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Sri Lanka

LKA Southern Asia

State of play

An island nation off India's southern coast that concluded a decades-long civil war in 2009; a major tea exporter.

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Indicators

GDP growth4.95% per year · 2025▼ 0.78% vs previous
Military expenditure1.43% of GDP · 2024▼ 13.1% vs previous
Net energy imports60.0% of use · 2022▲ 1.03% vs previousNet importer
Trade openness41.8% of GDP · 2025▼ 0.74% vs previous
Population21.8Mpeople · 2025▼ 0.73% vs previous
Displaced from here181.9Kpeople · 2025▲ 0.86% vs previous

Source: World Bank · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: World Bank / SIPRI · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: UNHCR · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 (UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database)

Electricity generation mix — Sri Lanka

Monthly generation by fuel, last five years

  • Coal
  • Other Fossil
  • Hydro
  • Wind
  • Solar
  • Bioenergy
00.511.5TWh1 Dec 211 Apr 221 Aug 221 Dec 221 Apr 231 Aug 231 Dec 231 Apr 24
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PeriodCoal (TWh)Other Fossil (TWh)Hydro (TWh)Wind (TWh)Solar (TWh)Bioenergy (TWh)
2021-12-010.290.290.630.110.090.03
2022-01-010.410.450.410.090.090.01
2022-02-010.540.360.210.070.070.01
2022-03-010.610.430.250.070.070.01
2022-04-010.570.280.220.090.080.01
2022-05-010.450.150.460.150.150.02
2022-06-010.460.140.440.130.130.02
2022-07-010.390.220.450.130.120.02
2022-08-010.290.110.630.140.140.02
2022-09-010.330.110.570.150.140.02
2022-10-010.340.050.630.130.130.02
2022-11-010.320.040.650.120.110.02
2022-12-010.480.150.390.10.10.02
2023-01-010.470.230.330.10.090.01
2023-02-010.540.180.270.080.080.01
2023-03-010.520.330.320.090.090.01
2023-04-010.460.330.280.090.080.01
2023-05-010.510.290.280.130.130.02
2023-06-010.390.370.260.150.150.02
2023-07-010.360.370.310.150.150.02
2023-08-010.330.570.250.120.120.02
2023-09-010.340.310.270.170.160.03
2023-10-010.360.080.550.160.150.02
2023-11-010.230.020.720.140.140.02
2023-12-010.160.050.760.140.140.02
2024-01-010.320.10.630.130.120.02
2024-02-010.560.220.310.110.10.02
2024-03-010.60.380.320.080.070.01
2024-04-010.490.320.380.080.080.01
2024-05-010.520.210.40.130.130.02
2024-06-010.470.050.470.170.160.03

Source: Ember · retrieved 2 Oct 2026 · CC BY 4.0

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