Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) Economy - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

GDP: $6 0 billion (1984). $380 per capita; real growth rate 5% (1984)

Natural resources: limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates

Agriculture: agriculture accounts for about 25% of GDP; main crops- —rice rubber, tea, coconuts

Fishing: catch 170,000 metric tons (1984 est.)

Major industries: processing of rubber, tea, coconuts, and other agricultural commodities; consumer goods manufacture; garment industry

Electric power: 972,(XX) kW capacity (1985); 2.352 billion kWh produced (1985), 145 kWh per capita

Exports: $1.5 billion (f.o.b , 1984); tea, rubber, petroleum products, textiles, coconuts

Imports: $1.9 billion (c.i.f., 1984); petroleum, machinery, transport equipment, sugar, textiles and textile materials

Major trade partners: (1984) exports—US, Iraq, UK, UAR, FRG, Singapore, Japan; imports—Japan, Saudi Arabia, US, India, Singapore, FRG, UK, Iran

Budget: (1984) revenues, $1.3 billion; expenditures, $1.8 billion

Monetary conversion rate: 27.4 rupees=US$l (October 1985)

Fiscal year: 1 January-31 December

NOTE: The information regarding Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.