Sri Lanka and ADB

In the Spotlight

ADBI Video | 7 January 2021
Equitable Land Use for Asian Infrastructure
Equitable Land Use for Asian Infrastructure offers valuable guidance for policy makers, practitioners, researchers, and others interested in Asian infrastructure growth and related social protection needs of vulnerable communities.
News from Country Offices | 1 December 2020
ADB and Sri Lanka Sign Loan Agreement to Improve Secondary Education
The Asian Development Bank and the Government of Sri Lanka today signed a $400 million loan agreement to support the country in transforming its secondary education system to align with the demand for highly skilled and agile workers...
News Release | 1 December 2020
ADB to Support Secondary Education Reforms in Sri Lanka with $400 Million Loan
ADB has approved a $400 million loan to support the Government of Sri Lanka in transforming its secondary education system to align with the demand for highly skilled and agile workers who can compete in the rapidly changing...

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, 2010-2018

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 | 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.
Project Result / Case Study | 14 July 2014
Peace and Prosperity in Sri Lanka
Basic services and livelihoods have been restored in war-torn parts of north-east Sri Lanka with assistance from ADB.