Summary
This PEST country analysis report on Sri Lanka provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis.
Key Highlights
- The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Sri Lanka, as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.
- The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of Sri Lanka's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment.
- The social landscape section analyzes the government's social welfare policies, as well as the country's performance in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education.
Scope
- Understand the political system in Sri Lanka through analysis of key figures in the country and governance indicators.
- Understand the economic situation in Sri Lanka through a balanced assessment of core macroeconomic issues.
- Understand customer demographics in Sri Lanka through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.
- Understand the technological landscape in Sri Lanka through analysis of relevant laws and policies, as well as patents data.
Reasons to buy
- What is the outlook in Sri Lanka in terms of political stability, policies towards business, and the popularity of the government?
- How does Sri Lanka perform in terms of GDP growth, its fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, and employment?
- How does Sri Lanka perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?
- How does Sri Lanka perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like IT, life sciences, and R&D expenditure trends?
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Table of Contents
Overview 2
Catalyst 2
Summary` 2
Key highlights 2
Key developments January 2017-May 2018 3
Key Facts and Geographic Location 8
Key facts 8
Geographic location 9
Political Landscape 10
Summary 10
Evolution 11
Structure and policies 12
Key political figures 12
Structure of government 12
Composition of government 13
Key policies 14
Foreign and defense policies 14
Performance 14
Governance indicators 14
Economic Landscape 16
Summary 16
Evolution 16
Structure and policies 17
Financial system 17
Performance 17
GDP and growth rate 17
Fiscal situation 22
International investment position 23
Monetary situation 23
Unemployment 25
Social Landscape 26
Summary 26
Structure and policies 26
Demographic composition 26
Education 27
Performance 27
Healthcare 27
Income distribution 28
Education 28
Technological Landscape 29
Summary 29
Evolution 29
Structure and policies 29
Performance 29
Appendix 31
Ask the analyst 31
About MarketLine 31
Disclaimer 31
List of Tables
Table 1: Sri Lanka - key facts, 2018 8
Table 2: Mid-year population by age (as percentage of total population), 2017 26
List of Figures
Figure 1: Map of Sri Lanka 9
Figure 2: Sri Lanka - key political events timeline 11
Figure 3: Sri Lanka - key political figures 12
Figure 4: Distribution of seats in parliament, 2015 13
Figure 5: Evolution of GDP growth in Sri Lanka, 2007-2017 17
Figure 6: GDP and GDP growth rate of Sri Lanka (constant prices), 2012-22f 18
Figure 7: Sector specific GDP in Sri Lanka, 2016 19
Figure 8: Agricultural output in Sri Lanka, 2011-16 20
Figure 9: Industrial output in Sri Lanka, 2011-16 21
Figure 10: Services output in Sri Lanka, 2011-16 22
Figure 11: Sri Lanka’s external trade, 2012-16 23
Figure 12: Consumer Price Index, 2012-22f 24
Figure 13: Unemployment in Sri Lanka, 2012-22f 25
Figure 14: Major religions in Sri Lanka 27
Figure 15: Total healthcare expenditure 2011-2017 28
Figure 16: Internet user and penetration 2010-16 30
