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Sri Lanka · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

67th of 149 · 4th in South Asia
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Air transport, passengers carriedSri Lanka's air transport, passengers carried rose from 1.07M in 1994 to 3.87M in 2023.19952000200520102015202002M4M6M3.87M

Sri Lanka's air transport, passengers carried rose from 1.07M in 1994 to 3.87M in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

49th of 137 · 2nd in South Asia
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Air transport, freightSri Lanka's air transport, freight rose from 109.9 in 1994 to 278.5 in 2023.1995200020052010201520200100200300400500278.5

Sri Lanka's air transport, freight rose from 109.9 in 1994 to 278.5 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

54th of 74 · 3rd in South Asia
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Rail lines (total route-km)Sri Lanka's rail lines (total route-km) rose from 1,491 km in 1995 to 1,562 km in 2019.199520002005201020151,1001,2001,3001,4001,5001,6001,562 km

Sri Lanka's rail lines (total route-km) rose from 1,491 km in 1995 to 1,562 km in 2019.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

30th of 75 · 3rd in South Asia*
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Railways, passengers carriedSri Lanka's railways, passengers carried rose from 3,321 in 1995 to 7,407 in 2015.199520002005201020152,0004,0006,0008,0007,407

Sri Lanka's railways, passengers carried rose from 3,321 in 1995 to 7,407 in 2015.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

67th of 70 · 3rd in South Asia*
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Railways, goods transportedSri Lanka's railways, goods transported fell from 137 in 1995 to 127.4 in 2015.19952000200520102015100120140160127.4

Sri Lanka's railways, goods transported fell from 137 in 1995 to 127.4 in 2015.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

28th of 103 · 2nd in South Asia
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Container port trafficSri Lanka's container port traffic rose from 4.12M in 2010 to 7.78M in 2024.201020122014201620182020202220244M6M8M7.78M

Sri Lanka's container port traffic rose from 4.12M in 2010 to 7.78M in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

16th of 165 · 1st in South Asia
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Liner shipping connectivity indexSri Lanka's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 38.6 in 2006 to 70.7 in 2021.20102015202030405060708070.7

Sri Lanka's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 38.6 in 2006 to 70.7 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

72nd of 138 · 2nd in South Asia
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Logistics performance index, overallSri Lanka's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.4 in 2007 to 2.8 in 2022.2010201520202.22.42.62.82.8

Sri Lanka's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.4 in 2007 to 2.8 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

1st of 215 · 1st in South Asia
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Access to electricity (% of population)Sri Lanka's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 70.3 % in 2000 to 100.0 % in 2024.2000200520102015202060%70%80%90%100%110%100.0 %

Sri Lanka's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 70.3 % in 2000 to 100.0 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

112th of 183 · 6th in South Asia
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Mortality caused by road traffic injurySri Lanka's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 15.1 /100k in 2000 to 19.7 /100k in 2019.20002005201020151012141618202219.7 /100k

Sri Lanka's mortality caused by road traffic injury rose from 15.1 /100k in 2000 to 19.7 /100k in 2019.

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