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Tourist arrivals

2,053,465

+38.07% vs 2023, as published

Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority · 2024 · persons

Merchandise exports

USD 12,772 mn

+7.2% vs 2023, as published

Central Bank of Sri Lanka · 2024 · USD million

Establishments by district

Jaffna, Northern Province · 34,128 establishments, 2013 listingKilinochchi, Northern Province · 6,238 establishments, 2013 listingMannar, Northern Province · 4,481 establishments, 2013 listingMullaittivu, Northern Province · 4,122 establishments, 2013 listingVavuniya, Northern Province · 7,351 establishments, 2013 listingGalle, Southern Province · 48,584 establishments, 2013 listingHambantota, Southern Province · 31,638 establishments, 2013 listingMatara, Southern Province · 43,423 establishments, 2013 listingAmpara, Eastern Province · 30,550 establishments, 2013 listingAnuradhapura, North Central Province · 43,715 establishments, 2013 listingBadulla, Uva Province · 30,457 establishments, 2013 listingBatticaloa, Eastern Province · 29,135 establishments, 2013 listingMonaragala, Uva Province · 18,846 establishments, 2013 listingPolonnaruwa, North Central Province · 21,030 establishments, 2013 listingColombo, Western Province · 135,998 establishments, 2013 listingGampaha, Western Province · 127,734 establishments, 2013 listingKalutara, Western Province · 60,717 establishments, 2013 listingKegalla, Sabaragamuwa Province · 35,452 establishments, 2013 listingKurunegala, North Western Province · 86,788 establishments, 2013 listingPuttalam, North Western Province · 44,894 establishments, 2013 listingRatnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province · 45,210 establishments, 2013 listingKandy, Central Province · 62,062 establishments, 2013 listingMatale, Central Province · 25,784 establishments, 2013 listingNuwara Eliya, Central Province · 24,779 establishments, 2013 listingTrincomalee, Eastern Province · 16,565 establishments, 2013 listing

DCS Economic Census listing, Oct–Nov 2013 · establishments

Published sector figures

  • Tourism earnings USD 3,168.6 mn
  • Textiles & garments USD 5,061 mn
  • Tea exports USD 1,435.9 mn
  • Agriculture, share of GDP 7.5%
  • Construction, real growth 19.4%

SLTDA and Central Bank of Sri Lanka · 2024 · these are not establishment counts

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Industry intelligence

Published economic figures, each with a source and period.

Geographic intelligence

Provinces, districts and, later, DS and GN divisions.

Opportunity intelligence

Only projects named in a public document.

Predictive intelligence

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Explore key sectors

Five sectors. A number on a card is a published figure, not a live business count unless the caption says so.

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Unawatuna beach in Galle District, with fishing boats pulled onto the sand and palm trees behind them.

Tourism & Hospitality

4,519

SLTDA-registered establishments. Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority · 2024 · establishments

  • Hotels
  • Travel services
  • Attractions
Gantry cranes at the Port of Colombo, with tower cranes visible on the city skyline.

Construction & Building Materials

7%

Share of GDP. Central Bank of Sri Lanka · 2024 · percent

  • Buildings
  • Civil works
  • Materials
Tea pluckers working on a plantation near Nuwara Eliya, with tea fields and hills behind them.

Agriculture & Food Processing

USD 2,774.5 mn

Agricultural export earnings. Central Bank of Sri Lanka · 2024 · USD million

  • Crops
  • Livestock
  • Fishing
Victoria Dam in Sri Lanka, a curved concrete dam holding back a reservoir.

Energy & Renewable Energy

6,048 MW

Installed generation capacity. Parliament of Sri Lanka, citing Ceylon Electricity Board generation mix · 2024 · MW

  • Electricity
  • Generation
  • Supply
The old tea factory building at Elkaduwa, set above tea bushes.

Manufacturing & Export

USD 12,772 mn

Merchandise export earnings. Central Bank of Sri Lanka · 2024 · USD million

  • Food products
  • Apparel
  • Materials

Explore Sri Lanka by district

Non-agricultural establishments from the DCS Economic Census 2013/14 listing phase. Not a 2024 company register.

