The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) announces the closure of the Public Debt Department (PDD) and the transfer of the LankaSecure Division of PDD to the Payments and Settlements Department (PSD), effective 01 January 2026.

While the Western province continued to hold the largest footprint in the country’s nominal GDP, the combined share of the other provinces increased in 2024.

The Western province continued to account for the largest share of the country’s nominal GDP, representing a share of 42.4 per cent in 2024. The prominence of the Western province was evident in the strong activity across both the Services and Industry sectors. Meanwhile, the North Western (11.5 per cent) and Central (10.7 per cent) provinces followed, recording the second and third highest shares of the economy in 2024, respectively. Further, the contributions to nominal GDP from the Central, Eastern, North Western, Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces increased in 2024 compared with 2023.