Sri Lanka

During the pandemic Sri Lanka received international support to purchase the necessary medication to help them fight COVID-19. However, due to the current economic crisis the Government of Sri Lanka has had to impose import restrictions due to…

Asian Pacific economies were hard hit by COVID-19, leading to setback in construction activities in the first half of 2020. Robust Chinese recovery, however, boosted construction output in the second half of the year. Heavy infrastructure…

The commodities country overview provides comprehensive data on production, consumption and price trends on key commodities markets. The commodities overview in Sri Lanka covers production and consumption trends in agricultural commodities, energy…

The Colombo in Sri Lanka report provides comprehensive city level information benchmarked against other cities in the country and region. The report includes historic data and forecasts on city population, consumer expenditure, digital penetration,…

Many categories of beauty and personal care saw a decline or stagnation in retail volume terms in 2023. Despite the easing of import restrictions the availability of some products and brands still remained limited. This coupled with high inflation…

After being negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, alcoholic drinks in Sri Lanka faces a new set of challenges in 2022. Firstly, global inflation is causing prices to rise, which has led many consumers to become more price sensitive and…