Sri LankaSouth Asia
Sri Lanka: 70th largest economy, 78th in military spending
Population21.8M#62 of 194 in the world · 2025
GDP$109B#70 of 193 in the world · 2025
GDP per person$5k#121 of 193 in the world · 2025
Fossil fuel output0.0 TWh#155 of 186 in the world · 2016
Military spending$1.3B#78 of 167 in the world · 2024
Bars show the share of states this actor is ahead of. Rank is among states, each at its latest year.
Sanctions activity
all designations →1 party tied to Sri Lanka added to the US, UK or EU lists in the last 180 days.
- 2026-10-02 · added · IMO 9344411 ("GALLE ENERGY") (vessel) · UK list ↗
Attacks reported
attack log →≥ 86 events in or near Sri Lanka, last 30 days reported by the sources; the strongest are listed. No source sees every attack.
- 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Kilinochchi, Northern, Sri Lanka · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
21.8M people, 20% in cities
- Population21.8M2025
- Population growth-0.7%2025
- Urban population20.5%2025
- Land area61.9k km²2023
A $109B economy, $5k per person
- GDP$109B2025
- GDP (purchasing power)$371B2025
- GDP per person$5k2025
- GDP per person (purchasing power)$17.1k2025
- GDP growth5.0%2025
Fuels are 3% of goods exports
- Exports, share of GDP19.0%2025
- Imports, share of GDP22.8%2025
- Fuels, share of goods exports3.4%2024
- Exports of goods and services$20.6B2025
- Imports of goods and services$24.9B2025
Fossil fuel output of 0.0 TWh
Oilmade 0.0 TWhused 65 TWh
Gasmade 0.0 TWhused 0.0 TWh
Coalmade 0.0 TWhused 19 TWh
- Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)0.0 TWh2016
- Primary energy consumption111 TWh2024
- Energy use per person4.8 MWh2024
- Electricity generation17 TWh2025
- Electricity from fossil fuels38.4%2025
Spends $1.3B on its military, 1.4% of GDP
- Military spending$1.3B2024
- Military spending, share of GDP1.4%2024
- Armed forces personnel317k2020
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$9M2024
- Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$8M1998
What Sri Lanka's leaders said lately
1 statement on record, newest first
- Delegate of Sri Lanka, Delegate · 12 Octpolicy announcement
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more capable, human judgment and control must remain clear throughout the lifecycle of the weapon,
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Where these numbers come from
- World Bank World Development Indicators (military figures: SIPRI) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 1998-2025
- Our World in Data energy dataset (Energy Institute, Ember, EIA) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2016-2025
- IMF World Economic Outlook (DataMapper) ↗ · IMF open data, attribution · 2024
- Wikidata (heads of state and government) ↗ · CC0
Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.