Sri Lanka has achieved a foreign direct investment (FDI) milestone of 1,062.8 million dollars in 2025, with Singapore and India emerging as the leading investors, according to a statement from the state-owned Board of Investment (BOI).
The manufacturing sector was the primary contributor to these foreign investment inflows, generating 486 million dollars, driven predominantly by the rubber products industry, as per BOI data.
Infrastructure ranked as the second-largest sector, attracting an FDI of 404.6 million dollars, with port container terminals accounting for 275.3 million dollars of this investment.
The services sector, spearheaded by IT/BPO and hospitality, added 168.1 million dollars to the year’s total investments.
Singapore topped the list of investors in Sri Lanka, contributing 318.86 million dollars, followed by India with 213.67 million dollars, and France with 122.49 million dollars.
The year 2025, marking the first full year under the administration of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, saw the approval of 139 projects with a cumulative estimated value of 1,901 million dollars.
The BOI highlighted that these approvals reflect ongoing efforts to diversify capital sources, with the United States, Malaysia, and Hong Kong joining India and Singapore as key source countries for new agreements.
In 2024, Sri Lanka recorded a total FDI of 846 million dollars, including loans to BOI companies. However, it remains unclear whether the 2025 FDI figures include these loans. (Colombo/February 24/2026)
