Workers’ remittances increase by 20.1 percent; Central Bank of Sri Lanka

11-Nov-2025

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Sri Lankan migrant workers remitted 712 million US dollars to the country in October 2025, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

From January to October this year, a total of 6.52 billion US dollars has been received from migrant workers.

Compared to the corresponding period last year, this marks a 20.1 percent increase. 

Meanwhile, the Central Bank reports that the tourism sector earned 2 billion US dollars in the first nine months of this year.