Sri Lanka: State of the Economy 2025

Technology for Change: Driving the Digital Economy

The positive outcomes of an uninterrupted stretch of macro-stabilisation are underscored by a stronger-than-forecast recovery of Sri Lanka’s economic output. At this mid-point of the post-crisis recovery, an important question is whether the cyclical recovery can be buttressed by productivity driven growth that comes with technology infusion, infrastructure improvements, or regulatory reforms. For Sri Lanka, the evolving external context of trade tensions, geopolitical shifts, and technological leaps will be testing.