Sri Lanka BIP Veränderung zum Vorjahr

Sri Lanka’s economy expanded 5.4% year-on-year in Q3 2025, the strongest growth since Q4 2024 and up from 4.9% in Q2, extending nine consecutive quarters of positive momentum. Agricultural output accelerated to +3.6% (vs. +2.0% in Q2), driven by plant propagation (+46.6%), oleaginous fruits, including coconut (+27.1%), and sugar cane, tobacco, and non-perennial crops (+11.2%). The industrial sector grew 8.1% (vs. +5.8%), supported by construction (+12.2%), mining and quarrying (+17.5%), and manufacturing (+5.3%). Services activity increased 3.5% (vs. +3.9%), with the exception of public administration and defense (-0.9%), while all other sub-sectors posted gains. The strongest contributors were insurance, reinsurance, and pension funding (+18.0%), financial services (+13.2%), and postal and courier services (+10.3%).