,772	13,581
Imports of Services (million USD)	2,952	2,782	4,044	5,359	5,507
Exports of Services (million USD)	2,475	3,062	5,416	6,910	7,066

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

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