Jaffna, Northern Province · 34,128 non-agricultural establishments, Oct–Nov 2013Kilinochchi, Northern Province · 6,238 non-agricultural establishments, Oct–Nov 2013Mannar, Northern Province · 4,481 non-agricultural establishments, Oct–Nov 2013Mullaittivu, Northern Province · 4,122 non-agricultural establishments, Oct–Nov 2013Vavuniya, Northern Province · 7,351 non-agricultural establishments, Oct–Nov 2013Galle, Southern Province · 48,584 non-agricultural establishments, Oct–Nov 2013Hambantota, Southern Province · 31,638 non-agricultural establishments, Oct–Nov 2013Matara, Southern Province · 43,423 non-agricultural establishments, Oct–Nov 2013Ampara, Eastern Province · 30,550 non-agricultural establishments, Oct–Nov 2013Anuradhapura, North Central Province · 43,715 non-agricultural establishments, Oct–Nov 2013Badulla, Uva Province · 30,457 non-agricultural establishments, Oct–Nov 2013Batticaloa, Eastern Province · 29,135 non-agricultural establishments, Oct–Nov 2013Monaragala, Uva Province · 18,846 non-agricultural establishments, Oct–Nov 2013Polonnaruwa, North Central Province · 21,030 non-agricultural establishments, Oct–Nov 2013Colombo, Western Province · 135,998 non-agricultural establishments, Oct–Nov 2013Gampaha, Western Province · 127,734 non-agricultural establishments, Oct–Nov 2013Kalutara, Western Province · 60,717 non-agricultural establishments, Oct–Nov 2013Kegalla, Sabaragamuwa Province · 35,452 non-agricultural establishments, Oct–Nov 2013Kurunegala, North Western Province · 86,788 non-agricultural establishments, Oct–Nov 2013Puttalam, North Western Province · 44,894 non-agricultural establishments, Oct–Nov 2013Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province · 45,210 non-agricultural establishments, Oct–Nov 2013Kandy, Central Province · 62,062 non-agricultural establishments, Oct–Nov 2013Matale, Central Province · 25,784 non-agricultural establishments, Oct–Nov 2013Nuwara Eliya, Central Province · 24,779 non-agricultural establishments, Oct–Nov 2013Trincomalee, Eastern Province · 16,565 non-agricultural establishments, Oct–Nov 2013
non-agricultural establishments, Oct–Nov 2013. Simplified display geometry, not a legal boundary. Map credits
  1. 1. Colombo 135,998
  2. 2. Gampaha 127,734
  3. 3. Kurunegala 86,788
  4. 4. Kandy 62,062
  5. 5. Kalutara 60,717

Key insights

Real GDP growth

5%

Central Bank of Sri Lanka · 2024 · percent

GDP, current prices

Rs. 29.9 tn

Central Bank of Sri Lanka · 2024 · LKR million

Non-agricultural establishments

1,019,681

Department of Census and Statistics · 2013-10 · establishments

Tourist arrivals by month, 2024

Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority · 2024-01 · persons. Each bar is a published figure, not an index.

2024-01: 208,253.2024-02: 218,350.2024-03: 209,181.2024-04: 148,867.2024-05: 112,128.2024-06: 113,470.2024-07: 187,810.2024-08: 164,609.2024-09: 122,140.2024-10: 135,907.2024-11: 184,158.2024-12: 248,592.

Featured opportunities

Tea factory building at Elkaduwa.
Editorial research

Pharmaceutical manufacturing zone, Arabokka

BOI booklet project for a pharmaceutical zone on 400 acres at Hambantota. Published minimum investment in that booklet is not repeated here. The booklet says the details were collected from government institutions and may need checking.

Hambantota · 14 March 2023 · Not independently verified

Source: Ready to Invest Opportunities in Sri Lanka, Board of Investment, 14 March 2023
Colombo skyline, with tower cranes on buildings under construction.

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