Sri Lanka Frontière

Aperçu économique et sectoriel

Sri Lanka is a developing mixed economy in South Asia with a GDP of approximately $99 billion (2024), driven primarily by services (approximately 59%), industry (27%), and agriculture (7.5%). Key export earners include textiles and apparel, tea and spices, IT/BPO services, rubber products, and gems and jewellery, with remittances from overseas workers also a major foreign-exchange source. The country experienced a severe economic and debt crisis in 2022 but undertook an IMF-supported restructuring programme and returned to positive GDP growth of 5.0% in FY2024 and FY2025. Tourism is a significant and recovering sector, while telecommunications and banking are well-developed relative to regional peers. Inflation fell sharply from crisis-era highs to approximately 1.6% by early 2026 following tight monetary policy.

Secteurs clés

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Macro

PIB nominal, USD	$98.96B
Croissance du PIB réel, annuel	5.0%
Inflation annuel	1.6%
Population habitants	21.8M
PIB par habitant USD	$4,187
Capitalisation boursière total coté, USD	$19.00B
Capitalisation boursière / PIB	19.2%
Chômage	4.4%
Sociétés cotées	286
Bourse	Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE)

Année des données: 2024. Sources: World Bank (GDP, GDP per capita 2024), IMF World Economic Outlook 2024, Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka, Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) – cse.lk, Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC), Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Wikipedia – Economy of Sri Lanka, Wikipedia – List of Sri Lankan public corporations by market capitalisation, Trading Economics, Focus Economics, Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI).

Bourse locale & accès

Bourse	Colombo Stock Exchange
Code	CSE
Site web	www.cse.lk
Devise	LKR

Accès aux courtiers locaux

Foreign investors may trade CSE-listed securities through licensed stockbrokers registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC). The CSE operates a Central Depository System (CDS) requiring a CDS account. Foreign ownership limits apply to certain sectors including banking and plantations. Repatriation of capital and earnings is generally permitted for eligible foreign investments. No major global retail brokers provide direct CSE access; investors typically use local licensed brokers or access Sri Lanka exposure via regional or frontier-market ETFs listed in the US.

Courtiers internationaux avec accès aux marchés étrangers

• Interactive Brokers — Direct access to 90+ markets worldwide, including many emerging exchanges.
• Saxo Bank — Multi-market access across Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
• Charles Schwab (Global) — Foreign ordinary shares on select markets; US-listed ADRs and ETFs.
• Fidelity International Trading — International stock trading on a number of developed and emerging markets.

Indiqué à titre indicatif uniquement — pas une recommandation. Les marchés disponibles, les frais et les règles d'ouverture de compte varient selon le courtier et votre pays de résidence.

Relocalisation & résidence

Accès pour les investisseurs étrangers

Foreign nationals may apply for a Resident Guest visa or BOI investor visa. Sri Lanka requires all foreign nationals to obtain visas; an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) is available for short stays from most nationalities. Long-term residents cannot vote or own freehold land (apartments in condominiums above the 4th floor are an exception under the Apartment Ownership Law). The cost of living is moderate by regional standards. Healthcare infrastructure varies significantly between Colombo and rural areas.