Sri Lanka 2026 Q2 GDP slows to 4.2-pct from 5.0-pct on year; Middle East crisis weighs

Sri Lanka’s Growth Misses Forecast as Middle East Crisis Bites

Sri Lanka’s economy grew slower than expected last quarter, with elevated oil prices from renewed hostilities in the US-Iran war clouding the outlook for the island nation’s recovery.

Sri Lanka 2026 Q2 GDP slows to 4.2-pct from 5.0-pct on year; Middle East crisis weighs

Sri Lanka’s economy grows 4.2% in second quarter of 2026

Sri Lanka’s economy grows 4.2% in second quarter of 2026

Growth eases to 4.2% in 2Q as agriculture contracts, services slows and industry outperforms

Sri Lanka’s economic growth eased to 4.2% in the second quarter of 2026, slowing from the 5.1% expansion recorded in the first quarter, the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) said in its National Accounts Estimates for the production approach, base year 2015. This is the lowest quarterly growth rate since 2024. Real GDP at constant (2015) prices rose to Rs. 3,029,816 million in 2Q 2026, up from Rs. 2,908,570 million in the corresponding

Sri Lanka’s GDP Growth Eases to 4.2% in Q2 2026, Down from 5.0% Amidst Middle East Turmoil

FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – In the second quarter of 2026, Sri Lanka’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) experienced a growth of 4.2 percent. This marks a decline from the 5 percent growth recorded dur…

Sri Lanka economy grows 4.2% in Q2 2026; agriculture contracts

  Sri Lanka’s economy expanded by 4.2% in the second quarter of 2026, with strong growth in industry helping offsetContinue Reading