Official Name: | The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
Sovereign Status: | Sovereign Country |
Government Type: | Presidential Republic |
Official Name (Local Language): | Shri Lanka Prajatantrika Samajavadi Janarajaya/Ilankai Jananayaka Choshalichak Kutiyarachu |
ISO Country Codes: | LK : LKA |
Internet Domain: | .lk |
Government Web Site: | https://www.gov.lk/ |
Capital: | Colombo | Main Airports: | Bandaranaike International Airport |
Language(s): | Sinhala; Tamil | Population: | 23,187,516 |
Currency: | Sri Lanka Rupee | ISO Currency Code: | LKR |
Telephone Dial In: | +94 | ID Prefix: | 00 |
Government Website: | https://www.gov.lk/ |
Sovereign Ratings: | https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/sri-lanka |
Central Bank: | Central Bank of Sri Lanka |
GDP: | $296.595 billion (2021 est.) |
GDP Pro Capita (PPP): | $13,400 (2021 est.) |
Currency & USD Exchange Rate: | Sri Lanka Rupee |
Currency Code: | LKR |
World Bank Classification: | Lower-Middle Income Economy |
GDP Composition:
Agriculture: | 8.5% | rice, sugarcane, grains, pulses, oilseed, spices, vegetables, fruit, tea, rubber, coconuts; milk, eggs, hides, beef; fish |
Industry: | 30.9% | processing of rubber, tea, coconuts, tobacco and other agricultural commodities; telecommunications, insurance, banking; tourism, shipping; clothing, textiles; cement, petroleum refining, information technology services, construction |
Services: | 60.6% |
Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO
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Business Language(s): | English; Sinhalese; Tamil |
Customs & Excise: | Sri Lanka Customs |
Development Bank(s): | Asian Development Bank; Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; |
National Standards Bureau: | Sri Lanka Standards Institution |
Competitive Ind’l Performance: 84/141 (2019) | Corruption Perceptions Index: 101/180 (2022 Rank) |
Ease of Doing Business: N/A | Enabling Trade Index: 103/136 (2016) |
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The Council for Business with Britain The CBB is a non-political, not-for-profit organization, democtratically accountable to individual businesses of all sizes. The CBB is here to promote two way trade between Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom. It also helps to maintain and to foster a harmonious business relationship between Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom. |
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