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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It is located in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and is separated from India by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.5 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 5.4
- Economy 7.0
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 4 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 4 (list of 2026.10.07).
- Capital
- Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
- Population
- 21,763,170 inh.
- Area
- 65,610 km²
- Currency
- LKR
- Regime
- republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Head of Government
Harini Amarasuriya
Parliament
parlementaire du Sri Lanka
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
109 G$
GDP / capita
5,002 $
Growth
5.0 %
Inflation
-4.8 %
Unemployment
4.0 %
Defense / GDP
1.4 %
Life expectancy
77.7 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.78/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
63/100
Corruption (CPI)
35/100
Press freedom (RSF)
41/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#72
Annual budget
1.4 Md$
Defense effort
1.3 %PIB
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #8 Graphite naturel 1 % 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
12 Md$
Imports
17 Md$
Balance
-5 Md$
Top exports
- 38.0% Vêtements 5 Md$
- 11.0% Thé 1.4 Md$
Top imports
- 15.0% Pétrole raffiné 2.5 Md$
Export partners
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États-Unis
25.0%
-
Royaume-Uni
8.5%
-
Inde
7.5%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
32%
-
GBR
33%
-
FRA
38%
-
DEU
38%
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RUS
60%
-
CHN
75%
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IND
70%
Abstention: 22%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.776/1
Gini
37.7
Refugees hosted
213
Refugees originating
148,369
National anthem
Sri Lanka Matha
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Commonwealth
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 6,412 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 5,954, or ×0.9.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2019 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)