Sri Lanka and ADB

In the Spotlight

News from Country Offices | 28 April 2021
Sri Lanka’s GDP Growth Projected to Rebound Amid Pandemic and Vaccination
The Asian Development Bank’s flagship annual economic publication, the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2021, forecasts a significant rebound in Sri Lanka’s economy as domestic and global economic activity strengthens...
Project Result / Case Study | 23 March 2021
Solar power from the rooftops in Sri Lanka
Rooftops across Sri Lanka are harnessing solar power that is contributing to the country’s clean energy mix and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Article | 8 February 2021
Asian Development Bank and World Bank join forces for a resilient recovery in South Asia
As a response to COVID-19, the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank Group are coordinating more than $15.4 billion in wide-ranging lending programs in South Asia.

Asian Development Blog | 13 January 2020
It’s time to stem the tide of women’s under-employment
In Sri Lanka, efforts need to be made to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education for girls to support their employment potential.

Data: Sri Lanka ADB and Sri Lanka: Fact Sheet

Economic Forecast

GDP forecasts are based on ADB's flagship publication, the Asian Development Outlook. Updated four times a year, it analyzes economic and development issues in developing countries in Asia and the Pacific.

Poverty in Sri Lanka

Development indicators for Sri Lanka, including a selection of economic, environmental, and social indicators used globally to track progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.

Results of ADB-Supported Operations

Results achieved are aggregate amounts of outputs and outcomes from operations reported in project completion reports and extended annual review reports circulated for the year.

Projects Cofinanced

Cofinancing operations enable ADB’s financing partners, governments or their agencies, multilateral financing institutions, and commercial organizations to participate in financing ADB projects. Additional funds are provided in the form of official loans and grants, technical assistance, other concessional financing, and commercial cofinancing such as B loans, risk transfer arrangements, parallel loans and equity, guarantee cofinancing, and cofinancing for transactions under ADB’s Trade Finance Program.

Sri Lanka: Cofinancing

Project Performance, 2000-2018

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ADB Projects in Sri Lanka

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Funding Information

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Project Results

Project Result / Case Study | 23 March 2021
Solar power from the rooftops in Sri Lanka
Rooftops across Sri Lanka are harnessing solar power that is contributing to the country’s clean energy mix and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Project Result / Case Study | 29 January 2015
Clean Energy Keeps Sri Lanka's Lights on
Sri Lanka has been a success story in bringing reliable electricity supply to its people, reaching a 98 percent electrification rate.
Project Result / Case Study | 27 January 2015
Roads and Highways in Sri Lanka
An extensive network of roads and highways in Sri Lanka is helping to drive the economy and move people and goods faster.