Sri Lanka’s economic growth rate for the first quarter of 2025 stood at 4.8%, which has increased to 5.1% in the first quarter of this year.
This marks the highest economic growth recorded in a first quarter since 2021.
The first quarter of 2026 has been a challenging period for the country. Sri Lanka faced Cyclone Ditva in late November last year, and its impacts are still ongoing. In addition, the military tensions that broke out between Iran and the United States in late February are still continuing.
Despite these challenges, the country recorded an economic growth rate of 5.1% in the first quarter.
However, a higher growth rate of 5.4% was recorded in the third quarter of 2025.
Positive growth was recorded across all major sectors, including agriculture, industry, and services during the period under review.
Accordingly, the agricultural sector grew by 1.1%, the industrial sector by 7.2%, and the services sector by 3.4%.
