Western province continued to account for the largest share as per the Provincial Gross Domestic Product (PGDP)  estimated by the Statistics Department of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) for 2018. Central and North Western provinces were the second and the third highest contributors, respectively.

The highest increase in PGDP share on year-on-year basis was reported in Western province. The only other province that reported an increase was North Central province. The shares of Central, Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces decreased in 2018, while the shares of North Western, Southern, Eastern and Northern provinces remained unchanged. 

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