According to theWTO,Sri Lanka’s simple averageMost Favoured Nation (MFN)applicable tariff rate was 5.9% in 2022. The average rate for agricultural products was 16.8%, and 4.2% for non-agricultural products. Essential raw materials and inputs, such as cotton and textiles, are generally non-du...
The latest value for GDP per person employed (constant 2011 PPP $) in Sri Lanka was 36,019 as of 2020. Over the past 29 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 36,019 in 2020 and 11,621 in 1991. Definition:GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) ...
Consequently, upon the end of a 30 year civil war, Sri Lanka’s economy has grown at an average 6 percent per annum over the last six years, implying a peace dividend and a policy direction towards infrastructure development. Sri Lanka’s economy has changed from a predominantly rural-based ...
Sri Lanka is a paradise, if people are progressive minded. You are trully correct, that average mentality is filled with Myths and sorcery engrained in their heads.
The MEPI for Sri Lanka was estimated to be 0.431, indicating that Sri Lankan households, on average, are experiencing a moderate level of energy poverty. Significant differences were observed in intensity and incidence of energy poverty by gender, age, ethnicity, and income group of the head of...
The quality of life in Sri Lanka is among the highest in the developing world based on indicators such as its average life expectancy of seventy years, a relatively low infant mortality rate, and a well-developed infrastructure that provides safe drinking water and latrines to at least two-thi...
This paper examines the corporate governance mechanisms in Sri Lanka, a country that only a little more than a decade ago emerged from a 30-year long civil
Psychoactive drug use is an important public health issue in Sri Lanka as it causes substantial health, social and economic burden to the country. Screening for substance use disorders in people who use drugs is vital in preventive health care, as it can
The older people in this age group were not having regular means of income and most have to depend on their children for financial support, with no public ‘old-age/retirement’ pension provision in Sri Lanka setting. This should bring new high-level policies and strategies to ensure the ...
The average expenditures incurred by farmers when producing paddy were about Rs. 7,000 per acre.22 This would make the total net profit (value-added) per acre Rs. 10,955 (US$171), which would add up to Rs. 657 million ($10.27 million) for the entire Left Bank. For the whole Gal ...